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00:00 Did CM Punk actually return to WWE for a secret reason?

00:04 His first WWE in-ring match has been announced.

00:07 And how he's become the kingmaker for the biggest negotiation in professional wrestling.

00:13 I'm Oli Davis, and yes, I am talking about CM Punk again.

00:17 CM Punk to NXT confirmed question mark?

00:28 After the first two weeks of CM Punk WWE return confirmed, Punk had free agent status, teasing

00:35 he could sign exclusively to Raw, SmackDown or even NXT.

00:40 Before confirming he was accepting Adam Pearce's offer to become an exclusive superstar on

00:45 Monday Night Raw, Punk showed up on the 8th December episode of SmackDown and then, more

00:50 shockingly, the following night's NXT special Deadline - where he shared an awkward opening

00:55 promo with Shawn Michaels where they seemingly forgot their lines, then got played off early

01:00 by Punk's entrance music.

01:01 What is CMONLUCK doing in the Full Sail Zone?

01:07 In that exchange, Punk teased "The big question is that.

01:10 Is CM Punk going to be on SmackDown?

01:13 Is CM Punk going to be on Raw?

01:15 Or is the newest NXT superstar named CM Punk?

01:20 CM Punk?

01:22 CMONLUCK?"

01:23 And clearly Raw, it already started a feud with Seth Rollins.

01:27 Which Punk would confirm two nights later on the 11th December Raw.

01:30 But his NXT tease appears to be far more than just a one night bit of fanservice, or Punk's

01:36 latest way to go up against AEW Collision.

01:38 It might actually be Punk's long-term plan for himself in WWE, and a driving reason he

01:44 returned to the promotion after a decade out.

01:47 Fightful reported that a CM Punk in NXT isn't just for Deadline.

01:52 He was also backstage at the following TV taping on December 12th, where he was "hanging

01:57 out throughout the day" and was even giving talent feedback on their matches in the evening.

02:02 Presumably feedback like "don't use real glass" and "have you tried these muffins?

02:08 Mindy's.

02:09 Mindy's muffins."

02:10 This was confirmed by NXT Women's Breakout Tournament winner Lola Weiss, who posted a

02:15 photo with Punk from the taping with the caption "shooters".

02:18 Either a reference to their shared MMA past, or Punk's tendency to have physical altercations

02:24 with his co-workers backstage.

02:26 Booker T also corroborated Punk's positive backstage attitude at Deadline, revealing

02:32 on his podcast "CM Punk wasn't hiding.

02:34 He wasn't hid away in some room.

02:36 He was running around, mingling."

02:40 A boo of WrestlePurists then claimed why Punk might be so suddenly invested in the NXT brand.

02:46 He wants to take over running it.

02:49 CM Punk's long-term goal is to succeed Shawn Michaels in NXT.

02:54 Was told he was buzzing last night, didn't sleep and flew to Orlando.

02:58 He'll be doing a lot of observing tonight, seeing how things work over there in terms

03:03 of TV production.

03:04 So Punk enjoyed his appearance at Deadline so much, he flew to the Performance Center

03:09 to not just mentor younger talent, but also to gain experience in backstage production.

03:14 While his last year in AEW might've convinced you otherwise, with his alleged Jungle Boy

03:19 clash leading to his firing, Punk does have a long history of wanting to mentor the next

03:24 generation of wrestling talent.

03:27 During his first WWE run, Punk would sometimes just show up at the NXT Performance Center

03:31 to give advice.

03:32 Famously, and very appropriately considering his first feud back on Raw, he once appeared

03:37 on the 23rd August 2012 episode of NXT while WWE Champion, interrupting a promo from then

03:44 NXT Champion Seth Rollins.

03:47 They would team together against the Kings of Wrestling Antonio Cesaro and Cassius Ohno,

03:52 at a time when main roster stars appearing on NXT was incredibly rare.

03:57 They didn't have AEW to have to counter-program against.

04:00 Following that, it was actually Punk who pitched Seth, Dean Ambrose and Cassius Ohno as the

04:05 new main roster faction that would become the Shield, when WWE wanted it to be The Big

04:11 Show and Daniel Bryan.

04:13 Even because he wanted to elevate and help out hungry young stars.

04:17 WWE replaced Ohno with Reigns and, well, they did alright I guess.

04:22 The Shield would travel on Punk's coach in the first few months after their call-up,

04:26 where he would give them advice until WWE broke them up.

04:29 Full disclaimer, every member of the Shield would then later fall out with Punk.

04:33 I've got a whole video on that in the link in the video description below.

04:36 Even in AEW, Punk would go out of his way to mentor younger talent, taking the likes

04:41 of MJF, Powerhouse Hobbs and Brodie King out for meals.

04:45 But as Lexus King revealed about William Regal trying to do the same in AEW, he was sometimes

04:50 met by resistance or indifference.

04:53 And perhaps this desire to help didn't always come across in the most productive way.

04:57 As Punk telling Jungle Boy maybe he didn't have to use real glass in a weapons spot because

05:02 it's needlessly dangerous, led to him leaving the company.

05:06 Whatever you feel about Punk and how he expresses himself, he has been consistently passionate

05:11 about helping and elevating young talent.

05:13 But it's not just young talent Punk can clash with, he can clash with veterans too.

05:17 He's an equal opportunities asshole.

05:20 So what about the guy Punk might be trying to replace as head of NXT…

05:24 Shawn Michaels.

