There is a lot of speculation about CM Punk’s future in the wrestling business following the uncertainty about what’s next for the top star.
As previously reported, AEW is in talks with Punk about buying out his contract, and the only hang-up in making this happen is the non-compete period of the deal.
The belief is that since AEW wants a non-compete clause in the buy-out, they believe WWE could be interested in bringing Punk back, as no other promotion would be able to afford what Punk was making in AEW.
Before AEW signed Punk, FOX was the one who pushed for WWE to talk with Punk as he previously worked on WWE Backstage on FS1. Those in WWE believed Vince McMahon wouldn’t have brought Punk back, especially after the AEW All Out brawl, if he was still in charge.
WrestleVotes, which has broken stories on Twitter for years, said to Louis Dangoor of Give Me Sport that shortly after Triple H took over in July, he was told that Triple H wanted nothing to do with CM Punk, but that seems to have changed as Triple H’s stance on Punk returning has “softened a little bit.”
“I did ask over the last couple of days, and it has softened a little bit from what I understand. I still think there’s animosity. I still think there’s a lot of pieces that need to be picked up between the two of them specifically. But Hunter, learned from Vince [McMahon] and Vince made amends with everybody.”
WrestleVotes added that the door is “not closed” on Punk returning to WWE.
