Jeff Jarrett Expects CM Punk To Come Into AEW Collision With His Game Face On And Something To Prove

Jeff Jarrett talks about the upcoming return of CM Punk on the debut episode of AEW Saturday Collision. 

CM Punk has been absent from AEW since AEW All Out 2022. While he was out rehabbing an injury, Jeff Jarrett arrived in All Elite Wrestling. Now, For the first time since the early days of TNA Wrestling, CM Punk and Jeff Jarrett will be working for the same promotion. 

Speaking on his My World podcast, “The King of the Mountain” discussed the impending return of CM Punk and explains why situations such as CM Punk’s return are what he loves about the industry.

“Collision. Think about that. Think about five hours of primetime wrestling. It really is [crazy] to me. Punk stepping back into the game, and I don’t know Punk that well, I’ll say this. As a competitor and especially as somebody with his track record of success, love him or hate him, if you don’t think that guy’s gonna show up with the uber, ultimate game face on, and want to tear the house down in whatever shape, form, or fashion, folks, this is one of the reasons that not just myself, but my father absolutely loved the business,” said Double J. “Yes, it may be scripted, and it’s entertainment and everything that goes with this, but from a competitive nature, even the juices start flowing, and you have something to prove, not necessarily to the locker room, not saying that, not necessarily even to the fan base, but when you have something to prove in your gut to yourself, that you want to do good, that a guy that could probably sit back and rest on his laurels, I just don’t see that happening.

“The spotlight is gonna be on Saturday night. With incredible anticipation, I cannot wait for Saturday night, for the red light to come on in the United Center and you hear the words, ‘Folks, welcome to the premiere of Collision.’ You don’t get an opportunity to do first many times in this business, but we will this Saturday,” Jeff concluded.

Tony Khan recently commented on CM Punk’s return, saying that he expects a positive reaction from the crowd in Chicago. Read more here.

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