If Punk were to sign a five-year contract, it would bring him past the age of 50 as an active wrestler. Punk suggested he has some concerns about whether he can hold up that long despite feeling good now, saying: "Your body's going to give up on you way before your mind does. To me, my mind's never been sharper. I've never been more focused."

CM Punk has long called himself the "Best in the World", but for nearly seven years he was away from the squared circle. After was fired by the WWE in June of 2014, he said many times that he would never return to WWE, and for 10 years that rang true.