CM Punk just got some discussions going, so we’ll see what he’s up to.
We’ll also check out a good theory for Bray Wyatt and Cody Rhodes, what Braun Strowman
had to say, and much more
Let’s start things off with CM Punk
Punk hasn’t been seen in AEW at all since early September
CM Punk had just won the AEW world title back and they were already teasing another match
between M-Jay-F and Punk
But as everyone knows, that entire stare-down to close out the show was massively overshadowed
by the massive backstage fight that broke out between CM Punk and The Elite following
Punk’s comments at the press conference
All four men were stripped of their respective AEW titles and any mention of those stars
were completely gone for a while
But as time went on, they began teasing The Elite’s return until they finally reappeared
One of the very first AEW Dynamite episodes back for The Elite was in CM Punk’s hometown
of Chicago
The Elite proceeded to mock CM Punk and several things that happened between all of them during
that match
But as far as CM Punk’s return to AEW, that’s one of the most discussed topics right now
in wrestling because no one knows if it’s happening or not
There were rumors that AEW could just buy CM Punk out of his contract, which basically
means paying him the rest of the money that’s owed to him from his AEW contract without
him returning to AEW at all
Then there were other little things such as CM Punk getting removed from the cover of
AEW’s Fight Forever debut video game
CM Punk was front and center of the video game’s cover graphic for months, but shortly
after the fight went down, he was removed from the cover
But he will reportedly still be a playable character in the game
And on top of everything else, CM Punk was reportedly banged up a lot from the fight
He was already working through that foot injury and then the fight also resulted in Punk suffering
from a torn pec, which is the same injury Cody Rhodes suffered in mid 2022
And the recovery from a torn pec can be anywhere from five to seven months, and maybe even
more in some extreme cases
So that injury is also a reason why CM Punk just can’t make it to the ring right now
even if AEW wanted him back
If he suffered that torn pec in early September, he would still be looking at a full recovery
by spring 2023
So that’s the big confusion right now with CM Punk’s status
No one knows if he is officially done with AEW even after he gets fully healthy, or if
he will make a return to the company once he’s fully recovered
If AEW is fully cutting ties with CM Punk, that’s opening up another fan discussion
on if Triple H and WWE should roll the dice and sign CM Punk
A CM Punk WWE return, even with Vince McMahon out of the picture, still seems so unlikely,
but like everyone has said, you can never say never in this business
We saw Cody Rhodes and Bray Wyatt return to WWE in 2022, two WWE returns that seemed so
unlikely coming into the year, so you truly never really know
CM Punk added to the discussion himself by posting some WWE pictures to his Instagram
story
The first picture Punk posted was an old picture of himself in WWE, with Luke Gallows’ old
character, Festus, being shown on the titan-tron
Gallows and Punk are obviously close friends and even spent time together in WWE as a part
of the Straight Edge Society
So many fans figured that he was just poking some fun at his old friend with that picture
But then CM Punk posted another WWE picture with Mickie James
That seemed to be another early on WWE picture because one of the earliest ideas discussed
for CM Punk in WWE was for him to be managed by Mickie James, so it appears that this picture
was probably taken during the time that there were testing that duo out
And then that was all that he posted
No real captions, no text, just those two pictures that just happened to take place
during his early days in WWE
So there really hasn’t been much big updates to this situation ever since all of this went
down in early September
The only thing that really changed was that The Elite returned to AEW
So it looks like we’ll have to wait it out a few more months to see if CM Punk will also
make his return to AEW, or if he will be bought out after all
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One fresh opponent that’s still out there for Roman Reigns is Braun Strowman
The story between these two superstars goes back several years ago
Roman and Braun first was feuded on Raw back in the day and all of their matches were hard
hitting and high action classics
Then in 2020, after Roman stepped away from WWE, Braun Strowman was WWE’s emergency
backup option that they turned to for Wrestlemania 36
Strowman defeated Goldberg to win his first ever WWE world title at that Wrestlemania
Strowman would spend the next few months feuding with Bray Wyatt for the Universal Title, until
Roman Reigns returned and spoiled the fun for Braun and Bray
And it’s a pretty insane stat that Roman’s current historic title reign all started by
Roman pinning Braun Strowman during that triple threat match at Payback 2020
Braun Strowman would end up getting a rematch against Roman just a few weeks later on Smackdown,
but following that fall 2020 matchup, Strowman and Roman never shared the ring again after
that
So with it now being over two years since his last match with Roman and being fresh
off the return, could Braun Strowman have a case to challenge Roman once again
Braun Strowman recently spoke with Toronto Sun and had this to say about facing Roman
Reigns, quote:
“Look at me and look at a lot of the guys that I get to step in the ring with.
I wouldn’t want to have to fight me.
Any opportunity I have to go out there and get that chance at winning, getting that opportunity
at the title…
I mean, let’s be real, it’s about time somebody takes those things off Roman Reigns’
hands.
The monster just might have to be the guy to do it.”
End quote
So considering their feuds with each other from back in 2016-2017 and the more recent
history they had with each other in 2020, Roman and Braun could probably pull off another
good story
So Strowman will be another potential opponent to keep your eyes on for Roman Reigns
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In some of Bray Wyatt’s recent segments for his story, Uncle Howdy showed Bray some
moments from way early in Bray’s career during his time as Husky Harris
Everyone know that Husky Harris was played by Bray Wyatt, but this is really the first
at least on WWE television that the Bray Wyatt character has been confirmed to be connected
with Husky Harris
Sure you had little Easter Eggs like the Huskus The Pig Funhouse puppet, but Bray Wyatt never
really acknowledged Husky Harris until this very moment
So if you go back to his Husky Harris days, he was part of the early seasons of the original
NXT competition show
Bray’s pro that was responsible for him at the time was Cody Rhodes
So with all of this recent callbacks to Bray’s Husky Harris days, it has fans wanting to
see another full circle story of Bray and Cody meeting again in the ring
Bray mentioned “Smoke and Mirrors” during one of his Smackdown promos a few weeks back
and some fans lost their mind because that’s obviously the title of Cody’s old theme
song from back in the day
But Cody and Bray crossing paths does make a lot of sense and could make for just an
amazing story
Cody Rhodes comes from a wrestling family, Bray also comes from a wrestling family…
so for them to tie in their families and even bring their own history with each other, dating
back to that early NXT season from well over 10 years ago, into the story would really
be magic
So be on the lookout for that feud down the line because it sounds like something we just
have to see
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