Shawn Michaels on CM Punk’s WWE return: "Stories like this are always fantastic, even if they're controversial"

Shawn Michaels has joined the wrestling world in commenting and giving their thoughts on the big return of CM Punk to WWE at this past Saturday’s Survivor Series following the Men’s WarGames Match.

The arrival

Following that event, this past Monday night on Raw, Punk cut his first promo back, although it had to be reduced in time due to the show going long. He is internally listed as a free agent, meaning he can appear on Raw or SmackDown.

While speaking with Peter Rosenberg for the Cheap Heat Podcast, Michaels gave his thoughts on the return. He noted that he’s like everybody else - thrilled about it. He can relate to Punk, as he wasn’t always the most popular guy in the locker room, but he was really good at his job. He said he was happy for the company.

“You know, stories like this are always fantastic, even if they're controversial,” Michaels stated.” That's part of what makes them fantastic. And so look, there are times, you know, I don't always know what's going on. Truth be told, I don't think sometimes they know what's going on, but that's what makes unpredictability just that unpredictable. That's what makes this job so fantastic and so unique, unlike anything else. And that's why we've continued to thrive for, you know, 40-plus years as well.”

Bridge too far

Michaels shifted gears to the belief by many that Punk's return to WWE would never happen.

“Because in this line of work, what makes it so fantastic? You're never 100% sure, even if you think you are. You're just not being honest,” Michaels stated. “Of course, you're just saying, ‘I know this is going to happen,’ but there's always a little piece, and you're going like, ‘I don't know, you know,’ and again, to your point, I just felt I think everybody thought this was a bridge too far.”