Short and to the Point Roundtable: The Awful Announcing staff discuss CM Punk returning to WWE

Jessica Kleinschmidt hosts a roundtable with Awful Announcing writers/ WWE fans Ben Axelrod, Chris Novak, and Robert O’Neill to discuss CM Punk returning to WWE. The panel talks about Punk’s return at Survivor Series, potential future Punk storylines, Triple H bringing Punk back into the company, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

• 1:25: Welcome to Short and to the Point
• 2:11: Fan reaction to CM Punk’s return
• 3:52: How surprising was CM Punk returning at Survivor Series?
• 4:48: Media coverage on CM Punk’s return
• 6:38: CM Punk having the “It factor”
• 8:21: People not wanting to work with CM Punk
• 9:22: Potential future CM Punk storylines
• 11:34: Triple H bringing CM Punk back into WWE
• 14:50: Vince McMahon not bringing CM Punk back
• 16:08: Wrestling in Chicago
• 17:56: CM Punk’s MMA career and the transition from WWE to UFC
• 18:59: Was the timing right for WWE to embrace CM Punk?
• 21:04: Hot take CM Punk storyline

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