TNA Wrestling was closer than fans realized to landing CM Punk before his shocking WWE return at Survivor Series 2024. In a new revelation, Moose took to social media on March 12, 2025, to confirm that there were legitimate plans for him and Punk to feuda rivalry that would have been a major shakeup for TNA.
Attached to the tweet was a photo of Moose alongside Punk, further fueling speculation about just how serious Punk was about joining TNA before his blockbuster WWE comeback.
This revelation follows Scott DAmores recent comments on Talk is Jericho, where he confirmed that TNA made an aggressive offer to Punk, despite not having the financial muscle of WWE or AEW. DAmore admitted that they broke the budget in an attempt to land Punk and Will Ospreay at the end of 2023.
Its documented, we made an offer to [CM] Punk, we made an offer to Will Ospreay, DAmore said. Theres your budget, and then theres budget busters that theres revenue attached to this. Like, heres your budget that youre running with, your revenue envelope, and then on a senior level at the very top you go, Okay, if we make this move, all this revenue model changes.
While Punk ultimately returned to WWE, the fact that TNA had concrete plans for himespecially a feud with Mooseraises the question: How different would things be today if Punk had chosen TNA instead?
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