"Greatest wrestling return of all time" - Twitter erupts on CM Punk's one-year anniversary in AEW

AEW fans showed their excitement on social media as August 20, 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of CM Punk's debut in the company.The Straight Edge Superstar made his first appearance in All Elite Wrestling at The First Dance event on Rampage. Punk's first match in AEW was against Darby Allin at All Out 2021, his in-ring return finally coming after seven years. CM Punk's first major feud in the Jacksonville-based promotion was against MJF, which culminated with a Dog Collar match at Revolution 2022. He then proceeded to win the AEW World Championship at Double or Nothing after defeating Hangman Page via pinfall. However, an injury shortly after resulted in him taking off to recuperate.Punk made his return at the Quake By The Lake edition of Dynamite and had a confrontation with interim AEW World Champion Jon Moxley. On this week's Wednesday night show, he cut a controversial promo where he called out Hangman Page by going off-script.The Twitterati exploded on his one-year anniversary in AEW despite the recent negativity surrounding the former WWE Superstar. Here are a few of the reactions to it:Wrestling Banana 🍌@WrestleBananaOne year ago today, CM Punk broke the whole internet when he made his return to professional wrestling debuting in AEW at the United Center.A year later, he's currently the AEW World Champion. This was easily the best wrestling debut of all time.86189One year ago today, CM Punk broke the whole internet when he made his return to professional wrestling debuting in AEW at the United Center.A year later, he's currently the AEW World Champion. This was easily the best wrestling debut of all time. https://t.co/jM7qpCC3QlWrestle Ops@WrestleOpsOne year ago today, CM Punk made his return to pro-wrestling after a 7 year hiatus.One of the greatest crowd reactions of all time.An unreal &amp; unforgettable night.2691439One year ago today, CM Punk made his return to pro-wrestling after a 7 year hiatus.One of the greatest crowd reactions of all time.An unreal &amp; unforgettable night. https://t.co/a7IXOqd9w3MJESUSF@MJESUSF12@AEW @CMPunk Greatest return in history thank you @TonyKhan@AEW @CMPunk Greatest return in history thank you @TonyKhanJ.@StonedBatxx@AEW @CMPunk The crowd gave him one of the most loud reactions ever on that night2@AEW @CMPunk The crowd gave him one of the most loud reactions ever on that nightGeneration Zed@GenerationZed1Happy CM Punk Day.I'm rewatching his return and crying like a baby, hbu? #AEW twitter.com/GenerationZed1…Generation Zed@GenerationZed1Tonight was genuinely something incredible. So damn glad to have been apart of this. #AEWRampage #AEWIWasThereCM Punk is back, guys. He really is.555Tonight was genuinely something incredible. So damn glad to have been apart of this. #AEWRampage #AEWIWasThereCM Punk is back, guys. He really is. https://t.co/HXtjDZYNYoHappy CM Punk Day.I'm rewatching his return and crying like a baby, hbu? #AEW twitter.com/GenerationZed1… https://t.co/s8AaJhin27Captain Hendo🔥 🇮🇪@meditsb11@AEW @CMPunk Still can’t believe this happened. Greatest moment in AEW history!@AEW @CMPunk Still can’t believe this happened. Greatest moment in AEW history!👑𝔸𝕕𝕒𝕞 𝔾𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕘👑@AdamGoldberg281 year ago today. The return of Cm Punk. The greatest wrestling return of all time. 84131 year ago today. The return of Cm Punk. The greatest wrestling return of all time. ❤️❤️https://t.co/6MOZ6So7xIMikel Senior@mikelsenior@AEW @CMPunk 1 of the greatest moments in wrestling history. Amazing still gives me tears@AEW @CMPunk 1 of the greatest moments in wrestling history. Amazing still gives me tearsIt's STIIIIIIIIIIIING !!!@WUaP5921Say what you will about the current backstage in #AEW , but everyone can agree that @CMPunk's debut one year ago, made an impact on how the product from both the companies was put forward. It DID change the business.Say what you will about the current backstage in #AEW , but everyone can agree that @CMPunk's debut one year ago, made an impact on how the product from both the companies was put forward. It DID change the business.Skelevra@Skelevra2@AEW @CMPunk Biggest pop of the last 10/15 years@AEW @CMPunk Biggest pop of the last 10/15 yearsYou can check out the full results of AEW Rampage HERE.WWE legend Bully Ray slammed CM Punk for his recent segment on AEW DynamiteWhile speaking on the latest edition of the Busted Open podcast, Ray spoke about Punk calling out Hangman Page in his promo, and the wrestling veteran wasn't a fan of it. Bully Ray said he didn't see the point in burying Page in front of his hometown crowd:“Putting Hangman [Page] back into this picture doesn’t really do anything for me, but I do agree with why go out of your way to bury him in his hometown? Why go from cowboy sh*t to coward sh*t? Now if Hangman doesn’t answer that coward sh*t line, now people have to look at him like he’s a bit of a b**ch. If I’m a Hangman fan I’m wondering ‘hey, where were you last night?’ And if you never answer this, and I think he will, because AEW is good at planting a seed here and not coming back to it for a while,” said Ray.While Punk is in the midst of controversy in AEW, he has a huge title unification match coming up against Jon Moxley on next week's Dynamite. It will be interesting to see who emerges victorious and becomes the undisputed champion in Tony Khan's promotion.How do you rate CM Punk's first year in All Elite Wrestling? Let us know in the comments section below.

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