CM Punk On Why He Passed On WWE Return, Says They 'Played Games

While CM Punk is lighting the wrestling world on fire following his debut in AEW, he did have to pass on a WWE return in order to make it happen.

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I'll support CM Punk's WWE return if it embraces the events of the last decade – while Punk got bitter, the industry got better. : r/WWE

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