The Survivor Series is right around the corner. There are a lot of speculations going on about CM Punk making his much-awaited return at the event. There are a lot of rumors regarding Punk’s anticipated return after several hints dropped by the company about it. It is surely one thing to keep the WWE Universe hyped up for the event since no world title is being defended on the show.
The speculations turned out to vanish a bit after Cody Rhodes announced that Randy Orton would be returning to align with their team at Survivor Series. According to many fans, this move is done to decrease the expectations of the WWE Universe for CM Punk’s return. Many think that they are saving Punk’s return to steal the show, hence announcing Orton’s return beforehand.
As for Bully Ray, he has his dream booking for the Best in the World at the Survivor Series. During the Busted Open Radio, Ray talked about how Orton would turn on Cody after they win their Wargames match. The events would turn out to reveal the return of CM Punk at the Survivor Series, shocking the fans. “I’ll create a scenario for you if you want to talk about grabbing people’s attention,” said Ray.
He continued, “You do the WarGames, babyfaces go over, babyfaces are hands raised, and out of nowhere, [Orton hits the] RKO on Cody and ‘holy s**t, what just happened’ and everyone is in complete shock, and then hit ‘Cult of Personality.’ Punk comes out on the stage; go off the air,“ stated Ray on his fantasy booking.
Here’s how Bully Ray would re-debut CM Punk in WWE:
“…I’ll create a scenario for you, if you want to talk about grabbing people’s attention … you do the War Games, babyfaces go over, babyfaces are hands raised and out of nowhere, [Orton hits the] RKO on Cody and ‘holy s**t,… pic.twitter.com/TalQtkX8RH
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) November 23, 2023
Along with the WWE Universe, it seems that Bully Ray is also fired up for the upcoming event to see CM Punk make his return. As much as this booking might be one of the possibilities, people have several fantasy bookings for Punk’s return.
CM Punk might not make his return to WWE according to various reports
While there have been several fantasy bookings for the return of CM Punk, they all might go in vain. According to Sean Ross Sap of Fightful Select, WWE is not interested in bringing The Best in the World back to the WWE. He has stated from time to time that Punk hasn’t had any talks with the company about his return.
WWE higher ups told Fightful Select and top talent that the company is not currently in talks with CM Punk about a WWE return.
The full story is on Fightful Select for subscribers. pic.twitter.com/2jhkktJrC9
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) October 10, 2023
Despite receiving a lot of backlash for his statements, Sean has stated that he hasn’t talked with Punk himself. But there hasn’t been any interest shown by WWE to bring him back. While a lot of reports have also called his return to be true. There is still huge speculation that he might not return.
Will CM Punk show up at Survivor Series?
There has been a lot of debate about Punk’s return, and fans are buzzing to see the Former WWE Champion return to the company. While there have been reports suggesting the return to be false, hopes are at a peak for some of the supporters. There are several rumors regarding Punk being Shinsuke Nakamura’s mystery opponent at the Survivor Series.
The Survivor Series 2023 will take place on November 25, for which the cards are fully stacked. The excitement level for this event is off the roof with all the recent hype made over the internet. Only time will tell if CM Punk actually shows up at the event.