After making his debut at Survivor Series 2023, CM Punk should sign his contract with the division of his choice. In fact, CM Punk had received offers from SmackDown, NXT and RAW and he had to decide where he wanted to go.
CM Punk addressed Adam Pearce on RAW on December 11, 2023 and stated that his decision had been made for some time. CM Punk said he made the decision to leave WWE in 2014 during the RAW show, which took place following the Royal Rumble in Cleveland, Ohio, the same city where the RAW show was held on March 11. took place in December. When he saw that RAW was taking place in the same city ten years later, the decision to sign with RAW was clear to him.
IT IS OFFICIAL.@Cm Punk with signs #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/rL2jHPk1Kp
– WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2023
After this announcement, Seth Rollins made a surprise appearance in the ring. Rollins put his cards on the table by stating that he hated CM Punk but still wanted to see him on RAW. So he can monitor CM Punk, see him reveal himself as the true person he is, and destroy the show…unless he's truly changed. Rollins concluded by saying that he would show him who the best in the world really was when their paths crossed in the ring.
CM Punk wasted no time in responding, stating that he would be participating in the 2024 Rumble match and potentially challenging Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship:
BREAKING: @Cm Punk will compete in the men's event in 2024 #RoyalRumble To match!
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🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://t.co/YZimKpUSWf pic.twitter.com/JNN1GdQf7D– WWE (@WWE) December 12, 2023
CM Punk is officially a wrestler on the RAW roster and will also compete in the 2024 Royal Rumble Match; So Punk's target is clear: Rollins' belt.
It is recalled that Punk's last WWE match came at the 2014 Royal Rumble when he suffered a concussion and subsequently left the company. He will return 10 years later with the same goal of becoming world champion in the main event of WrestleMania.
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