With WrestleMania 41 rapidly approaching, CM Punk reveals why he chose AEW over WWE for his return to wrestling back in 2021.

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CM Punk joined WWE in November 2023 after his contract with AEW was terminated. Since arriving in the Stamford-based promotion, The Second City Saint has taken shots at his former employer.

CM Punk had an amusing message for an AEW star after they worked out together. Punk did a leg workout session with Buddy Matthews as per his new Instagram story. Punk has been with WWE since late ...

Despite the success of CM Punk's return to WWE ... walking out in early 2014. Punk would spend over seven years out of pro wrestling before signing with AEW in 2021 where he remained until ...

The wrestling rumor mill continues to churn out backstage reports ahead of WrestleMania 41, where CM Punk will main-event for ...

none felt bigger than when CM Punk made his debut on Aug. 20, 2021 to challenge Darby Allin to a match at the company's All-Out PPV. First wrestling match in seven years at AEW All Out ...

Well, Punk broke that down in a pre-Mania interview with The Ringer, noting how his eventual run with WWE came into existence and why he chose to return to AEW first. “I had a conversation with ...