In the aftermath of Dave Meltzer announcing that Punk was 100% expected at Raw, the reaction tended to be that it had been a work all along. Some of the most respected internet wrestling commentators started to conclude that this had all been a long term plan. You can understand why Punk needed time off, he is close with McMahon, his worth as a draw has been significantly elevated, he returns at his hometown with a month to build a top Mania program. However, it's a bit hasty to simply declare this situation a worked angle. We will need time to examine the way things go on WWE television and in media interviews to fully grasp just what really went on. There is still a lot of compelling evidence to suggest Punk really was done with the company, and right now in a judgement call it is still a shoot in my opinion. It ended up a work at some point in the last two weeks when WWE and Punk realised they had incidentally created something majorly compelling, something which they couldn't leave on the table. As such the unhappy Punk has refound his motivation, agreeing to return to WWE to capitalise on the financial and creative bounty of the circumstances.