Former non wrestling backstage personnel Renee Young who is currently going by the name of Renee Paquette recently talked about the arrival of CM Punk in the AEW. She gave her opinion on why The Best in the World decided to join AEW over WWE.
The return of CM Punk to wrestling shook the world of professional wrestling completely. He did not appear in any professional wrestling promotion since he left the world of wrestling in January, 2014. He became one of the biggest stars in the world of professional wrestling while working in WWE.
Renee Paquette Gives Her Opinion On Why CM Punk Chose AEW Over WWE
Punk became a fan favourite in a very short amount of time. Back in the time he was one of the biggest names in the world of professional wrestling just after John Cena, some fans even believe he was more famous than John Cena. But bad bloods stood in the way between him and WWE, as a result he decided to leave the WWE forever.
Since he left WWE, he did not appear in any professional wrestling promotion. Every fan was waiting for his return to professional wrestling but it took over seven years for him to return. But he did not return to the promotion that made him famous. Return to professional wrestling holding the hands of the newest rivals of WWE, The All Elite Wrestling. This is a huge boost for the new promotion against WWE and it would be interesting to see how WWE copes up after this blow.
Renee Young who is currently going by the name of Renee Paquette recently spoke on The Wrestling Inc. Daily where she gave her opinion on why The Best in the World decided to join AEW over WWE. She said;
“I think the thing with WWE that everyone says is, never say never. So if Punk were to have ended up back in WWE, I don’t think I would have been so floored by it because I think no matter what, everyone’s just kind of waiting. ‘When’s he gonna put the boots back on? When are we gonna get CM Punk back in the ring?’ And honestly, as more time was passing, I was like, sh*t, are we ever gonna see this? Is it never gonna happen?
“So I think for him to be able to sit back, and I know he took the time over the pandemic and watching these no crowd shows and what was going on with AEW, to now fans are back, and he came back at obviously the perfect time in Chicago from past pay-per-view to showing up on on Rampage. I’m not surprised that it was AEW that he decided to go to. I think the thing for him, whether it’s talking money, talking dates, whatever it comes down to, it’s the storylines and the people that he wants to work with.”
“I don’t think there was anything fresh and new in WWE that he really wanted to do. I don’t think there was anyone there that he wanted to work that he hasn’t already worked, storylines he’s not already been able to do.
“Whether it was at AEW, or Ring of Honor or what have you, to now looking at things being busted wide open at AEW and having Adam Cole there now. You’ve got Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, for him to be able to tag with with Bryan Danielson, that was one thing that he mentioned to me on my podcast.
“I think it’s just those other opportunities and different avenues that he can kind of take his career now. I think that’s what really spoke to him more so than somebody driving a truck of cash up to his house, which hopefully he got that too.”