5 Dream scenarios for a CM Punk Return

#3 Win the Royal Rumble 2019 match to challenge Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship

CM Punk and Daniel Bryan have had multiple matches in the WWE before.

Imagine seeing Daniel Bryan retain the WWE Championship against AJ Styles at Royal Rumble, only for CM Punk to make his return during the Royal Rumble 2019 match for him to go and win it? Seeing Punk vs. Bryan again could be the key to having Punk finally get what he always dreamed for: A WrestleMania main event match.

Having Punk return to SmackDown Live would be a very interesting move, as he could be one of the biggest faces alongside the likes of AJ Styles and Rey Mysterio. We have seen a babyface Punk against a heel Bryan before back in 2012, and despite the fact that they were consistent in putting on great matches, their feud was sometimes overshadowed with the addition of Kane and the involvement of AJ Lee.

With Bryan now officially on his own, he doesn't answer to anybody in the WWE anymore. But neither does Punk, and this rivalry could simply be about two former friends who are now bitter enemies. Punk has always been solid on the mic, whereas Bryan is a lot more comfortable during segments when he is competing as a heel, so the promos would definitely be gold.

The New Daniel Bryan could always mention how he did everything that Punk has ever dreamed of, such as main eventing WrestleMania when he defeated Batista & Randy Orton to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Punk could talk about how the only reason why Bryan was included in that main event was due to the power of the Yes Movement, and yet Bryan still turned on the fans by going against everything he stood for.