WAIT, Punk met Tony Kahn multiple times they offered him a deal, and he went back to WWE?

Only thing I could think of that hasn't already been mentioned is the fear of the unknown. He was approached before the company was announced and pieces of the puzzle (i.e. TV deal, first show, how company would be booked, etc.) in place.

 

Y'all believe meltzer

 

Punk confirmed talks with them at Starrcast.

IDK how much of his report is true, but we know he did meet with Khan, I feel like Cody said it too.

 

Meltzer and the marks are furious Punk didn’t sign with aew

 

"M-m-m-Meltzer and the Marks" sung to the tune of Benny and the Jets

 

Punk really has a gift in making these neckbeards mad. I have to applaud him.

 

He salty that AEW isnt running around begging and kissing his ass so thats a blow to his ego.. Cody probably went lets keep it moving.

Now he wants to talk this shyt now that he back with the WWE. He kissed that ring. ​

 

It's always something to see everybody turn into a psychologist trying to explain what must be going on in Punk's mind.

 

Hate him so much but clock his every move.

 

That really sounded like a Phil moment to the tenth level. At Cody straight up treating Punk like Jaz-O and shyt. Even Cody and Khan knows dude is wild washed in 2019. Once the novelty wears off the first few weeks of Backstage, dude will be jobbing to Rollins because you are Vince's bytch

 

Even if he is under fox you know they asked WWE if it was cool for them to sign him. Wake up people.

 

No one watches Backstage, WWE doesn't promote it, no one gives a shyt about it and no one cared about Punk coming back because no one watches it.

 

All facts

They might get 200k viewers but watch it go back to 50-150k soon after and settle there. Fox will quickly realize its overpaying for a show advertisers are practically paying peanuts to play ads now. Fox will soon realize that overpaying for the WWE diffusion rights is a colossal mistake and a giant fukk up

 

He ain’t wanna wrestle overrated hacks like Kenny Omega 234455567 times.

 

These two points exactly. Also would like to add:

3) Lots of his recent interviews he has been surprised about how some of the things he quit over have now been fixed in WWE to some extent. He may feel like he's made a difference and is willing to begin a bridge. If you watch the youtube videos around his debut on the Fox show, he is clearly in his feelings about coming back to do the tiniest thing related to WWE, and might feel like it's time to start forgiving and forgetting.

4) He does not like how Tony and Cody will exchange like one text with him and then they go on media interviews and say they have a great relationship and they were just talking not too long ago etc.. You can totally tell Punk prefers trustworthy people who will keep their business private until it's done.