CM Punk reportedly popped up backstage at the IMPACT Bound For Glory Fallout TV tapings on 10/22. Bodyslam’s coverage of that can be found here.
Some people were hoping that Punk would show up at Bound For Glory, however, the reported word that came out of the Punk camp was ”hockey over wrestling”, as the hometown Chicago Blackhawks had their home opener on that Saturday Night, 10/21.
Santino Marella was one of the latest wrestlers to field a Punk question when he appeared on The Edlow Podcast.
“I just hope he wrestles, wherever it’s going to be. If he comes to TNA, oh my God, that’d be wicked. I’ve heard (that’s a rumor). I’ll have to talk to Scott [Scott D’Amore], if it’s real. He said they haven’t really been talking about it yet, but they were seen having a bite to eat or something like that. He would be an incredible asset. TNA is trying to get back to the former glory days of the next level,” he said.
Later in the interview, Santino gave further comments about Punk and his potential desire. He mentioned Will Ospreay’s upcoming free agency, indicating that the podcast was recorded before Ospreay officially signed with AEW at AEW Full Gear.
“A guy like CM Punk and Will Ospreay, if they know that they can help take a company to the next level, that’s a huge feather in their cap. Not that they went to an established company and made more money. It becomes about legacy, sometimes. If they say, ‘When I came there, now we’re rivaling AEW.’ That’s huge. That’s a huge thing to be able to say that you did that. I hope that appeals to them as much as I want it to appeal to them. I’d love to see what they can do. I’d love to say, ‘Guys, we’re going to this stadium’ and jump to the next level of arena instead of 2,000 people, let’s get 12,000 people. We just need to get on a bigger channel where we’re in more households,” he said.
H/T Jeremy Lambert from Fightful.
On August 27th at AEW All In, Punk was involved in yet another backstage altercation. However, this one would be different than those in the past in various ways. Namely, Punk not only fought with Jack Perry, he also reportedly lunged at AEW president Tony Khan while furiously quitting the company.
Punk and Perry were both suspended following this altercation, and then Punk was subsequently terminated, with cause, despite Punk’s drawing power.
Later, CM Punk was fired from All Elite Wrestling as a result of the incident.
While a non-compete clause is not clear, IMPACT Wrestling could be a potential landing spot for CM Punk, and there is a belief he could walk into the IMPACT with open arms tomorrow if everything worked out.
Josh Alexander & The Rascalz recently said they would welcome Punk into IMPACT Wrestling.
Current IMPACT Wrestling talent Bully Ray also spoke on the idea recently.
IMPACT Wrestling is reportedly ”still an option” for CM Punk.
Scott D’Amore recently stated that TNA/IMPACT Wrestling remains open to possibilities around bringing in CM Punk.
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