CM Punk Returns to WWE Programming: Best Twitter Reactions
CM Punk stunned the wrestling world when he returned to WWE programming last night (November 12) after leaving the company in 2014.
Punk appeared on last night’s episode of FS1’s WWE Backstage and said, “It’s as simple as this: Just when they think they got the answers, I change the culture. I’ll see you here next week.”
Former @WWE Champion @CMPunk has joined #WWEBackstage.
— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) November 13, 2019
Follow @WWEonFOX for more. pic.twitter.com/w3JZ4iU8WM
It was then confirmed that Punk will be “appearing periodically on [WWE Backstage] beginning next Tuesday, November 19.
Ho-ly sh*t!
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) November 13, 2019
Your chants have been answered!@CMPunk just showed up on #WWEBackstage on @fs1 - he’ll be appearing periodically on the show beginning next Tuesday night at 11pm ET! pic.twitter.com/kurMv2wr0k
Of course, many will speculate whether this will eventually lead to a return to the ring, but as of right now, this might just be the biggest surprise in the wrestling world in 2019. It should be noted that WWE Backstage is a Fox-run program, so technically, Punk isn’t working for WWE. He is very much an employee of Fox.
Once news spread on social media, fans had a lot to say about Punk’s return. Here are some of the best reactions.
https://twitter.com/BossMoz/status/1194511193152487424
Samoa Joe and CM Punk after being on WWE programming at the same time.
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) November 13, 2019
https://t.co/tvfDo00wJE
Wrestlers on social media trying to get CM Punk's attention after not tweeting him in years..... pic.twitter.com/0qyDPrIgsc
— Wrestling Jebus (@WrestlingJebus) November 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/moeziIIa/status/1194490997922836480
cm punk and adam cole together on wwe programming in 2019,,, nobody move pic.twitter.com/swpkWr53Rd
— ✧･ﾟslater | DAKOTA DAY (@poisonouspixies) November 13, 2019
Everyone right now after seeing CM Punk joining the show #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/rNgad98R9Y
— The Real One ☄️ (@WWEREALONE) November 13, 2019
CM PUNK IS BACK, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!!! pic.twitter.com/TJTLnU7fgX
— gab (@kyloreh) November 13, 2019
AEW when they see CM Punk back in the WWE pic.twitter.com/vOoBXMbu9Z
— Randy Cruz (@randyjcruz) November 13, 2019
CM Punk joins #WWEBackstage
— Alastair McKenzie🏴 (@Mckenzieas93) November 13, 2019
Everyone: pic.twitter.com/mCyfjTUnhS
I genuinely thought CM Punk would never return to WWE but if all he's doing is getting an easy pay-day from Fox to talk about King Corbin for a bit and never wrestling on Raw or Smackdown then fair fucks to him
— forever botchamania (@Maffewgregg) November 13, 2019
Fans: I don't care if CM Punk comes back tbh
— Fiending For Followers ‼️ (@Fiend4FolIows) November 13, 2019
CM Punk on WWE backstage: Hi
Fans: #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/4SYX4AQUHr
https://twitter.com/akiram_xx/status/1194502906369773568
CM Punk is trending on 3 different topics right now:
— TWC - #BigDaddyCiampa (@TheWrestlingCov) November 13, 2019
-CM Punk
-Cult Of Personality
-Best In The World
FREAKIN LEGEND. #WWEBackstage
Five years ago CM Punk went out to get a bottle of Pepsi & didn’t come back...until today. #Kayfabe
— WWE Creative Humor (a sub of TKO Creative Humor) (@WWECreative_ish) November 13, 2019
I actually hope Punk just does Backstage and never returns to wrestling. It's the least satisfying scenario for all sides and that seems fitting. WWE has to field another decade of CM Punk chants and Phil gets six figures to say "Yeah, that Rusev story is kinda dumb".
— Trevor Dame (@TrevorDame) November 13, 2019
CM Punk disowned longtime friends for talking to people in WWE. CM Punk now makes a living talking to people in WWE. Wrestling is wild.
— Joey (@JoeyOnEarth) November 13, 2019
