In a recent interview with Denise Salcedo, WWE superstar CM Punk discussed several topics, including what helped to bring him back to WWE television after his departure from All Elite Wrestling.

“It was never a thing I was yearning to do, there were a lot of things that had to happen for that pathway to kind of clear, the stars had to align, there had to be a full moon, a lot of dominoes fell in order for us to get here. Vince being out of the picture I think probably illuminated the way, I think that might have been one of the biggest things, and that was both ways, it wasn’t me, it wasn’t him, it was, there’s a lot of history there. All of a sudden, one of us got removed from the equation and it changed a lot of things.

If WWE was the place it is today back then, I never would have left, all the things that happened and the arguments and the butting of heads, the feeling of being injured and burnt out and feeling like those in a managerial role weren’t listening, that doesn’t exist in the current atmosphere. I think what makes my return so special is because of all the history, because of all the time passed. Now, we’re here and it’s a happy moment for me, I’m grateful to be here.”

The full interview is available at this link.