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Tony Khan Says He Can’t Legally Talk About CM Punk’s Return To WWE

After his departure from AEW due to a backstage altercation with Jack Perry at All In 2023, CM Punk made a shocking return to WWE following the main event of Saturday’s Survivor Series 2023 pay-per-view event.

Tony Khan recently did an interview with BBC West Midlands, where he was asked about Punk’s WWE return. The AEW President said,

“Can’t talk about that, nor do I think it’s the time or the place. But I appreciate you asking, and I’m very excited about AEW All In Wembley Stadium. Not to dodge or duck your question, it’s just not something I can legally talk about.“

Source: eWn

Report – CM Punk Received ‘Major Money Offer’ From TNA/Impact Wrestling Ahead Of WWE Return

As many of you know by now, CM Punk made his return to WWE at Saturday night’s Survivor Series: War Games 2023 pay-per-view event at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL.

Pwinsider is reporting that Punk was considering a “major money offer” made by TNA/Impact Wrestling before finalizing his multi-year deal with WWE on Saturday.

According to the report, Punk was “amazing” during his discussions with TNA/Impact Wrestling, which included dealing with top executives such as Scott D’Amore and Lou D’Angeli.

Sources in Impact believed at one point that the promotion was very close to signing Punk and hoped he would appear at Bound for Glory 2023 as part of the announcement that Impact was rebranding back to TNA.

The conversations continued after Bound for Glory 2023 and people in Impact remained hopeful about bringing Punk in full-time.

However, Impact executives soon realized that Punk could earn a bigger paycheck in WWE, and they were happy for him.

Several Impact wrestlers appreciated the time Punk spent with them when he visited the TV tapings in Chicago, IL.

Source: eWn

BREAKING NEWS – CM Punk Returns To WWE At Survivor Series 2023

CM Punk has made his return to WWE at Survivor Series: War Games.

In the Men’s WarGames match that headlined the show, Randy Orton hit JD McDonaugh with an RKO while Cody Rhodes hit Damian Priest with the Cross Rhodes to pick up the win for his team.

As the babyfaces all stood tall, the Cult of Personality theme music hit and CM Punk made his way to the ring in a white t-shirt and jeans. CM Punk hyped up the fans on the entrance stage and soaked in the reaction as the show came to a close.

WWE Survivor Series: War Games 11/25/2023 (Results),

WOMEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH:
Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch def. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Asuka, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane)

A previously injured R-Truth made an appearance alongside Pretty Deadly, Women’s Tag Team Champions Chelsea Green and Piper Niven, and Alpha Academy in a plug for Ruffles potato chips. In the segment, all involved were eating the chips when Pretty Deadly’s Elton Prince and Kit Wilson began arguing with Otis, saying they were called “crisps” rather than “chips.”

A brawl broke out over the argument about how to refer to the Ruffles and bowls of the chips were thrown. R-Truth appeared out of nowhere, eating his own bowl of the snacks, and said he had “been there the whole time.” The last time the real-life Ron Killings, a multiple-time WWE 24/7 champion, was seen on WWE TV was during an episode of “WWE NXT” in November 2022 when he took on Grayson Waller.

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Gunther (c) def. The Miz

Santos Escobar def. Dragon Lee

WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Rhea Ripley (c) def. Zoey Stark

MEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH:
Cody Rhodes, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Randy Orton def. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre

As Rhodes, Rollins, Uso, Zayn and Orton was celebrating, Cult of Personality hit. CM Punk has returned to WWE.

WWE Survivor Series: War Games 11/25/2023 (Card)

WWE Survivor Series: War Games live PLE – Saturday, November 25, 2023, from Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

Event Card

MEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH:
Cody Rhodes, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Randy Orton vs. The Judgment Day (Finn Bálor, Damian Priest, “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio, and JD McDonagh) and Drew McIntyre

WOMEN’S WAR GAMES MATCH:
Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Asuka, Iyo Sky, and Kairi Sane)

WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Zoey Stark

INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Gunther (c) vs. The Miz

Dragon Lee vs. Santos Escobar

WWE SmackDown Preview 11/24/2023

WWE SmackDown will air live tonight on FS1 (due to college football on FOX) from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL just outside of Chicago.

