6 things CM Punk would've done if he hadn't walked out from the WWE

CM Punk was the hottest act in the professional wrestling industry only at par with Daniel Bryan when he walked out of the WWE in 2014. It's a known fact that Punk and Vince McMahon didn't always see eye-to-eye and Punk would eventually let his frustrations get the best of him and decided to walk out from the WWE.

It's been four years since he left the WWE and that didn't hinder his popularity even a bit as we can still hear the fans chant his name during the WWE shows more often. Punk quoted that he had zero passion for wrestling when he walked out of the WWE and said that he will never ever return to the squared circle again, and getting fired on his wedding day was the last straw for the straight edge superstar.

He tried his luck inside the Octagon when he had his first MMA fight in the UFC against Mickey Gall where he was defeated in under 3 minutes in the first round by the latter. Since then, he has been on the sidelines apart from showing up on a reality show.

Will he ever return to WWE? That is the question on everyone's mind for four years straight, and only Punk can answer that question. The other question on the fans' minds is, what if Punk never left the WWE? Where would he be now if he hadn't walked out of the company in 2014? Let's have a look.

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#6 Match against Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 30 where the winner will be added to the WWE Championship match

This would've told a whole new different story!

Daniel Bryan and CM Punk formed an alliance to take on the Wyatt-family in November 2013. The straight edge- vegan combo defeated Harper and Rowan at Survivor Series in a tag team match. The next night on Raw, Punk would try to save Bryan from being taken hostage by the Wyatt-family but got beaten up by the Shield.

This led to CM Punk accusing the authority of orchestrating the attack by the Shield which resulted in an unfinished feud with the director of operations, Kane. The last we saw from this feud was when Kane eliminated Punk from the Royal Rumble.

If Punk hadn't decided to walk out of the WWE, he could've started to feud against the Authority alongside Daniel Bryan on the road to WrestleMania and could've taken Triple H's place in the match against Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 30 where the winner would be added to the WWE Championship match.

This match would've been way more interesting than the match between Bryan and Triple H. WWE could've planted the seeds for a potential WWE Championship program between the two after WrestleMania 30. But unfortunately, we never got to see this come to fruition.

#5 CM Punk and the Shield vs Evolution and Kane

Punk alongside The Shield would've been best for business

It's a known fact that The Shield is the brainchild of CM Punk. Punk pitched the idea to Vince McMahon and Triple H to form the Shield comprising him, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Kassius Ohno.

Triple H shot down Kassius Ohno and suggested that Roman Reigns be added to the faction, to which punk agreed. But then, Triple H took things into his own hands and went on to form The Shield without Punk, claiming it to be his idea.

When the Shield debuted in 2012 they assisted Punk to retain the WWE Championship against Ryback and John Cena and again in a match against Ryback. The group yet again tried to help Punk retain the gold by attacking the Rock at the Royal Rumble which resulted in Punk pinning the Rock. But the match was restarted by Vince McMahon and Punk ended up losing the title.

That would be the last time we saw CM Punk and The Shield on the same page. They did cross paths during the post-Survivor Series episode of Raw in 2013 where the trio attacked and took out Punk.

CM Punk would've got the opportunity to work with the faction that he came up with if he had not left the WWE. Punk aligning himself with the Shield to level the odds against Evolution and Kane in a feud would've been best for business.

#4 A match against Triple H at WrestleMania 31

Who would say no to this match?

CM Punk and Triple H never got along that well. As mentioned before, claiming The Shield was his idea was one of the reasons Triple H lost the respect of Punk.

Punk would then go on to own the cerebral assassin on countless occasions including the infamous pipe bomb promo in which punk referred to Triple H as Vince McMahon's doofus son-in-law. Punk would take shots at Triple H on marrying his way into the business and constantly got on the game's nerves. This feud had all it takes to go for a long time.

If punk were still in the WWE by the time, we would've seen witnessed CM Punk vs Triple H at WrestleMania 31 instead of that abomination of a match with Triple H facing Sting.

#3 Feud with Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship

This would've been a master vs student scenario

Seth Rollins during his heel days was considered being the second coming of CM Punk. Rollins possessed similar verbal and in-ring ability as of CM Punk. Both were best at their game irrespective of being portrayed as either a heel or baby-face.

After Rollins became the WWE World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 31 he went on to defend the title against Randy Orton, John Cena, and Brock Lesnar to name a few.

A match between CM Punk and Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship would've come to fruition if the former decided not to leave the WWE.

It would've been intriguing to see two superstars with similar abilities collide in a one-on-one match. CM Punk would've helped Rollins to reach even greater heights if this feud had happened.

#2 Match against Kevin Owens for the Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 32

This match would've stolen the show

CM Punk and Kevin Owens go way back during their time in Ring Of Honor. Owens still talk about the infamous t-shirt incident between him and Punk at ROH.

It's a shame that we never got to see Punk and Owens collide in a WWE ring. But this would've been a reality if Punk were around during WrestleMania 32.

Owens defended the intercontinental championship in a ladder match at WrestleMania 32 in a losing effort. The Intercontinental title picture would've been more interesting if CM Punk faced Owens for the title at WrestleMania 32 in a classic one-on-one match.

But unfortunately, fantasy warfare didn't get real and we had to settle for a Zack Ryder championship win at WrestleMania 32.

#1 A Move to SmackDown, WWE Title reign and a feud with AJ Styles

Why did we not get to see this match in WWE?

CM Punk could've played a major part during the 2016 WWE brand split. Punk would've been a great addition to SmackDown Live and we may have seen Punk go back to the blue brand where he made his mark in the WWE.

The SmackDown Live roster was stacked with talents like John Cena, Randy Orton, and The Miz to name a few. But the most promising superstar who would've been an ideal opponent for CM Punk would be the Phenomenal "AJ Styles".

Punk and Styles feuding over the WWE Championship would've been a more promising story than the others. John Cena's 16th WWE Championship win and Bray Wyatt's title win would not have happened if these two were going at it for the title and this match could've possibly been the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 33.

It will bring mixed emotions when we fantasize about these matches and story-lines CM Punk would've been a part of if he hadn't left the WWE. The only thing we can do now is to hope that Punk would at some point in the future, bury the hatchet with Vince McMahon and Triple H and return to the WWE once again.

Time heals up many wounds and we have to wait to find out if Punk returns to the WWE in the future.