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Even before CM Punk made his dramatic WWE return at Survivor Series, fans were doing their own fantasy booking for him. It’s only natural to want to see him clash with Seth Rollins, a star who has been vocal in his dislike for Punk (shoot or otherwise) in recent years.
Roman Reigns? That’s a logical program too, and one that is said to be in WWE’s plans.
Maybe we weren’t thinking big enough, however. Maybe we needed to include dream matches that involve icons who aren’t active even once a year but could get themselves ready for one good match if needed.
Maybe we should have considered Stone Cold Steve Austin.
While the Texas Rattlesnake is getting up there in years now (he’ll turn 59 before the end of 2023, if you can believe it), he showed at WrestleMania 38 that under the right circumstances, he can turn back the clock to deliver a performance that isn’t just a nostalgia trip. He just needs the right dance partner … which could be Punk.
Fightful Select (subscription required but well worth it) dropped a bombshell report today citing sources claiming that not only has the topic of a Punk-Austin match been brought up, WWE has already considered the logistics for how it can be put together.
One source in the company had indicated that many ideas have already been floated between CM Punk and WWE. We have not heard how far along in talks, planning or pitches that this is, but that if all went well, the ideal scenario would see Punk flying to Austin to go over ideas. One source indicated that while that is the “ideal scenario,” there’s a lot to get through first.
That’s … pretty deep thinking considering Punk only got to the company this past weekend and that Triple H said the deal to reunite with him came together very quickly.
But considering the age of both men, there would be similar urgency to put something together for them fast. It even calls into question the presumption that Punk and Rollins would headline one night of WrestleMania 40 in Philadelphia, because a Punk-Austin match could draw even more mainstream interest if it were to be held at that event.
And even though the term “dream match” can feel a bit overused these days, this is one pairing that would qualify by just about anyone’s definition as a never seen before, once in a lifetime meeting. If you’re among the people who would love to see it, take some solace in the idea that it’s supposedly already being worked on.
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