Punk shocked the crowd at Survivor Series: WarGames when his music hit following the main event and the Chicago native made his way out to the entrance ramp to pose before celebrating with the crowd. Punk famously split from WWE in 2014 after injuries and mounting frustrations with the promotion.Randy Orton returned to WWE in a heated men's WarGames match as the Team Cody Rhodes prevailed. After the main event, CM Punk also returned to WWE to a massive pop.
Phillip Jack Brooks, better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestler, comic book writer and former mixed martial artist."I was sick and hurt, and sick and tired, and burnt out, and I walked," he said. "And I can do that because I'm an independent contractor." Punk signed a contract with UFC and fought twice in 2016, losing via first-round knockout to Mickey Gall and unanimous decision against Mike Jackson.
Punk, 45, was one of the company’s biggest stars in the late 2000s/mid 2010s after a spectacular run including terrific matches and all-time promos, most notably the ‘Pipe Bomb’ ahead of his iconic match with John Cena at Money in the Bank 2011.
After a lengthy run with the WWE Championship, Punk made his final appearance at the 2014 Royal Rumble event, walking out on the company and receiving his firing papers on his wedding day - after which Punk claimed he would never work for WWE again.Punk stole the headlines when he returned after Orton, Rhodes, Zayn, Uso and Rollins won WarGames. WWE's Survivor Series: WarGames 2023 provided plenty of thrilling action from start to finish on Saturday night. What was not expected was the return of former WWE and AEW Champion CM Punk to close the show.
