CM Punk Says Vince McMahon Being Gone Was A Factor In His Return

Vince gone helped Punk return.

Last November CM Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series in Chicago. It was said that for that to happen hell froze over, as they made a shirt saying so. Since returning things have looked great between WWE and Punk and it seems that may be because Vince McMahon is no longer around.

While speaking with Denise Salcedo of Instinct Culture at San Diego Comin-Con, Punk was asked about his return to WWE and when he realized it was possible.

“No, because it was never a thing that I was yearning to do. There were a lot of things that had to happen for the pathway to kind of clear. The stars had to align. There had to be a full moon. A lot of dominoes fell in order for us to get here. There was a never a, ‘Man, I’d really like to go back.’ Vince (McMahon) being out of the picture probably illuminated the way. That might have been one of the biggest things. That’s both ways, for everybody who is going to sensationalize a headline. It wasn’t me, it wasn’t him, there’s just a lot of history there. All of a sudden, one of us is removed from the equation, and I think it changed a lot of things,”

When Punk returned to WWE Vince McMahon was still working in the company but shortly thereafter in January McMahon was forced to leave the company. That was the week of the 2024 Royal Rumble and at the show, Punk was injured and has been out of action since. Punk will return to the ring next week at SummerSlam when he faces Drew McIntyre.