CM Punk Calls AEW Return Moment ‘More Organic’ Than Money In The Bank 2011

CM Punk made a rather special return to professional wrestling last night (August 20) on AEW Rampage in the United Center.

Punk is no stranger to special crowd reactions, as he received a similar one over a decade prior at Money In The Bank 2011, when he defeated John Cena to become the WWE Champion, before leaving with the title.

Punk appeared on the AEW Rampage post-show media scrum, where he compared the two moments. Punk himself believes that last night’s moment was ‘more organic’ than the Money In The Bank moment.

Punk said:

“This felt more organic. Everything I ever did prior to being here felt like a fight, and it kinda squeezed the life out of some stuff. This was a joyful moment that was just—it didn’t need to get overproduced, it didn’t need everybody’s input, it needed a few select people’s input and just an understanding that it’s pro wrestling, you know? You don’t need to slick it up and lacquer it, shine it up too much, it needed to be real. So, to compare the two moments, this one did not feel like a job.”

Punk will be sure to get a similar crowd reaction at the AEW All Out event in Chicago, when he makes his AEW in-ring debut against Darby Allin.

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