CM Punk Return Speculation Fueled By Cult Of Personality Remaster Release
Highlights
- The release of a remastered version of Living Colour's Cult of Personality, the song used as CM Punk's entrance music, has sparked speculation of his return to WWE at Survivor Series.
- This isn't the first time a band releasing a new version of a wrestler's theme has fueled return rumors, as seen with Randy Orton's entrance music and Rev Theory.
- The fans in Chicago are expecting the mystery man referenced by Shinsuke Nakamura to be CM Punk, and if it's anyone else, there may be a riot.
It's almost Survivor Series and that means one thing and one thing only. Once the premium live event has been and gone, whether CM Punk makes a shock return or not, we can also stop talking about him. No, realistically, that's never going to happen, but chatter will definitely die down a little if a major event in Punk's hometown passes by without him coming back to WWE. For now, absolutely anything suggesting Punk might break the internet this Saturday is being jumped on by anyone who notices it.
A Remastered Re-Release
The latest hint that Punk really could be a WWE Superstar again by the end of the week takes the form of a remastered musical track. No, seriously. Social media account Wrestle Ops appears to have been the first to notice Living Colour, the band responsible for Punk's entrance music, has released a remaster of Cult of Personality.
Randy Orton Shoutout On Raw Meant To Steer Fans Away From CM Punk Talk
The fact that WWE had Cody Rhodes reveal the Randy Orton news was done so that they could control the CM Punk rumors and reaction.Now, that could, and possibly does, mean absolutely nothing. Bands do this sort of thing all the time. However, it happening the day before a lot of people expect to hear that music ring around the All-State Arena has got some convinced it can't possibly be a coincidence. That the remastered version exists so it can be used for Punk's entrance at Survivor Series, and that we've been given the chance to hear it a little early.
This Sort Of Happened Before
Although Living Colour hasn't been as forward about it as Rev Theory, this isn't the first time a band re-releasing a new version of a wrestler theme has sparked return rumors recently. Rev Theory are responsible for Randy Orton's entrance music and not only released a new version of it, but posted things about The Viper that got fans' wheels turning. It didn't line up exactly, but Orton definitely will be back this weekend.
If Punk is going to return at Survivor Series, the place everyone is expecting to see him is when the mystery man Shinsuke Nakamura has been referencing reveals themselves. No confirmation Survivor Series will even be the place where that reveal happens, and at this point, if it's anyone other than Punk, the fans in Chicago may well riot.
