>>8512395According to Wrestling Observer, before the Second City Saint was signed to AEW, FOX was requesting WWE to promote Punk’s return to the company.
FOX seemingly went to great lengths to convince the company so much that they even offered to pay a share of The Straight Edge superstar’s potential WWE contract. However, the offer was rejected for several other reasons that were related to Punk’s demeanor.
FOX, which is the home of SmackDown, has had an affinity with CM Punk since he worked on WWE Backstage which explains why FOX was palpably trying to push Punk.