CM Punk has a vision for 2025 and is ready to compete at the WWE Royal Rumble of 2025 for an opportunity to head Wrestlemania. Meanwhile, Jeff Hardy declared that he is interested in resuming his popular rivalry with The Second City Saint.
In 2009, CM Punk and Jeff Hardy were in an intense rivalry that, on different occasions, blurred the line between fiction and reality. The story was one of the most commented in the industry, and fans remember her with love as a prominent point in the races of both fighters in WWE.
Recently, Jeff Hardy talked about wanting to withdraw CM Punk and enter the WWE Hall of Fame. The statement generated some expectation, and Hardy clarified what he meant in an interview with Chris van Vlietthe former WWE champion and twice heavyweight worldwide champion.
More importantly, he wants to resume his former rivalry with The Second City Saint and expected them to cross AEW, which did not happen. Interestingly, he also talked about a change of roles if the rivalry happens.
“But, the reality is that it could happen because our rivalry, I still receive so many compliments of people who are now adults. 'Oh, man, you and punk, the rivalry was incredible.' ' Even in AEW I felt that there was a time for me and punk, at least one type of confrontation or something uncomfortable how to meet in the backstage or something, ”said Hardy.
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“But we never do it. But, ultimately, I would love to resume that rivalry in some way, and who knows. CM Punk is a superpower in the game of professional wrestling, but if Jeff Hardy sober makes it an idiot. I mean, come on, Jeff Hardy as Heel against the only and unmatched cm punk popular. I feel that that is completely possible,”
Jeff Hardy left wwe after losing against cm punk in 2009
The rivalry between The Charismatic Enigma and The Second City Saint began when CM Punk exchanged his Money in the Bank contract against Jeff Hardy to win the World Heavyweight Championship in Extreme Rules in 2009.
In the following months, both exchanged victories and the prestigious title before finishing their rivalry in Smackdown. In his last meeting, Punk defeated Hardy in a struggle of Steel Cage, which was Jeff Hardy's last fight in WWE at that time.
A few years later, Hardy returned with his brother and had a good performance before they both left the promotion in 2021.
