Update On Possible Heat Between CM Punk & Roman Reigns Ahead Of Punk Potentially Returning To WWE

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Rumors persist that CM Punk could be returning to WWE, but according to a new report, he may have some bonding to do with two top stars first.

Dave Meltzer first reported earlier today that sources close to Punk said that he and WWE are “in talks” and his intention is to return to the company.

Nick Hausman for Haus of Wrestling also reported that a WWE source has said they feel it’s a “safe bet” Punk will be at Survivor Series in Chicago next month.

According to a new report from Fightful Select, if Punk is to return to WWE, some housekeeping matters still remain.

Namely, needing to ‘mend fences’ with two of WWE’s biggest stars and both of the current world title holders.

The report notes that due to both Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns not being “fond” of Punk, “most people on both sides believe there would need to fences mended there in order to make a successful return happen.”

In an October 2021 interview with Complex, Reigns was asked if he’d ever be interested in a match with Punk, and said:

“If our audience wanted to see it and they were clamoring for it, couldn’t shut up about it, and all the stars aligned, as a businessman and as a performer who was trying to seek out the very best for the audience and try to captivate, I wouldn’t say no.

“But I mean, on a personal level, it doesn’t do anything for me. That’s not going to elevate me at all. He’s older now. I haven’t really seen a full match. I’ve seen a clip or two. And to me, a step or two has been lost. Then also he got his whooped in the UFC.

“I don’t think anybody really believes someone 200 pounds soaking wet with no explosive bone in their body could ever really do anything to me.”

Rollins, on the other hand, in a January 2023 interview with Nick Hausman for Wrestling Inc, called Punk a “cancer” and told him to stay away from WWE.

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