6 Former WWE Superstars who could show up next in AEW

#1 Former WWE Champion CM Punk makes his grand return and joins AEW

a cm punk appreciation post that nobody asked for but is very much needed 😌✨🙌 pic.twitter.com/jELLNzNBP0

— 𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈. 🤍 (@undisputedtori) June 26, 2020

CM Punk's WWE exit in 2014 is still one of the most talked-about things in the pro wrestling industry. It's been over seven years, but the former WWE Champion has still not had a match inside a wrestling ring.

Ever since the inception of All Elite Wrestling, one name that fans have constantly speculated to join the promotion is that of CM Punk. During a recent appearance on Renee Paquette's Oral Sessions podcast, Punk stated that he is more interested in possibly wrestling for AEW than he is for WWE.

"I think there's more interesting people on the AEW side of things for me to wrestle, but that's just because I've never wrestled them before - Young Bucks, Kenny Omega. Talking about your husband, I look at that and I go, 'Well I wrestled him already.' So, it's just less interesting than something new. On the WWE side of things, I don't know that there's anybody there currently that I haven't wrestled that I would be interested in wrestling," said CM Punk. (h/t Cultaholic)

cm punk is returning this summer, the signs are there.-hes expressed more openess to a return-hes interacted with a lot of aew stuff lately-HE WAS JUST AT THE NIGHTMARE FACTORY-crowds are returningthe voice of the voiceless is coming to All Elite Wrestling. pic.twitter.com/7eB7ygCOzg

— GeΩrge | Free Palestine (@AllEliteGeorge) May 26, 2021

Undoubtedly, CM Punk showing up on AEW will be one of the biggest moments in the promotion's history so far. The mainstream star power that he brings with himself will surely benefit AEW in a big way. The possibilities of dream matches against the likes of Kenny Omega and others is mouthwatering.