Triple H Confirms CM Punk's WWE Return 'Came Together Very Quickly'

In the lead-up to Survivor Series, there was very little concrete information to suggest that CM Punk was anywhere close to a WWE return. However, it did indeed end up happening, with Punk once again shocking the world with a massive return. This wasn’t a long term plan though, as things came together at the last minute.

According to Triple H in the Survivor Series 2023 post-show press conference, Triple H revealed how the deal came about and detailed how it was something that happened very quickly.

"This is one of those lighting-in-a-bottle moments that came together very quickly. We are incredibly excited about it. It’s been a long time, and in some ways a long time coming. You can say this about CM Punk; love him, hate him, positive, negative, whatever you want to say, people talk about him all the time. He’s a magnet for that, he’s a conversation starter, and it’s tough to look past that. For me, if our fans want it, if the WWE Universe is excited to have it, then, let’s go, and we’ll figure out the rest of it from there. This came together super quick, which I’m sure is why it stayed very tight. There was a lot of speculation, and at that point, it was nothing but speculation. For most of the time it was speculation, it didn’t really come to fruition until everybody stopped thinking it was going to happen, and then all of sudden, it was happening. Extremely excited. 

“A lot of time has gone by, almost ten years. If you are the same person you were ten years ago, ten years later, you messed up. Everybody grows, everybody changes. I’m a different person, he’s a different person. This is a different company. We’re all on the same even starting ground. What’s next for CM Punk? That will be interesting, won’t it? I’m interested in seeing that myself. I know whatever it is, it will be talked about, it’ll be exciting, and it will be a thrill ride for the WWE Universe, no matter what it is. I’m thrilled, we’re all thrilled, to have him back here and have him back, cliched to say, have him back home in WWE. It’s where he belongs.”

Triple H confirmed that no one in TKO was strongly pushing for a Punk return, with he and Nick Khan left to their own devices to continue running WWE the best way they see fit.

H/T Fightful