10 Exact Moments AEW Forced You To Be ALL IN
2. CM Punk Returns (Rampage, 2021)
August 20, 2021 feels like it honestly went down a lifetime ago at this point.
In a time before Brawl Out controversies, all-timer blood feuds, and second comings, the second-ever edition of AEW Rampage teased the comeback of one of the biggest stars the business had to offer.
And though it wasn't officially confirmed, that still didn't stop AEW selling out the United Center in Chicago on a rumour. A rumour that turned out to be a dreamlike truth moments after deafening chants of "CM Punk!" rang out around the world famous arena.
It didn't matter whether you were a die-hard All Elite supporter, couldn't stand what Tony Khan and his team had been cooking up for years, or tuned out of the wrasslin' world a long time ago, there's a solid chance you heard about the 'Best in the World's unlikely comeback to an industry he'd dramatically left behind seven years earlier.
And based on viewing numbers alone, it's clear this highest of high-profile arrival dragged in a ton more eyes to a product on the rise heading out of those dark pandemic days.
While the honeymoon undoubtedly ended just over a year later, 'One Bill Phil' is still dividing opinion and forcing you to tune in to see what new pipebomb is going to tumble out of his pissy mouth next.