It’s been over five years since CM Punk parted ways with WWE, but talk of a possible return to the ring for Punk has been heating up over the last few weeks.
The former WWE Champion was asked if he’s interested in returning during an appearance on Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast, and he once again indicated that it would take a “big bag.”
“Absolutely. For five years I’ve always been asked that question. No matter what I say, it gets reduced to clickbait and it gets warped. I’ve gone through some many iterations of people saying, ‘Oh, Punk hates wrestling.’ None of that was ever the case. I think I’ve always been open to it. My attitude has always been that I don’t see it happening. I think I’ve talked about it more recently, but my attitude hasn’t changed. People always ask what would it take to go back, and I say it would take a big bag. So people use their imaginations.”
Punk also noted that he thinks WWE and AEW play off of hype and speculation regarding a possible return for him.
“I actually think both companies, WWE and AEW, have used the fact that I’ve been whatever about it to kind of rope people in every now and again. To make people think I am coming back on a specific show at a specific time. Whenever a mystery opponent is announced they’ll think it is CM Punk. There is nothing wrong with them trying to do that. They texted me second-hand an offer and I was like ‘real offers only, please.'”
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