5 harsh realities about CM Punk's WWE return that nobody wants to talk about

#3 It doesn't mean he's returning to the ring

CM Punk in a wrestling ring

This is the biggest misconception that fans need to get out of their heads. We understand that, historically, whenever Superstars returned in alternate capacities after being on bad terms with WWE, they've ended up making returns of some sort.

However, this doesn't mean that CM Punk will return to the ring. He's stated in the past before that it's not about the money and that he lost his passion to get back in the ring. With that said, Tom Colohue stated that Vince McMahon is more than open to having Punk return primarily because he sees money in it. However, Punk's stance hasn't changed:

"This is unfortunately complicated by Punk himself openly stated on many occasions that he has no interest in returning to the wrestling ring. CM Punk has built himself a recognised, if not altogether successful, career with MMA and has written for Marvel. His lack of desire to wrestle is not believed to have changed."

This is one of the key factors. You can't force Punk to wrestle by simply dangling a big cheque in front of him. If there isn't interest, it can't be forced.