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Thanks to the strong emergence of All Elite Wrestling, who put on a fantastic show, Double or Nothing, over the weekend, which featured a few classic matches, and the debut of Jon Moxley, who was formerly Dean Ambrose in WWE.
We also saw AEW bring in WWE legend and Hall of Famer Bret "The Hitman" Hart to present their new World Championship, so it's quite clear that pro wrestling's newest, and frankly, hottest company is ready and willing to bring in big names if they're a good fit.
Someone who would be a fantastic fit for them would be CM Punk, who didn't end up appearing at this past weekend's Double or Nothing show, but it's quite clear that, even though many were hoping for a Punk appearance, the fans were still more than thrilled with the show despite the fact that the "Best in the World" wasn't there.
But will he show up in the future? Or will he return to WWE? As of right now, no one knows, but here are a few ways that WWE or AEW could book CM Punk's pro wrestling return.
#4 AEW Commentator
As we learned during his WWE days, CM Punk is a fantastically entertaining commentator, which wasn't really surprising to learn, as he was one of the best talkers of his era. So it wouldn't be the worst idea for All Elite Wrestling to bring him in as a commentator if he doesn't have an interest in actually getting in the ring again.
Another way to do it is to bring him back as a commentator, but, if he is in fact interested in wrestling again, AEW could do his in-ring return a few months after he starts doing commentary, with the idea being to build more anticipation for his official return to action.
He also could be brought in as a guest commentator during AEW's next pay per view event in Punk's hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
#3 Royal Rumble win, WrestleMania main-event
CM Punk's desire to be in a WrestleMania main event might be completely dead at this point, but that's probably the only promise WWE could make to him that would get the former World Champion to make his long-awaited return to Vince McMahon's company.
The best way to bring Punk back would be at the Royal Rumble event, where he could enter as a surprise at number 30, which would get a massive reaction, especially if WWE were able to keep his return a secret. This would mean that he'd have to win the match, and the go on to challenge whoever the current WWE or Universal Champion is in the main event of WrestleMania.
Aside from a Royal Rumble win and a WrestleMania main event, there probably isn't anything that WWE could offer Punk to get him interested in returning.
#2 Surprise run-in during 'All Out' in Chicago
As we've seen in the past, CM Punk is beloved in Chicago, which is where All Elite Wrestling's next big pay per view, which will be called All Out, is set to take place.
The event will take place on August 31, and as of right now, we don't have any details about what the card will look like. It's probably realistic to expect at AEW Championship match between Chris Jericho and Adam Page. There might even be a singles match between Jon Moxley and Kenny Omega.
Both of which are fantastic ideas, but a surprise run in by Punk in either one of those matches would probably top everything else that happens on the show.
It's possible that, in an attempt to build maximum excitement, AEW will announce that Punk will be at All Out prior to the show, which might actually be the best way to go about it.
#1 Debuts during AEW's first show on TNT
It was recently announced that All Elite Wrestling is going to air their weekly television shows on TNT, which is the former home of WCW Monday Nitro.
As of this writing, we don't know the date of AEW's first show on the Turner Network, but the show is set to debut in the fall, and according to Cody, it'll likely be a two-hour long weekly show.
Of course, AEW wants to make a huge splash during their first episode of weekly television, and the best way to do that would be to bring in CM Punk as a surprise, or in an attempt to ensure that they have the biggest audience possible, they could announce the former WWE Champion's debut ahead of time.
However, in whichever way they do it in doesn't really matter, as Punk debuting in the company will be huge no matter what.
