5 Reasons why CM Punk is likely to choose AEW over WWE 

#2 CM Punk's disdain for the current WWE product

Remember when CM Punk was a part of WWE Backstage for FOX? It was not unusual to see him regularly criticize and critique the current product. Punk may feel a disconnect with what he sees in WWE, and hence AEW is a far better destination.

Here's what he told Sports Illustrated about a potential return to WWE:

"You’ve got WWE, who have multiple billion-dollar television deals, and the television’s awful. I go back there, I’m just another guy. And it’s not even that—I’d be just another guy that’s doing not-good television."

Yeah, WWE doesn't seem too likely in CM Punk's case from the looks of it.

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#1 The spirit of independent wrestling is far more prominent in All Elite Wrestling

CM Punk reportedly in talks for an in-ring wrestling return. @GregBushSK @kevkellam saw the wave of intial fan freakouts online earlier today. AUDIO: https://t.co/eNJPNHitCpVIDEO: https://t.co/t2k881MsTK#CMPunk #AEW https://t.co/4MMU8OEgnD

— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) July 21, 2021

CM Punk changed the WWE landscape. No, he didn't look like the prototypical top star when he first showed up to the company. He had a very unique look and attitude, but it was different from everything we'd seen thus far. And yet he rose to the very top.

CM Punk reveals his opinion on a match with Stone Cold Steve Austin in Saudi Arabia#WWE #Raw #CMPunk Read here: https://t.co/6Hh6m7KwxA pic.twitter.com/mhfbGZnw6W

— Sportskeeda Wrestling (@SKWrestling_) January 6, 2020

WWE may have changed over the years, but AEW embodies the independent spirit in a far better way. CM Punk, who hails from the indie wrestling world, may feel more at home there.