Oh boy, will it ever be!
I'd say the odds of this being a work are about the same as cows existing on the moon. Vince would have brought him back to "salvage" the Chamber buyrate by now.... but if they can bring him back then... :damn:Can only imagine.
I don't think Vince would concede the Chamber PPV needs any "salvaging". You've got a hot grudge match between the Wyatts and the Shield, you've got what would probably be considered a "money match" between Batista and ADR (one guy who's your announced/obvious Mania main event and another who's a proven PPV performer), and a pretty solid list of guys in the Chamber match itself (Cena, Sheamus, and Bryan, along with a hot up-and-comer in Cesaro, not to mention an IWC favorite in Christian, and the WWE Champion Orton). Depending on the circumstances surrounding the reality of the Punk situation (whatever those actually are), there's not really a need to have brought Punk back for the Chamber build. Add in the other "filler matches" (including an IC Title match between one hot commodity and a former WHC) and you've got a solid card without Punk.
If Bryan walks out of EC as the Champion (setting up a triple threat at Mania), I think it's pretty much a guarantee that the Punk situation is either a work or is being made into one because he's agreed to come back and have a match with HHH at Mania. And he'll probably return at the Raw in Chicago.
Of course, I could be wrong.
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