Triple H Requested to Bring Back CM Punk for Royal Rumble 2023

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Punk is currently suspended from AEW after he was involved in a backstage fight with WWE EVPs Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks last year.

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According to reports, Tony Khan is set to buy out the former AEW World Champion's contract which will make him a free agent on the market.

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It'll be interesting to see if Punk will go back to the WWE after the way his previous run in the Stamford-based promotion ended as he was fired on his wedding day back in 2014.

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Triple H Requested to Bring Back CM Punk for Royal Rumble 2023

Punk is currently suspended from AEW after he was involved in a backstage fight with WWE EVPs Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks last year.

According to reports, Tony Khan is set to buy out the former AEW World Champion's contract which will make him a free agent on the market.

It'll be interesting to see if Punk will go back to the WWE after the way his previous run in the Stamford-based promotion ended as he was fired on his wedding day back in 2014.

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