CM Punk gave fans plenty to talk about in 2023 as he finally made his long awaited return to WWE after almost a decade away from the company. The Second City Saint returned at Survivor Series in November, but he also made an interesting appearance backstage at Raw earlier in the year when he was still signed to an AEW contract.
It was reported back in April that CM Punk was at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL ahead of Raw and that he crossed paths with The Miz and Triple H. Mace and Mansoor talked a little bit about their reaction to CM Punk’s visit to Raw on the Cafe de Rene podcast, and Mansoor also explained why he’s not surprised Punk ultimately returned to WWE.
Mansoor: “We were there when he came back for the first time… When he came back unannounced backstage. We were in Chicago and Mace comes up to the locker room and says, ‘Manny’ and I’m like, ‘What?’ And he says, ‘CM Punk’s downstairs.’ Like, ‘What!?’”
Mace: “He’s talking to The Miz.”
Mansoor: “This is when he was contracted with AEW so we were all like, ‘What the f*** is going on? Like, what is happening?’ I figure that was him planting the seeds in a way, so I’m not super surprised (he’s back).”
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