Watch CM Punk's long-awaited return to the ring to a wild AEW Rampage crowd
"I'm back."
After seven long years of waiting, CM Punk is back!
Wrestling fans finally have gotten everything they have asked for and more, as on Friday night during AEW Rampage in Chicago, Punk made his return to the ring in glorious, emotional fashion. It’s been over seven years since Punk and WWE split quite unceremoniously, but now the 42-year-old is back in the ring, and with his former company’s biggest competitor to boot.
Even before AEW Rampage got underway, fans in Chicago were already anticipating Punk’s return with cheers and chants. Once the opening notes of “Cult of Personality” — Punk’s entrance song — rang out through the arena, however, fans went absolutely NUTS.
Just listen to this crowd!
It's clobberin' time @CMPunk #AEWRampage pic.twitter.com/QMaDo1mAJr
— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) August 21, 2021
What a reaction from the fans! Then from Punk himself too as he takes in the awe-inspiring moment on stage. I’m not a wrestling fan in the slightest but I know a cool sports moment when I see it.
Oh, and Punk’s official press release signifying his return is all kinds of awesome too.
OFFICIAL RELEASE FROM THE DESK OF @CMPunk #AEWRampage pic.twitter.com/L51roZzL8P
— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) August 21, 2021
“I’m back” indeed!