10 Non-AEW Stars Who Should Challenge For The TNT Championship
1. CM Punk
No, no, no, of course this isn't going to happen. In fact, I'd be quite happy putting actual money on CM Punk never making a single appearance on Dynamite between now and the day he leaves this mortal coil. The Voice of the Voiceless seems pretty content in his retirement, chasing passion projects left, right and centre. Why would he even consider a return to the squared circle? To put his body under stress that it surely doesn't; miss? Sorry Punk fans, it just isn't happening.
But maybe, just maybe, this will be the big pop of that first show back with fans. Is there a bigger pop in the pocket of the ailing professional wrestling industry? I'd argue not. CM Punk is the genie left in pro wrestling's bottle, a marmite figure that is so very missed by, ahem, this business. The opening blast of noise that heralds the beginning of 'Cult of Personality' will blow the roof off of any building.
WWE has spammed 'moments'. They don't mean anything anymore, passing by an ever-less interested audience, one increasing in age and decreasing in attention span. AEW must be careful to not go that same way. With that in mind, CM Punk answering Cody's open challenge for the AEW TNT Championship could be a true 'moment' in the old sense of the term, something that lives long in the memory and puts the company on a map.
It isn't happening, but this is professional wrestling; never say never.