Tonight’s SmackDown is the go-home show for Saturday’s Survivor Series.

  • Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship Match: The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor and Damian Priest will defend the belts against The Street Profits.
  • The Grayson Waller Effect with special guest Kevin Owens
  • Results from fan vote for the advantage in the Women’s WarGames Match – Instead of having a match to determine who gets the advantage, WWE held the first-ever fans vote to determine who gets the advantage on Saturday. The Women’s WarGames Match will be Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, Shotzi, and Becky Lynch vs. Damage CTRL (Bayley, Kairi Sane, Asuka, and WWE Women’s Champion IYO SKY.

John Cena Undergoes Successful Arm Surgery (Again), Celebrates ‘Two Repaired Arms’

16-time WWE Champion John Cena has discussed the latest surgery that he has undergone and thanked the doctor who operated on him. 

Cena disclosed on X that he underwent arm surgery, just a few weeks after his previous operation on November 10.

“Thank you for the autograph, @JeffDugasMD! So very grateful to him and his whole team for two successful surgeries. A world-class facility that has me ready to seize the day… with two repaired arms,” wrote Cena.

The surgeries came after his recent WWE run, where his last match was at Crown Jewel on November 4, losing to The Bloodline’s Solo Sikoa. His run, which began on the September 1 episode of “WWE SmackDown,” came about due to the SAG-AFTRA strike in Hollywood, which ended on November 8. During his most recent stint, he feuded with the Bloodline.

Cena was the host of the Payback premium live event, where he was also the referee for the match between LA Knight and The Miz, and later teamed with Knight at Fastlane, defeating Sikoa and Jimmy Uso. He also was in the corner of “WWE NXT” star Carmelo Hayes, when Hayes faced Bron Breakker on the October 10 episode of “NXT.” The visit was Cena’s first appearance on a televised episode of the developmental brand. 

In his last run with WWE, Cena also wrestled several dark matches on “SmackDown” against the likes of Montez Ford, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, and members of The Bloodline, excluding WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Preview 11/21/2023

Tonight’s episode of WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Performance Center on the USA Network: 

  • Los Lotharios (Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo) vs. Malik Blade and Edris Enofe.
  • Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying Match: Josh Briggs vs. Carmelo Hayes
  • Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying Match: Blair Davenport vs. Thea Hail with Jacy Jane
  • Eddy Thorpe vs. Charlie Dempsey with Drew Gulak and Myles Borne
  • NXT Heritage Cup Championship: Noam Dar (c) with Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, and Jakara Jackson vs. Chad Gable with Akira Tozawa, Otis, and Maxxine Dupri
  • WWE NXT Women’s Championship: Lyra Valkyria (c) vs. Xia Li

Cody Rhodes Reveals Fifth Member Of War Games Team After Losing Advantage On WWE Raw

The WarGames team of Drew McIntyre and The Judgment Day may have the advantage to start out the match at Survivor Series, but the team is also going to up against a viper.

McIntyre took on Jey Uso in a WarGames Advantage Match on “WWE Raw,” and won clean with a Future Shock DDT. With the win, The Judgment Day’s team will have the numbers advantage at the beginning of the match on Saturday. After the match and subsequent beat down, however, the opposing team ran down to the ring to help out their teammate. After they cleared the ring, Cody Rhodes got on the mic and announced that a friend with whom he has a “legacy” with would be joining their team. Rhodes said their final teammate is an “apex predator,” and while he didn’t outright say it would be Randy Orton will be backing them up on Saturday, he did hear the crowd’s “Randy” chants and add, “They’re right.”

Orton has been out of action for well over a year with a lower back injury that required surgery. Sidelined since May with an injury that had doctors telling him he would never wrestle again, Orton will make his return at the premium live event, which will emanate from the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 11/20/2023

Tonight’s WWE RAW live in USA Network from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI. Last RAW before Saturday’s Survivor Series: WarGames PLE.

  • WarGames advantage match: Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso or Sami Zayn vs. Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Dominik Mysterio or JD McDonagh
  • Drew McIntyre speaks
  • Nia Jax vs. Raquel Rodriguez
  • Becky Lynch vs. against Xia Li
  • Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Chad Gable