10 Times You Couldn't Admit YOU WERE WRONG About WWE

2. A Full CM Punk Return Pre-AEW

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Recent reports suggest Triple H, fellow members of WWE management and any key members of the roster quizzed about it have decided against bringing CM Punk back to the company. It's hardly news that ol' Phil Brooks isn't well-liked by top names like Trips, Seth Rollins or Roman Reigns, so that likely played a part in the decision-making.

Or, perhaps Punk is simply viewed as damaged goods following his fiery AEW run. There's a definite argument to be made against him. He could've caused more problems behind the scenes than anything. WWE has a fairly settled upper card mix right now, so tossing a live wire like Punk into things could've been trouble.

Fans wanted it bad before Punk signed on the dotted line with Tony Khan in 2021 though. Loud "CM PUNK" chants bellowed throughout arenas for years, but WWE might just have done themselves a favour by ignoring them.

Again, the people aren't always right.

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