CM Punk knew his return to WWE would be big, but it ended up being a much bigger deal than anyone thought it would be.
Punk spoke with Denise Salcedo at San Diego Comic-Con about his path back to WWE after a ten-year hiatus. CM Punk was asked if there was a specific moment when he realized it was the right move or that he “needed” to return. He said there wasn’t, explaining that a lot of things needed to happen for it even take place.
“No, because it was never a thing that I was yearning to do,” Punk said. “There was a lot of things that had to happen for the pathway to clear. The stars had to align, there had to be a full moon, and a lot of dominoes fell in order for us to get here. There was never a [feeling of], ‘Man, I’d really like to go back.’”
CM Punk on Vince McMahon’s WWE exit
Punk also said that Vince McMahon’s departure from the company helped move things along. He clarified that it was probably a mutual feeling, noting the history the two had with each other.
“Vince [McMahon] being out of the picture, I think probably illuminated the way. I think that might have been one of the biggest things. And that’s both ways, for anybody who’s going to obviously sensationalize a headline. It wasn’t me, it wasn’t him, it was just there’s a lot of history there and all of the sudden, one of us is removed from the equation and I think it changed a lot of things.”
Salcedo then asked Punk’s biggest concern once he signed. Punk said he wasn’t sure he had a major concern outside of, “Are the people going to remember me?” He said it sounds ridiculous, but it’s always a voice in your head as a performer in the public eye.
“I knew it was going to be a big deal,” CM Punk said. “It wound up, I think, being a way bigger of a deal than any of us realized.”
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