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More details behind CM Punk return

Added 2022-08-11 21:00:37 +0000 UTC

CM Punk has returned after a two month absence.

If you couldn't tell, the working plan is for a title unification match at AEW All Out between interim champion Jon Moxley and AEW Champ CM Punk. Though it was hopeful from the start, Fightful had noted early on that the internal hope from those we heard from is that CM Punk would be back and ready to go for the AEW All Out show.

We're told there was a restricted area backstage at Dynamite Quake by the Lake, which now most assume was related to CM Punk's return. The news was kept away from staff and much of the roster, including some of the people who were actively involved in the main event gang warz segment. Punk personally played the news close to the vest as well.

We haven't heard of any consideration to bringing back CM Punk sooner, as he was recovering from surgery and the company didn't want to put him behind schedule or at an inconvenience.