Samoa Joe and CM Punk have a storied history together that looks like may continue in AEW when Punk returns to the promotion.
The rumors of Punk’s return on the initial episode of AEW Collision have been running wild, but the believed plan was to be against Chris Jericho. However, it seems those plans have changed significantly per Fightful Select.
CM Punk is headed back to All Elite Wrestling, and some ideas have been tossed around for his potential return. As outlined in recent Fightful reports, CM Punk will be heading up the Collision brand as its feature player. We’ve been told that a Chris Jericho program has been pitched, and that the two even had what was called a “productive meeting” in recent weeks in Florida. However, we’ve been told that CM Punk has been pitching another return opponent for the better part of a month. Sources close to Punk have indicated that he’s become increasingly interested in working with Samoa Joe.
We can’t confirm whether the pitch/suggestion was for a one-off match or an extended program. Also, we have not confirmation on whether or not the match is actually happening, as AEW sources won’t discuss anything related to Collision in general, much less the matches planned
Fightful Select
We will have to wait and see if Punk will get his wish and if he will reignite his old Ring Of honor feud in the coming months.
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