Eric Bischoff believes that CM Punk’s second run with WWE could surpass his first if the former AEW World Champion takes things seriously.
Punk returned to WWE at Survivor Series: WarGames last week, close to a decade after walking out of the promotion following the Royal Rumble 2014 pay-per-view event.
On a recent edition of his “Strictly Business” podcast, Bischoff addressed CM Punk’s return to WWE after years away. He said,
“I’m pretty sure Punk is going to…provided he wants to, motivation is the core of this, right? If Punk woke up and said, ‘Look, I want to have one more really, really good run,’ and if he’s willing to be a team player, I think he’s going to be very successful in WWE.
“He’s not going to be able to get away with the same kind of silliness, nor will he be exposed to the same kind of backstage environment that he was exposed to in AEW. He’s going to have to learn to deal with a more corporate, structured environment.
“If he’s willing, if his intentions are such that he really wants to make this work and be a team player, I think his second run will be better than his first in WWE.”
Punk’s first WWE run saw him become a five-time World Champion, ECW Champion, Intercontinental Champion, Tag Team Champion, and two-time Money in the Bank winner.
CM Punk appeared on this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW. He has also been confirmed for next week’s episode of WWE SmackDown on FOX.
