Would it be a possibility for Punk to return to AEW

[ChitownKnight]

Now I know the question sounds ridiculous, but if wwe ain’t accepting him the he has no choice but to change who he is as a person or he’s stuck doing commentary for MMA shows. If wwe still decides he’s a liability, can Punk possibly sway Tony into bringing him back? Now this hypothetical is maybe a few years down the line

[schizo]

Why even entertain that thought?

f*** no

[Final Countdown Jones]

I think making Tony afraid for his life kind of puts it into a different galaxy. Even infamous control freak Vince, who people who've worked closely with him imply will 'forgive' and bring back people just to prove they needed him in the end and he got control back over them, has almost never brought back people who get violent with him. It's just really, really hard to see it happening at this point. Punk got his second chance with a ton of legal red tape and still did what he did, after all.

[XIII]

If the WWE never brings him back then Punk is done. No other promotion besides the Big Two will pay him what he wants and if TK brought him back to AEW there would probably be a backstage mutiny at this point. He’s cooked.

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IS THIS BOARD LITERALLY NOT GOING THROUGH IT ENOUGH RIGHT NOW THAT WE NEEDED ANOTHER CM PUNK THREAD?

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Oct 14, 2023 1:21:48 GMT -5 Final Countdown Jones said:

Even infamous control freak Vince, who people who've worked closely with him imply will 'forgive' and bring back people just to prove they needed him in the end and he got control back over them, has almost never brought back people who get violent with him.

It's a pretty small sample size, all things considered. Nailz and Bret Hart. 50/50 chance. *shrug*

(Unless I'm missing someone really obvious... ?)

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Big Nick Hausman energy right here

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[The Ichi]

Jesus. Let it go.

[Nosnorb]

Oct 14, 2023 1:15:51 GMT -5 ChitownKnight said:

Now I know the question sounds ridiculous.

That's because it is. Punk is done as a professional wrestler, and I think you need to accept that. Dude not only burned the bridges in AEW, he pulled up the foundations on either side. And dude hasn't shown that he's capable of changing.

If you are going to keep starting these threads, could you please at least add a "F*** NO" option to the poll, as that was my response to the question, and I doubt I'm alone in that.

Dude, PUNK IS DONE.

[coleslaw]

Only if TK gets super jacked and hires him just to kick his ass and fire him

[ERON]

It would require Punk to finally see the error of his ways and offer a huge mea culpa, which is highly unlikely. Stranger things have happened, though.

[Baldobomb-22-OH-MAN!!!]

at present I'll say no. there may come a day when things arent so heated but he still owes a LOT of people an apology.

[Mozenrath]

No, particularly in any kind of wrestling capacity. If Punk was younger, maybe, because then enough time could pass to make it more plausible, but no way as it stands.

[ben:friendship frog]

Oct 14, 2023 1:24:38 GMT -5 XIII said:

If the WWE never brings him back then Punk is done. No other promotion besides the Big Two will pay him what he wants and if TK brought him back to AEW there would probably be a backstage mutiny at this point. He’s cooked.

I'm not saying they ever would, but I imagine New Japan could for a Wrestle Kingdom or something

[polarbearpete]

I think it’s a possibility but it would be years down the road.

[Mozenrath]

Oct 14, 2023 8:23:23 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

Oct 14, 2023 1:24:38 GMT -5 XIII said:

If the WWE never brings him back then Punk is done. No other promotion besides the Big Two will pay him what he wants and if TK brought him back to AEW there would probably be a backstage mutiny at this point. He’s cooked.

I'm not saying they ever would, but I imagine New Japan could for a Wrestle Kingdom or something

They paid Jericho 100 thousand dollars per match, so they probably are the only other plausible avenue, but I doubt it happens.

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Oct 14, 2023 8:23:23 GMT -5 ben:friendship frog said:

Oct 14, 2023 1:24:38 GMT -5 XIII said:

If the WWE never brings him back then Punk is done. No other promotion besides the Big Two will pay him what he wants and if TK brought him back to AEW there would probably be a backstage mutiny at this point. He’s cooked.

I'm not saying they ever would, but I imagine New Japan could for a Wrestle Kingdom or something

I have to say that Punk in the G1 would be hilarious.

[Nosnorb]

Oct 14, 2023 9:08:52 GMT -5 polarbearpete said:

I think it’s a possibility but it would be years down the road.

Punk will turn 45 this month. Years down the road looks to be too late.

[Milkman Norm]

Yes. But extremely unlikely and most likely extremely unwise too.