Matt Hardy Interested To See The Crowd Reaction For CM Punk's AEW Return

Last week, Tony Khan announced that CM Punk will be at the debut episode of AEW Collision on June 17. Punk hasn't been seen in AEW since the backstage altercation following All Out 2022, and the subsequent suspension of the parties involved.

Matt Hardy - speaking on his podcast The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy - speculated how the reaction will be towards Punk upon his return, saying:

"CM Punk, he is a huge star, so him coming back is a big deal. It’s just gonna be really interesting to see what kind of reaction he gets. I know when the Young Bucks were in Chicago, they were getting booed out of the building. They were polarising. It’s gonna be interesting to see how CM Punk’s reactions are as well, especially with how smart the All Elite Wrestling fans are."

It is not yet known who Punk's first opponent will be upon his return to regular action. There have been reports of a renewed rivalry with old ROH foe Samoa Joe, to which Matt reacted:

"That’s probably a best-case scenario, I would guess."

H/T to Fightful.