“I didn’t see CM Punk all day. I didn’t know he was in the building. I didn’t know there was a segment planned. I was genuinely surprised that it was CM Punk. I knew it. But I didn’t know anything.
“The fans want to see CM Punk back in the business. To see him back in that format is one thing, but I’m sure people want to see CM Punk back in the ring. That’s the end goal, I would expect for many fans. For him to come on [WWE Backstage], Samoa Joe was on, and it was like a reunion. The internet pretty much blew up. Nothing but positive comments on the show. It let me know we did a good job keeping people to the end of the show and then Punk coming out and making a splash. Next week, people are going to be wondering what’s going to happen.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen with CM Punk because he’s a wild card. We don’t know what he’s going to say. He can go right off the cuff. He could perhaps want to have a pipebomb moment, and we’ll have to restrain him.”
