10 WWE legends who have not had a retirement match yet

#5 CM Punk

Will it ever happen?

There probably isn’t a more controversial topic in today’s wrestling scene than a potential WWE return for CM Punk. Whenever you hear somebody talking about it online, the comment section is normally full of internet fans showing their approval or anger at the mere suggestion. There is absolutely no evidence to suggest Punk will be returning to the WWE anytime soon, so when we talk about his return, it’s usually more in hope than expectation.

But as previously stated, ‘never say never’ does actually mean something in terms of WWE returns. As long as a former star is still breathing, there is a door left open for them to come back and wrestle for Vince McMahon yet again. After all, Vince is a business man, and I don’t think there is a bigger potential money maker for the WWE than to have Punk come back.

A Punk return doesn’t even have to be a long-term arrangement. The hardest part about his departure from the company was how unceremonious it was. Punk was literally there one minute and gone the next. If you look back at the 2014 Royal Rumble, the sight of Kane eliminating Punk and throwing him into the steel steps carries with it quite a profound feeling. That signalled the very last time the Straight Edge Superstar would appear in front of WWE cameras. For a legend like Punk, he deserved a much more meaningful exit.

Who could Punk come back to face? Well, the match originally scheduled for Wrestlemania 30 was between Punk and Triple H, and there is certainly enough of a story between those two to warrant seeing them go toe to toe in the ring. But if this is going to be a retirement match, you’d probably want Punk to come back and help a younger talent cement their future.

A matchup with Seth Rollins would fit the bill perfectly, for example, or perhaps a current NXT guy like Hideo Itami or Cassius Ono – the wrestler Punk originally wanted as part of The Shield instead of Roman Reigns.

There will always remain numerous possibilities if Punk was ever convinced to return, and given the fact that the guy is still clearly in training, maybe it isn’t that unrealistic to hope.