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Details regarding the backstage reception to CM Punk at WWE RAW and how he acted

Aaron Rift

As seen during the November 27th 2023 edition of WWE RAW, CM Punk cut his first promo since returning to the company at Survivor Series and said that “almost everyone” was happy to see him back. Wade Keller of PWTorch.com noted the following regarding Punk’s promo and how people really feel behind the scenes…

“PWTorch sources say that is absolutely accurate [what Punk said]. Punk, according to multiple accounts, tried to approach everybody and was ‘very nice’ and ‘humble’ and ‘in a good mood.’ One wrestler added, ‘But he knew he kinda had to be.’

‘He seemed humbled,’ said one wrestler. Another said everything ‘seemed pretty positive all around, but we’ll see in a couple months if it sticks.'”

When asked if there was skepticism over Punk being nice, one wrestler told Keller “yes” and estimated that about half of the roster questions if Punk’s attitude will be sustainable.

Twitter account @WrestleVotes wrote the following…

“I’m told everything at RAW was good last night as far as camaraderie backstage throughout the day in Nashville. One source went as far as to say the energy was as high as it’s been in years. Things look & sound like we’re off to a great start.”

It appears that Kofi Kingston was among those that had a positive encounter with Punk backstage as Punk posted the following via his Instagram story…