The reason why WWE used a different recording of Cult of Personality for CM Punk’s return

During an interview with the No-Contest Wrestling Podcast with O’Shea Jackson Jr. and TJ Jefferson, CM Punk commented on if there was a possibility of him not signing a WWE contract in time for the 2023 Survivor Series PLE…

“Personally, there could have been, if there were some hard no’s in the contracts, but I think both sides were eager. Then you get the lawyers involved, and it’s a lot. I get a text, ‘We’re going to clear the hallway and come get you and put you in Triple H’s office.’ I run through the building, they put me in the freight elevator. I hear them on the other side yelling, ‘clear the hallway.’ ‘Oh no. I’m not that guy now.’ They clear the hallway, the freight elevator door opens up and six steps this way is the door I’m walking into. I walk in, sit down, and I’m in there. They are starting the WarGames match and I don’t have a deal yet. I’m sitting in there, the lawyers are going back and forth, hammering stuff out, and Triple H walks in and is like, ‘If this gets done, we’ll wait, and when the time is right, we’ll bring you in through Gorilla.’ Contracts get executed, and it’s time. Deep breath, open the door, walk through Gorilla. There are so many people in Gorilla.” (quote courtesy of Jeremy Lambert)

Punk also explained why a different recording of Cult of Personality was used for his return…

“That’s because we pay the band. We’re not paying the record label. They re-recorded it and remastered it. I feel much better being like, ‘here you go.'”