Triple H Recalls Conversation With CM Punk Prior To WWE Return

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Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque has recalled the conversation he had with CM Punk prior to his WWE return back in 2023.

CM Punk returned to WWE for the first time in almost 10 years at Survivor Series in 2023, and Punk has recalled his point of view on the return prior to the show, including conversations with Nick Khan and Triple H.

Triple H has helped repair a number of burned bridges in the past, including with WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino prior to his return and induction back in 2013.

Speaking to the SI Media podcast, Triple H recalled the conversation he had with Punk, as well as with Bruno, and was asked if there was anyone he wouldn’t speak to about a potential return.

He said:

“There are people out there where, because of things they did where you just can’t get outside of the scope of ‘that would be a negative. No matter how you cut it, it would be a negative,’ but I would always be open to the conversation, no matter who it was.

“When Punk and I were having these conversations with Nick and going through this, when we first got on the phone, one of the things I said was, ‘I want to clear the air. I’m not the same guy I was 10-15 years ago. If I was, I wasted 10-15 years of my life. I’ve grown. I’ve changed. I have a different point of view. I would believe you’re not the same person you were 10 years ago and that you have changed. Let’s both assume that and then wipe everything else, bad thoughts, whether real or imagined, let’s get rid of them and say these are two different people that are going to talk about doing business together. How can we approach that in a way that is just, let’s talk about it. If we find that we don’t have a common goal, no worries, that’s just business. If we do, wonderful, let’s do something big together.’ Everybody changes, everybody grows, everybody moves on, whether positive or negative, and things people did in the past or bad blood can be overcome for the right reasons.

“I believe that now, I believed that years ago when I was talk to Bruno. I believe it when I was talking to Warrior. All these people that, over time, people told me, when I first went to Vince and said, ‘I want to talk to Bruno,’ he said, ‘If you want to waste your time, go ahead. It’s never going to happen.’ It took me two and a half years, but we got there. I believe those conversations can happen and people can change. I will never say never, but we’ll have to see.”

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