CM Punk Addresses Stone Cold Steve Austin WWE Dream Match

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CM Punk has addressed his WWE dream matches, naming Stone Cold Steve Austin as his “number one with a bullet”.

When CM Punk made his shock return to WWE at the 2023 Survivor Series event, fans were presented with the possibility of many dream matches and rivalries featuring the Best in the World that were long thought to be off the table.

Having feuded with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins thus far in his second WWE run, as well as teased a program with Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and GUNTHER, Punk himself has named a star from the past as someone he would have loved to compete against.

Speaking to Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco on NightCap, Punk named Stone Cold Steve Austin as his dream match, while also mentioning his reverence for Bret ‘Hitman’ Hart.

Punk said:

“One name always comes to mind, and that’s Stone Cold Steve Austin. Unfortunately, he had to retire because of injuries, and he had a stroke, but Bret Hart is another one. Bret Hart would be a dream for me because that is a guy I looked up to when I was a kid.

“That’s a guy that helped get me into this sport from an interest perspective and that’s a guy who, to this day, I could text Bret right now and be like, ‘What’s up? I have a question and need some advice.’ He’ll hit me back right away. Much love to him.

“We have a pretty wealthy locker room when it comes to talent right now. There are a lot of people I would love to get in there with Gunther, he’s the champ on Raw. Would love to mix it up with my boy Cody (Rhodes).

“As far as legends go, the ones that probably aren’t going to happen but are dream matches, Austin is number one with a bullet.”

Austin was long retired from in-ring competition for 19 years, however, would return to a WWE ring to face Kevin Owens in the main event of WrestleMania 38 Night One.

It remains to be seen if Austin will compete in WWE again at this time, with Austin previously admitting he was unsure on the idea when asked about a potential WrestleMania 41 match.

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