3 Opponents For CM Punk If He Joins AEW 

Could He Return In His Hometown At All Out?
Could He Return In His Hometown At All Out?

The rumors have begun. All Elite Wrestling released their poster for the all-out event that will take place on August 31st in Chicago the Sears Center, and something caught everyone's eye.

There are stars used in the top right corner of the logo that has a striking resemblance to those of which CM Punk used to use when he was wrestling. A CM Punk return has never been that likely and it isn't very likely now, but it's the most likely it has been since Punk left WWE back in 2014.

With the potential for a best in the world return, one of the main things people are thinking about is if he does return to wrestling and debut for AEW who will he face in the ring. Punk could probably have a good match with most of the elite roster and who knows who he could face should he choose to join the company.

He could face Chris Jericho, or he could face Michael Nakazawa who really knows. But these three, in particular, would be great opponents for the second city saint.

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#3 Pentagon Jr

Zero Fear
Zero Fear

While this probably shouldn't be his first match back as Penta isn't the biggest star on the roster, this match would be awesome.

Penta is one of those guys where if you have a bad match with him, you are doing something terribly wrong. He's that damn good. He and Punk have never met in a match before and with Punk most likely being a little rusty having not had a proper match since the 2014 royal rumble, Penta would be a great fit to help Punk have a great match. He and Rey Fenix as a tag team are great, but he could be a huge singles star in the future.

#2 Kenny Omega

The Best Bout Machine vs The Best In The World
The Best Bout Machine vs The Best In The World

This may be number two but this is the big money match.

Kenny is basically incapable of having a bad match and if Punk is half as good as he was 5 years ago, this match would rule and be an absolute dream for wrestling fans all over the world.

Kenny Omega is probably going to be what the Japanese would call the 'ace' of AEW, the top star like Okada for NJPW and John Cena for WWE. Having a feud with Punk would instantly elevate Omega and maybe even bring in more fans to AEW and if more fans want to watch Punk, why not put him in there with Kenny and make Kenny an even bigger star and more importantly a mainstream star. And if AEW wants to be the biggest promotion in the world, they need to create mainstream stars.

#1 Jon Moxley

Mox vs Punk
Mox vs Punk

One of CM Punk's last feuds, before he left WWE, was at the end of 2013 against The Shield. In fact, he even beat them in a three on one handicap match at TLC 2013.

Moxley has created a huge buzz by joining all elite wrestling and many were hopeful that either Moxley or Punk would show up at the show and they got one of them which was defiantly good enough.

While they have wrestled before they haven't as much as Punk has with others such as Jericho, and the last time they wrestled was over five years ago before Moxley and the shield broke up and he became a big singles star.

The match would be huge as Punk is obviously a massive star and Moxley had literally main evented a WWE PPV this year so he is very much a star as well. If Punk does finally return to wrestling, this would be one of the biggest matches possible.

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Edited by Jidonu Mauyon
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