05:26 At first glance, you'd think Michaels and Punk would have decades of ill will between

05:30 the Punk's mortal enemy for over 10 years was HBK's best mate Triple H. And Michaels

05:36 himself is also famous for being a dickhead backstage.

05:40 But it seems that shared, diva-like attitude forged an early bond.

05:45 According to Maven, Punk managed to have backstage heat in WWE even before his first ever tryout.

05:51 This followed him throughout his first WWE run, but according to former ECW writer Dave

05:56 Lagana, it was Michaels who defended Punk in a meeting with Vince McMahon, arguing they

06:00 should try mentoring and guiding Punk rather than burying him.

06:05 HBK himself later confirmed this.

06:07 Dave Lagana will tell you, as Punk will, that I was one of his biggest fans.

06:12 The reason WWE didn't like him is because he had a bad attitude.

06:17 For Punk's part, he seems to have always been grateful to Michaels for this.

06:21 So grateful, in fact, he shared a fictional gay leather fair story about it in March 2023,

06:26 posting on his Instagram - "We had a glorious 11 month affair, man

06:30 on man, that I shall never forget.

06:32 Our bodies intertwined as one, and from the beauty of Morocco to the French Riviera to

06:36 the snorkelling in the Galapagos, Shawn Michaels and I made glorious gay love to each other

06:41 on six of the seven continents."

06:44 This was a creepy pasta post, shared for trolling and comedic effect.

06:47 But it did come at a time when Punk's AEW status was in flux.

06:51 So maybe he really was trying to go to NXT by seducing Shawn Mich-…

06:56 To be honest, I don't know.

06:59 I don't get that.

07:00 It's strange.

07:01 I don't understand any of that.

07:05 Couple these with Michaels embracing Punk on NXT deadline, and it doesn't feel like

07:09 Punk trying to politic his way behind the scenes to usurp HBK.

07:14 In fact, even though Michaels has been a revelation booking NXT in 2023, it wasn't a role he

07:20 ever wanted.

07:21 Triple H spent years convincing him to take it on.

07:24 Perhaps Punk will end up in developmental, but it's not to become a wrestler.

07:28 It's for NXT's head booker succession plan.

07:31 And then all will be right with the world once more.

07:34 CM Punk will have his own show again.

07:37 And you better believe Hangman Page isn't allowed on it.

07:40 Punk announced on the 11th December Raw that he will be entering the Royal Rumble match,

07:45 making it ten years to the show since his last onscreen WWE appearance.

07:50 But before then, he'll have to face the hottest star working today at a live event,

07:55 Dominik Mysterio.

07:57 And by hottest, I mean most artificially crowd-noised booed.

08:01 In a neat long-term story, after Punk creepily sang happy birthday to Rey Mysterio's daughter

08:06 back in 2010, which had a young Dominik also in the ring, the Kia Forum have announced,

08:12 "CM Punk will face Dirty Dominik Mysterio at the WWE Live Holiday Tour on Saturday,

08:20 December 30th."

08:22 Which is the same night as AEW's World's End pay-per-view.

08:25 Not to be outdone, Madison Square Garden then posted actually they'll have Punk's first

08:29 match a few days earlier.

08:31 CM Punk will be live at the Garden on December 26th for his first match in WWE in over nine

08:39 years.

08:40 Punk's return has seen WWE's live event ticket sales soar, even for shows he's not

08:46 announced for.

08:47 And that same business boom is being seen across the board.

08:50 Mike Johnson has revealed on PWInsider Elite that the night Punk returned to WWE at Survivor

08:56 Series 2023, his merchandise sales already hit the six figures mark.

09:01 That means Punk sold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merch from just a few

09:06 minutes of TV time right at the end of a PLE.

09:09 Punk's segments on TV have also consistently been the highest rated of the night, with

09:14 Brandon Thurston reporting his promo with Seth Rollins on the 11th December Raw was

09:18 by far the most watched quarter hour, adding over 400,000 viewers on the show's average.

09:24 In an increasing sign of trust from WWE in Punk, Sean Ross Sapp has added that promo

09:29 segment had no producer listed, implying CM Punk is leading the charge on producing his

09:36 own segments.

09:37 Perhaps another sign he's being groomed for a major backstage role in the company.

09:42 And the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer has claimed Punk's return has been a major

09:46 factor in the ongoing TV negotiations over WWE Raw, whose USA Network deal expires late

09:53 2024.

09:54 Things are changing greatly.

09:56 Let's just say things changed greatly with Raw negotiations from a few weeks ago, and

10:01 Punk is a huge part of the selling point.

10:05 Tony Khan revealed on a media call promoting ROH Final Battle that he continues to be in

10:10 talks with Warner Bros Discovery about AEW's own big TV rights negotiation.

10:15 The thing is, the CEO of that company, David Zaslav, apparently calls CM Punk "one bill

10:21 fill" as in "one billion dollar fill".

10:24 Although disclaimer, that is according to CM Punk.

10:28 As his tumultuous tenure in charge of WBD has shown, Zaslav isn't afraid to screw

10:33 over long term partners.

10:34 He's made ruthless cuts, and has reportedly shelved movie projects like Batgirl and a

10:39 Wild E. Coyote film starring John Cena that had already cost over $100 million to make

10:44 just for tax saving reasons.

10:47 Perhaps the biggest consequence of Punk's WWE return could be AEW losing their TV network

10:54 for him.

10:55 How do you think Punk would be in charge of NXT?

10:57 Let me know in the comments down below.

10:59 And that's not the only big shake up behind the scenes, because WWE have massively changed

11:04 the way they do their business.

11:06 Watch on to find out how.

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