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AEW’s Jeff Jarrett has reflected on the return of CM Punk to WWE noting the ‘ripple effect’ that it will have for both companies.
CM Punk made his return to WWE at Survivor Series on November 25, 2023, going on to appear on the following night’s episode of Raw.
On WWE Raw, Punk would speak for the first time in a WWE ring since his departure in 2014.
Jeff Jarrett addressed Punk’s return to WWE on My World With Jeff Jarrett, saying:
“It just goes without saying that ‘never say never’ is very, very appropriate.
“The other old saying that came to my mind is, it’s not so much, I’m not directing this at anybody, this is just a saying that, in my mind, always kind of tried to make this default, it’s, ‘What happens in life to you is really only 10%. It’s how you respond is the other 90%.”
Looking to the future for AEW in the wake of Punk’s return to WWE, Jarrett went on to say:
“I’m excited. I’m super excited for Wednesday. I’m super excited for upcoming shows, Wembley, everything is because it goes without saying, there’s a ripple effect that happens.
“It’s like that pond. When you throw a big crater out in the middle of it, waves happen, and how’re you going to ride that wave? Are you up, down, fight it? Not fight it? Swim against it? Swim with it? Catch the ride? All that kind of stuff.
“It’s exciting. I’m very, very excited about where the industry is. We’ve said that a lot over the last 12-18 months, from looking at buy rates to ratings to stock prices to acquisitions to all those kind of things.
“I’m not just talking about WWE and AEW. Business is good. The business is very good.”
Tony Khan’s backstage reaction to CM Punk’s return in WWE has been recently revealed.
He has made a public comment on the subject, saying that it is ‘just not something I can legally talk about.’
Transcript from Fightful.
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