Jeff Jarrett On CM Punk’s WWE Return: It’s Exciting, There Will Be A Ripple Effect

Jeff Jarrett is excited in the aftermath of CM Punk’s return to WWE.

Jeff Jarrett is excited in the aftermath of CM Punk’s return to WWE.

At WWE Survivor Series, CM Punk made his shocking return to WWE for the first time since 2014. He had been with AEW since 2021, but the company terminated his contract on September 2 following a backstage incident at AEW All In.

Speaking on My World With Jeff Jarrett, the WWE Hall of Famer and AEW’s Director of Business Development was asked whether Punk’s return showed that “never say never” rang true.

“You know, I won’t get into all the…. The wrestling business, I woke up, it’s Sunday, I did my gratitude list. Man, the wrestling business is the gift that keeps on giving. Like you said, never say never. This may not be people’s cup of tea, but change without question is inevitable, and the bigger the change, the better. The old cliches and the old sayings, I used to say Lawler say this in Memphis, Tennessee, many times. I think it was one of his go-to things. ‘You know, Lance, old sayings don’t get to be old sayings unless they ring true.’ It just goes without saying that ‘never say never’ is very, very appropriate. The other old saying that came to my mind is, it’s not so much, I’m not directing this at anybody, this is just a saying that, in my mind, always kind of tried to make this default, it’s, ‘What happens in life to you is really only 10%. It’s how you respond is the other 90%,” Jarrett said.

Jarrett continued by stating that he was excited. He emphasized that he is looking forward to AEW’s upcoming shows, including their return to Wembley Stadium in 2024. Overall, Jarrett described how he’s excited to see the ripple effect that will come following Punk’s return. He also highlighted how the wrestling business is thriving.

“I’m excited. I’m super excited for Wednesday. I’m super excited for upcoming shows, Wembley, everything is because it goes without saying, there’s a ripple effect that happens. It’s like that pond. When you throw a big crater out in the middle of it, waves happen, and how’re you going to ride that wave? Are you up, down, fight it? Not fight it? Swim against it? Swim with it? Catch the ride? All that kind of stuff. It’s exciting. I’m very, very excited about where the industry is. We’ve said that a lot over the last 12-18 months, from looking at buy rates to ratings to stock prices to acquisitions to all those kind of things. I’m not just talking about WWE and AEW. Business is good. The business is very good,” Jarrett said.

Tony Khan has said that he cannot comment on CM Punk’s return to WWE. More information is available here.

CM Punk is set to appear on the November 27 episode of WWE Raw. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs.

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