Best in the World
WWE Return 2023
2× WWE Champion
CM Punk — The Best in the World Returns to WWE
After 9 years away — first to MMA, then to AEW — CM Punk made the most shocking WWE return in history at Survivor Series 2023 in Chicago. The hometown crowd's reaction was unlike anything in modern wrestling. The Best in the World was back to prove it.
9 YRS
Away from WWE
2×
WWE Champion
GTS
Go To Sleep
The Punk Return Saga
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Survivor Series 2023 — Chicago Rises
Punk's music hit at the United Center in Chicago and the building shook. The 9-year wait ended. 20,000 people on their feet. The most emotional return pop in modern wrestling history.
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Straight Edge — The Philosophy
CM Punk's Straight Edge lifestyle set him apart from every other WWE star — no alcohol, no drugs, no vices. In a world of excess, Punk's counter-culture persona was genuinely subversive.
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The Pipe Bomb — Promo of the Decade
On June 27, 2011, Punk sat at the entrance ramp and delivered the most famous promo in WWE history — blurring the lines between fiction and reality in a way that changed the industry.
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MMA Detour & AEW Stint
After leaving WWE in 2014, Punk pursued UFC (going 0-2), then joined AEW in 2021. A backstage brawl led to his release in 2023 — and WWE welcomed him home days later.
CM Punk Highlights
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Never EVER doubt Dominik 👀🔥
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Analysis & Coverage
Fan Reaction
CM Punk's hotel phone swipe is the ultimate wrestling discourse trap
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Fan Reaction
CM Punk's quiet night out has the internet spiraling for no reason
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Player Profile
The Second Act of CM Punk
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Prediction
CM Punk’s reaction to Sherilyn Guerrero proves pro wrestling is a small world
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Latest News
Original Plans For Roman Reigns And CM Punk WWE RAW Segment Revealed
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CM Punk Drops Roman Reigns For Calling Him Old During 3/16 WWE RAW
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Raw results, March 16, 2026: CM Punk lays out Roman Reigns during heated confrontation
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WWE RAW FEUD TRACKER: Assessing and grading Rollins vs. The Vision, Penta vs. Americano, Finn vs. Dominik, Punk vs. Reigns, more
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FREE PODCAST 3/16 – WKPWP after Raw: Keller & Barbati talk Roman-CM Punk face-to-face including the “You’re old” comment, plus Oba-Lesnar, Danhausen, more (131 min.)
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WWE Changed Creative Direction Of Roman Reigns And CM Punk’s Segment On Raw
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MOVE OVER CM PUNK, CODY RHODES GETTING HIS OWN ICE CREAM
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PUNK RECREATES PIPE BOMB PROMO AND MORE WWE VIDEOS
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