CM Punk is still on the open market following his AEW release, although there’s no word on whether he has a non-compete clause as part of his deal.
Ever since his AEW release due to the backstage incident with Jack Perry at AEW All In, there has been speculation about him returning to WWE. There’s also been no word yet on whether WWE is interested in having him back, but he was interested in returning last December with the idea of working the Royal Rumble the following month before working WrestleMania 39.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted that Matt Riddle, who was released by WWE last week, has no negative feelings with people in AEW and vice versa, unlike Punk, who still has people upset with him in WWE.
“From a locker room, a disruptive situation, that those are leagues apart, You know, Riddle and Punk. There are a lot of people with bad feelings about Punk and management in WWE. There’s nobody with bad feelings in management on Matt Riddle and AEW.”
