When AEW was officially announced, many fans were hoping CM Punk would sign with the promotion. Whenever a show was held in Chicago, rumors would spread that he was set to debut, but nothing ever happened. Seemingly Punk is happy mainly doing acting gigs now, and his appearances on WWE Backstage certainly make it appear more likely he’d return to WWE rather than AEW if he did decide to wrestle again. That said, Punk clearly follows the AEW product because on Twitter, he recently replied to a fan during a Q&A session asking him which AEW talent he’d most like to work with. The self-proclaimed Voice of The Voiceless would name Will Hobbs, Darby Allin, Brian Pillman Jr., Ricky Starks, and Jungle Boy.
I see five guys that have potential. Hobbs, Darbs, Pillman, Starks, Jungle Boy. And that’s not to say there are others, but those guys stick out.
— player/coach (@CMPunk) February 12, 2021
Based on this, it appears Punk would rather work with the up and coming talent he hasn’t previously faced. While the big money in a CM Punk return would likely be against names like Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley, or Cody Rhodes, seemingly they wouldn’t interest him as he worked with them in WWE. Of course, until Punk decides to wrestle again, who he would like to wrestle is a moot point.
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