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i also been pretty mid on drew especially as a babyface.
 
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Ospreay & Drew AEW Tag Champs :WOW
hmmm ngl Drew in United Empire would slap - i originally had Sheamus there in my fantasy booking lol
 

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Can’t wait for the shitty memes about WWE signs punk and AEW counters with Ziggler lolAEW
To this point... Only time will tell, because Nemeth without the WWE thumb on him could have as much of a career resurgence as Christian has right now. With Punk... I don't expect anything unexpected from his run. :lol
 

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After nearly a decade, CM Punk is back in WWE.

The 45-year-old made a surprise appearance at the end of WWE Survivor Series in his hometown of Chicago on Saturday. Our own Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez discussed all the details regarding Punk's return on last night's edition of Wrestling Observer Radio.

"The deal came together about 10 days ago. Obviously, (it) was kept secret from almost everyone," Meltzer said. He also noted that Punk has signed a multi-year agreement.

TKO executives were also kept in the dark regarding Punk's return, something Meltzer said he was surprised to learn.

"I wouldn't be surprised if some of them knew but I was told basically that it's not their gig. They're there to do business deals and make money and the creative is in the hands of WWE."

"It was Nick Khan who made the call," Meltzer continued. "Vince McMahon had nothing to do with it. Paul Levesque had, obviously, a lot to do with it."

In this week's edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer wrote that WWE was "not completely opposed to (Punk returning) if the idea is it’s something they have to do in regard to fan response." He added that the current WWE management team does not want to be combative with the fanbase in the same way Vince McMahon often was.

After Survivor Series went off the air, an angry Seth Rollins was seen being held back and flipping off Punk on the stage. However, Meltzer says everyone working the main event on Saturday was informed ahead of time that Punk returning would close the show.

"As far as the Seth thing goes, that was all an angle," Meltzer said. The idea was to play off an interview Rollins gave in January where he referred to Punk as a "cancer."

It has also been reported that Drew McIntyre was upset at the end of the PLE. He is said to have "stormed to the back" and left the arena quickly. It's not clear what McIntyre was upset about but Meltzer addressed what he has been told about the situation.

"He was very upset. As the night went on, he was less upset. As far as the reason he left - I don't want to give any wrong information - I will say that within the company, people in the company have told me (they) thought it had to do with Punk. I cannot confirm that, only that's what people in the company thought but he was legitimately upset about something."

McIntyre's WWE contract is believed to expire around WrestleMania 40 after having time tacked onto it due to injury. A recent report from PWInsider stated McIntyre has not signed a new deal and is open to taking a break from wrestling after his current contract expires.

Punk is scheduled to be in Nashville on Monday for Raw, PWInsider and Fightful have reported.

All right, Nick. I see you. :loveislouder
 

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Seth/Punk is gonna be so fucking good man :banderas:
This is the program I’m most excited for. Back when I was like at my peak WWE fandom CM punk and the shield were in my top favorites and I remember thinking how awesome it would be when Seth turned heel and Punk turn baby face that would be when they finally went at it. I’ve been waiting a long time. Let’s fucking get it.
 

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Nick Khan was an unreal hiring for them. Took all the heat for people getting released and became public enemy #1 and just continued on doing big business deals for them each and every time.
 

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He returned weeks before Alvarez won $100 :lol

Oh shit, that’s wild. It would have been Rumble 2024 when it had officially been ten years.
 

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Nick Khan was an unreal hiring for them. Took all the heat for people getting released and became public enemy #1 and just continued on doing big business deals for them each and every time.
Yep. I remember thinking he sucked for this, but considering him and Hunter are working together just fine and rehired whomever Hunter wanted, you can tell he was the scapegoat now.
 

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and if any AEW fans out there was TK to do some reactionary signing or moves to counter this - the answer is stop and no. Just keep doing your thing and let WWE do theirs. Legit just signed Ospreay, ignore the noise.
Edge and Ospreay. They’re doing fine.
 

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I'll go out on a limb, maybe have it as my somewhat bold prediction in that Punk doesn't main event Night One of this years Mania.
 
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I'll go out on a limb, maybe have it as my somewhat bold prediction in that Punk doesn't main event Night One of this years Mania.
Thinking the same.

I think Rhea/Becky go on last
 

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Not a lot of matches/programs I’m really looking forward to in this Punk run. But some of the ones that come to mind are:

Punk/Seth
Punk/Gunther
Punk/Gable
Punk/Ilja
 

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I'll go out on a limb, maybe have it as my somewhat bold prediction in that Punk doesn't main event Night One of this years Mania.
He might not, but I’d be surprised if that wasn’t one of his sticking points. Especially with it taking until ten days ago to finalize. He’s always wanted to main.

He’s not gonna get night 2, so night 1 would be it.
 

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Not a lot of matches/programs I’m really looking forward to in this Punk run. But some of the ones that come to mind are:

Punk/Seth
Punk/Gunther
Punk/Gable
Punk/Ilja
just do like Punk and someone vs. finn/priest Hell Finn vs. Punk be a fine match.
 
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