5 WWE behind-the-scenes stories from this week: Paige, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, more

#3 Paige’s reaction to CM Punk’s WWE Backstage debut

As mentioned in the introduction, this week’s biggest story came when CM Punk made his return to WWE programming for the first time in almost six years.

“The Best In The World” walked out on WWE in January 2014 and it looked for many years as though he would be the one high-profile Superstar who, unlike The Ultimate Warrior and Bruno Sammartino, would never return to the company.

However, just when it seemed as though WWE Backstage was set to come to an end, Renee Young surprisingly introduced Punk, who confirmed that he will be part of next week’s show on FS1.

After the broadcast, Paige took to Twitter to reveal that she asked Punk if AJ Lee – her former WWE rival and Punk’s wife – will return to WWE with him.

RIGHT?! Thats the first thing I asked!! https://t.co/sN2GcbOgDT

— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) November 13, 2019

In April 2014, Paige debuted on WWE’s main roster by winning the Divas Championship from Lee on the episode of RAW after WrestleMania 30. One year later, the enemies-turned-allies teamed together at WrestleMania 31 to defeat The Bella Twins.