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Busted Open

Busted Open 365: The Year of CM Punk Part 2

Busted Open

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Aew, Bully Ray, Sports News, Ring Of Honor, Nxt, News, Tommy Dreamer, Mark Henry, Dave Lagreca, Sports, Professional Wrestling, Leisure, Wwe, Njpw, Wrestling

4.62K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In the second half of the Busted Open Special covering the return of CM Punk to the WWE, Dave LaGreca goes through the very night of Punk's earth shattering appearance at Survivor Series 2023. Dave also examines how CM Punk's legacy has changed after coming back to the WWE. The first half of the podcast examining the circumstances that made CM Punk's return so impactful is available on the Busted Open Podcast!

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0:00.0

This is the busted open podcast.

0:03.5

It has been quite the night at the sold-out All-State Arena in Chicago.

0:10.4

Electric to say the least. Thank you. The President Hell freezing over.

0:47.2

That's why we're listening here today.

0:49.3

We're celebrating the man, C.M. Punk, and his return to the WWE at Survivor Series, the Allstate Arena in Chicago.

0:59.7

And maybe one of the biggest reasons why, in my opinion, Chicago is either 1A or 1B,

1:09.0

greatest city in pro wrestling.

1:12.4

And that crowd noise is one of the reasons why.

1:15.6

That pop was absolutely amazing.

1:17.6

But a moment you never would have imagined you would ever see is the return of CM Punk in the WWA.

1:28.2

And I had an opportunity to sit down with CM Punk one-on-one at Fanatics Fest in New York

1:35.5

City.

1:36.5

And I asked him what he missed most about the WWA.

1:41.4

I'm just the boys hanging out in the locker room. You know, it's a, it's a crazy

1:48.3

business, but it's still a job, you know, so there's people that you see while you're at work,

1:53.8

their work acquaintances. And when you're not at work, you don't see them. It's hard to keep in

1:57.9

touch with everybody. So just kind of reconnecting with people.

2:04.4

Seeing a lot of people I haven't seen in 10 years has been a real treat.

2:06.6

And getting to see them every week again has been fun.

2:10.8

And you know what fun, I think, is the key word.

2:17.7

I think with CM Punk in this latest run with the WWE, he doesn't have anything to prove. I'm home.

2:19.0

And he has said that he's home.

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