10 Ways CM Punk Will Just Make WWE BETTER

5. The Return Of The Broken Skull Sessions?

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Not just is Steve Austin one of the biggest stars - if not the biggest star - in the history of the wrestling business, but he's a damn good interviewer. As such, Austin's Broken Skull Sessions on the WWE Network is always an absolute blast. So, it's a huge shame that we've not had an episode of this beloved series since August 2022; Charlotte Flair sitting down with Stone Cold on that occasion.

Surely, if ever there was the perfect opportunity to bring the Broken Skull Sessions back - even if just for a one-off - it would be with CM Punk joining Steve Austin for a bit of a natter.

Punk is forever a lightning rod who, love him or hate, simply brings eyes to everything he does. And in the Second City Saint's case, he's got such a story to tell, be that his rise on the indies and in ROH, finding his feet in WWE, becoming a headline attraction, his controversial departure, the wilderness years, the highs and lows of his AEW stint, and obviously why he returned to a company, WWE, he'd previously lambasted so publicly.

On top of that, we've already seen how outright electric the chemistry is between CM Punk and Steve Austin, which nicely dovetails into...

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