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CM Punk is back in WWE, and cut his first promo in nearly ten years on WWE Raw.

While we weren’t able to get anyone to admit they kissed him on the mouth, we’re told that CM Punk was seemingly in good spirits, and seemed happy to be around. He spent much of the day getting photographed, both officially, and even with some other talent, and actually took some pictures with a few fans after the show backstage. Those that we heard from said he was on his best behavior as anticipated, and with good reason – some in WWE were told by higher ups that there is a behavior clause associated with his contract, which we’ve yet to confirm.

Speaking of, Haus of Wrestling reported this week that Punk was not “taking a victory lap” at the end of WWE Raw as a shot at the Young Bucks, as many suggested. We’re told that is accurate and at least according to WWE, he’s looking to move past the situation.

Internally, Punk is listed as a free agent as of now. There was no producer listed for his segment on WWE Raw, which had some time cut from it because of Randy Orton vs. Dominik Mysterio going long. One source backstage said that his reaction to that appeared to be fine. Another wouldn’t outright claim it was scripted, but knew the direction of the promo, and no shots at AEW were expected. There were several that went against the “everyone is happy I’m here,” line, which they said may have been tongue in cheek.

When he was in Gorilla position Saturday night before going out, he briefly joked with some people nearby before walking out.

Everything we’ve heard as of now is so far, so good for CM Punk in WWE.