Fans are chatting about the last sentence of CM Punk's first WWE promo following his unexpected comeback to the organization. Punk debuted at the conclusion of the main event of the Survivor Series on Saturday night, after signing a multi-year contract with the promotion last week. Citing creative dissatisfaction and a lack of attention to his physical and emotional well-being, he quit the WWE in 2014. The 45-year-old would take a complete seven-year break from professional wrestling before making his All Elite Wrestling (AEW) debut in August 2021, a rival organization.

Backstage altercations dogged his tenure at AEW, one involving EVPs The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and Kenny Omega. After a confrontation with Jack Perry inside Wembley Stadium during the All-In pay-per-view in September, Punk's contract was terminated with reason. The native of Chicago has mentioned AEW as the venue where his enthusiasm for professional wrestling was reignited. In his second stint with Tony Khan's business, he asserted himself as Warner Bros. Discovery's CEO. Calling him "One Bill Phil," David Zazlav made allusion to a billion-dollar television.

Given that Punk was thinking about money during his first Monday Night Raw appearance in nine years, it may have signaled a change in his perspective.

Punk glanced straight into the camera after addressing the Bridgestone Arena crowd during last night's main event and said, "I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to make money!" With the way he left AEW, wrestling fans anticipated Punk to fire right out of the gate. Many were dissatisfied with the promo, thinking that the enthusiasm he had returned with after two years had already faded. Someone said, "It's evident in his eyes." He's not interested in being here. Someone else tweeted, saying, "Punk won't last long with this mindset." It was said, "I don't think this ends well." A fourth person said, "I expected an amazing promo and got this."

Triple H, the chief content officer for WWE, disclosed how a last-minute arrangement for Punk was reached. Triple H stated at a press conference held after the concert, "We are incredibly excited about it, but this was one of those lightning in a bottle moments that came together very quickly." "It didn't start to come to fruition until everybody stopped thinking it was going to happen, and then all of a sudden it was happening." A rivalry between Punk and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins is anticipated.