5 times WWE Superstars faked the return of other wrestlers

#4 CM Punk fakes the return of Jeff Hardy – WWE SmackDown, 2009

CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy

CM Punk faced Jeff Hardy in the latter’s last match in WWE for quite some time back in 2009. He defeated Jeff Hardy in the match and this was done to write Hardy off television for the time being as he was leaving the company.

In the following episode of WWE SmackDown, Jeff Hardy’s music started to play in the arena. The fans cheered as they saw someone come out in the same garb as Hardy, even with the same face paint as the Charismatic Enigma. Everyone thought Hardy had somehow stayed with WWE and was now back in the ring.

Unfortunately, it was not true. Getting a better look at the figure, it became clear that the wrestler was not Hardy, but the man who defeated him, CM Punk. Because both the wrestlers are of similar stature, a lot of fans did not realize it was actually CM Punk until he came into the ring and started mocking the audience.