Double J believes CM Punk has something to prove this Saturday.
Punk is scheduled to make his AEW return on Saturday night, when he returns to the promotion on the debut of AEW Collision in Chicago. Punk is set to team with AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR to take on Bullet Club Gold and Samoa Joe in a trios match at the event.
Speaking on his My World podcast, “The King of the Mountain” Jeff Jarrett discussed the impending return of CM Punk and noted that he feels Punk will have something to prove on Saturday night.
“Collision. Think about that. Think about five hours of primetime wrestling. It really is [crazy] to me. Punk stepping back into the game, and I don’t know Punk that well, I’ll say this. As a competitor and especially as somebody with his track record of success, love him or hate him, if you don’t think that guy’s gonna show up with the uber, ultimate game face on, and want to tear the house down in whatever shape, form, or fashion, folks, this is one of the reasons that not just myself, but my father absolutely loved the business,” said Double J. “Yes, it may be scripted, and it’s entertainment and everything that goes with this, but from a competitive nature, even the juices start flowing, and you have something to prove, not necessarily to the locker room, not saying that, not necessarily even to the fan base, but when you have something to prove in your gut to yourself, that you want to do good, that a guy that could probably sit back and rest on his laurels, I just don’t see that happening.
“The spotlight is gonna be on Saturday night. With incredible anticipation, I cannot wait for Saturday night, for the red light to come on in the United Center and you hear the words, ‘Folks, welcome to the premiere of Collision.’ You don’t get an opportunity to do first many times in this business, but we will this Saturday,”
Jeff Jarrett
AEW president Tony Khan stated that he feels like Punk will get a positive reaction from fans when he returns on Saturday.
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