CM Punk shocked the world in November of 2023 when he returned at Survivor Series. Punk went on to compete in the 30 man Royal Rumble match, but he is unfortunately sitting on the sidelines right now due to injury.

The former WWE Champion’s return came together quickly and during a recent appearance on the MMA Hour, CM Punk talked a little bit about his initial conversation with Triple H that took place ahead of his return.

“It’s funny because everyone calls him Paul [now]…I always call him Triple H or Hunter. When I spoke to him, that’s when the ball really got rolling, you know? Cause it was a very…I asked him if he wanted to talk on the phone, and he said ‘No. I would actually rather kind of like to face-time you, so I can see you.’ And I was like ‘Oh, that’s interesting.’  

“We just talked about a whole lot of stuff, and about stuff that was at one point serious to probably both of us…that is silly now. And we just kind of laughed and buried the hatchet. And then we started talking business.”

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