It has been practically a yr since CM Punk returned to WWE on the finish of Survivor Collection 2023. Though there have been rumors forward of the present that the “Finest In The World” may very well be coming again, particularly as a result of Survivor Collection was being held from his hometown of Chicago, Illinois, on the day of the occasion, Punk had nonetheless but to signal a contract with WWE. In an interview with “No-Contest Wrestling,” Punk detailed the ultimate moments earlier than strolling by means of the curtain at final yr’s Survivor Collection.
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“I simply sit down after which I am simply in there and so they’re beginning the WarGames match proper. So it is actually like, I haven’t got a deal but, we’re on the finish of the present. So I am simply sitting in there and the legal professionals are going backwards and forwards hammering stuff out and Triple H walks in and he is identical to, ‘If this will get performed, we’re simply going to attend when the time’s proper, we’ll carry you in by means of Gorilla,’ And I used to be like, ‘Okay, nice.’ So contracts get executed and it is time, and it is actually identical to, ‘Okay, deep breath, open the door, stroll by means of Gorilla.”
Punk continued to clarify that moments earlier than his shock return, he was given nearly no directions on what his on-screen function entailed. When his music hit, he nonetheless remained at the hours of darkness. Nonetheless, after a quick screaming match with Triple H within the Gorilla Place, they determined in a matter of seconds to simply have Punk stroll out, and stand on the prime of the ramp to shut the present — a lot to the annoyance of Seth Rollins, who was visibly upset.
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