CM Punk Says There Was A Chance WWE Return Didn’t Happen If There Were ‘Hard No’s’ In Contract, But Both Sides Were Eager To Get It Done

CM Punk gives more insight into his WWE return. 

Hell froze over at WWE Survivor Series 2023 when CM Punk made his return to WWE after nearly a decade away from the company and a public fallout that included a lawsuit against WWE doctor Dr. Chris Amann. 

Punk went to the Allstate Arena on November 25, 2023 without a WWE contract. 

Speaking to O’Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson on No-Contest Wrestling, Punk was asked if there was a possibility that he left the venue without a deal reached with WWE.

“Personally, there could have been, if there were some hard no’s in the contracts, but I think both sides were eager. Then you get the lawyers involved, and it’s a lot. I get a text, ‘We’re going to clear the hallway and come get you and put you in Triple H’s office.’ I run through the building, they put me in the freight elevator. I hear them on the other side yelling, ‘clear the hallway.’ ‘Oh no. I’m not that guy now.’ They clear the hallway, the freight elevator door opens up and six steps this way is the door I’m walking into. I walk in, sit down, and I’m in there. They are starting the WarGames match and I don’t have a deal yet. I’m sitting in there, the lawyers are going back and forth, hammering stuff out, and Triple H walks in and is like, ‘If this gets done, we’ll wait, and when the time is right, we’ll bring you in through Gorilla.’ Contracts get executed, and it’s time. Deep breath, open the door, walk through Gorilla. There are so many people in Gorilla,” recalled Punk.

Punk would walk into the arena just before the show ended as Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn, and Seth Rollins were celebrating their victory in WarGames. 

Punk is set to face Drew McIntyre at WWE Bad Blood inside Hell in a Cell. Fans can check out the current lineup for the show by clicking here. 

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