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WHEN CM PUNK SIGNED HIS AEW DEAL, WWE DID ATTEMPT TO BRING PUNK BACK AND MORE

ESPN.com has a long piece on what led to the debut of CM Punk in AEW to set the stage for this weekend's All Out PPV.

It was noted in the piece that 30 minutes before he walked out on TV, Punk's lawyer texted him to tell him it might be a good time to sign his AEW contract, so Punk actually signed his deal backstage at the United Center just before he appeared on Rampage.

The article also noted that WWE attempted to bring Punk back into the fold "through intermediaries" and that Punk listened, but the conversations "never really got off the ground" -

"I remember one of the first things I ever said to them was, 'Above all, don't play games,'" Punk told ESPN. "And they played games. Some things never change. ... When you enter a conversation with people you have a past with and you know who they are, how seriously can you take it? I know exactly who they are and they just continue to prove it. I'm trying to be as diplomatic as I possibly can." 

You can read the entire article at this link.

 

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