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>- Those close to CM Punk claim that around December '22, Punk was open to leaving AEW, and returning to WWE.
>- Fightful have heard that Punk wanted to appear at the 2023 Royal Rumble, but there is no indication that WWE wanted Punk to return, or that AEW would have released him.
>- One of the ideas that Punk reportedly had was that he would return at the Rumble, and work a match at WrestleMania against the person who would have eliminated him. That would have been KEVIN OWENS.
(Fightful Select)