Chris Jericho says no one really cares about CM Punk's WWE return

Chris Jericho sat down with Uproxx to discuss AEW, WCW, Fozzy, his podcast interview with Donald Trump Jr., Christmas songs and, of course, CM Punk. When asked about Punk's return, Jericho said that it was more of a sigh than a scream.

Jericho also said that WWE needs him while AEW could have used him but it doesn't hurt them at all.

"I know there were some conversations, but Punk’s his own guy. Could we have used him? Yes. Does it hurt us to not have him? No, not at all."

Jericho further talked about Punk's return and said that he could have gotten five million viewers instead of the 150,000 viewers WWE Backstage received. He also felt that his appearance on the show could lead to more things down the road. He said,

"It’s a long time coming. We knew there would be a Mötley Crüe reunion and we knew CM Punk would come back to wrestling. It was just a matter of time. I think he came back with more of a sigh than a scream. It seems kinda funny that he came back on a show that drew 150,000 viewers where it could have been five million viewers. But if it’s part of the process to slowly wean him into the wrestling business, then good. The WWE sure needs him. You need stars in the business. Good for him for coming back. I just think it was not as big as it could have been or should have been. He’s back for the first time in five years and no one really cares. But I’m sure it will lead to more. I don’t see how it can’t.

Chris Jericho comments are interesting, to say the least - but like others, he is entitled to his opinion. On the other hand, wrestling fans are quite ecstatic that there is a possibility of CM Punk wrestling again down the road and they will be satisfied (for now) that he is just appearing on a wrestling show in a TV pundit role.

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