CM Punk makes shock return at Survivor Series

CM Punk has made a dramatic return to WWE after nearly a decade away.

After the end of the men’s WarGames match, “Cult of Personality” blared through the Allstate Arena speakers and sent the crowd into madness as the hometown star returned.

It was Punk’s first time in front of a WWE crowd since January 2014, and he did his signature “It’s clobbering time” before celebrating his comeback with some of the people in the crowd.

Punk was last with AEW after signing with the promotion in 2021, but was fired with cause in September after he was involved in a backstage altercation following “All In” in London.

NEVER. SAY. NEVER.@CMPunk has just returned to WWE at #SurvivorSeries!!! pic.twitter.com/0dpG6vyT5r

— WWE (@WWE) November 26, 2023

Triple H also referenced the fact CM Punk has often hinted he would not return to WWE since he left a decade ago.

“If you are the same person you were 10 years ago 10 years later, you’ve messed up,” Triple H said.

“Everybody grows, everybody changes. And I’m a different person, he’s a different person, this is a different company and we’re all on the same even starting ground.”