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00:00Did CM Punk actually return 
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undefined:undefinedCM Punk… to NXT confirmed question mark?
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00:40Before confirming he was accepting Adam 
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undefined:undefinedopening promo with Shawn Michaels,  
00:57where they seemingly forgot their lines, then 
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undefined:undefinedSuperstar named…[crowd chants CM Punk].” 
01:23Quite clearly Raw. He’d already 
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undefined:undefinedhe returned to the promotion after a decade out. 
01:47Fightful reported that a CM Punk in NXT isn’t 
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undefined:undefinedAnd ‘Have you tried these  
02:07muffins. Mindys. Mindy’s muffins.
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undefined:undefinedwith his co-workers backstage. ALLEGEDLY! 
02:27Booker T also corroborated 
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undefined:undefinedbrand… he wants to take over running it. 
02:49“CM Punk’s long term goal is to succeed Shawn 
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undefined:undefinedjust mentor younger talent, but also to gain  
03:12experience in backstage production.
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undefined:undefinedjust show up at the NXT Performance Center to  
03:32give advice. Famously, and very appropriately 
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undefined:undefinedroster stars appearing on NXT was incredibly rare. 
04:00Following that, it was actually Punk who pitched 
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undefined:undefinedThe Shield would travel on Punk’s coach in the  
04:24first few months after their call-up, where 
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undefined:undefinedmentor younger talent, taking the likes of MJF,  
04:42Powerhouse Hobbs and Brody King out for 
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undefined:undefinedglass in a weapon spot because it’s needlessly  
05:03dangerous led to him leaving the company.
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undefined:undefinedSo what about the guy Punk might be trying  
05:22to replace as head of NXT, Shawn Michaels?
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undefined:undefinedattitude forged an early bond. 
05:45According to Maven, Punk managed to have backstage 
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undefined:undefinedburying him. HBK himself later confirmed this: 
06:07“Dave Lagana will tell you, as Punk will, that 
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undefined:undefined“we had a glorious 11 month love affair,  
06:29man on man, that I shall never 
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undefined:undefinedand comedic effect. But it did come at a time  
06:48when Punk’s AEW status was in flux. So maybe 
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undefined:undefinedHBK. In fact, even though Michaels has been a  
07:16revelation booking NXT in 2023, it wasn’t a role 
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undefined:undefinedown show again, and you better  
07:37believe Hangman Page isn’t allowed on it.
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undefined:undefinedAnd by hottest, I mean ‘most  
08:00artificially crowd noise booed’.
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undefined:undefinedDominik Mysterio at the @WWE Live  
08:18Holiday Tour on Saturday, December 30!”
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undefined:undefinedfor his first match in WWE in over 9 years” 
08:41Punk’s return has seen WWE’s 
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undefined:undefinedsales already were in the six figures.  
09:01That means Punk sold hundreds of thousands of 
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undefined:undefinedfar the most-watched quarter hour” - adding  
09:21over 400,000 viewers on the show’s average.
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undefined:undefinedAnd the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer has  
09:44claimed Punk’s return has been a major factor in 
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undefined:undefinedTony Khan revealed on a media call promoting  
10:07ROH Final Battle that he continues to be in 
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undefined:undefinedshown, Zaslav isn’t afraid to screw over long  
10:33term partners. He’s made ruthless cuts and has 
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undefined:undefinedHow do you think Punk would be in  
10:56charge of NXT? Let me know in the comments…
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