CM Punk has reflected on his AEW debut and WWE return and how difficult it was to make them esoteric when there's no room for retakes on live television.

Speaking to Gabby AF, AEW Vice President of Show and Creative Coordination QT Marshall revealed that he lent longtime friend Cody Rhodes a pair of plain black wrestling trunks to give to Punk for his return to the WWE ring on last year's WWE holiday tour.

With CM Punk set to wrestle the most important match of his WWE return at Bad Blood in a Hell in the Cell battle against Drew McIntyre, fans, pundits, and even the “Best in the World” alike are taking a trip down memory lane to evaluate his comeback journey through the promotion.