VIDEO: CM Punk cuts promo after WWE Madison Square Garden return

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CM Punk addressed the live crowd in Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

Punk wrestled his first WWE match in nearly 10 years last night. He defeated Dominik Mysterio at WWE’s annual December 26 show in the world’s most famous arena.

Punk cut a promo after, saying: 

I’ll be honest, there’s a little bit, a little part of me that came here for me but you guys are the high tide that raises all ships. You have carried me throughout my career to my greatest moments and this is one of them.

So all you, look to your left and I want you to look to your right, I want you to look at the people behind you, I want you to say hello to your neighbors, I want you to shake hands. We are all in this together.

When I wake up in the morning and somebody asks me how my day is, I say, ‘Hey I woke up this morning, everything else after that I’m fortunate for. Everyday I’m in this ring in front of all of you, I am fortunate for.

I came back here to finish what I started. It starts tonight in the world’s most famous arena in front of you, the greatest fans on Earth. And I know I got stiff competition but I’m here to finish what I started and when I win the Royal Rumble and go on to main event WrestleMania, ladies and gentlemen I’m here to let you know, that isn’t me finishing my story, that’s just me getting started. 

His promo was posted to social media via The Public Enemies podcast: 

Fightful is reporting that internal WWE reports state the December 26 show in Madison Square Garden was WWE’s highest-grossing domestic non-televised event of all time. WrestleTix has 15,569 tickets having been distributed to the show.

Punk wore plain black trunks for his match against Mysterio. HausofWrestling is reporting that this was due to special gear Punk had ordered for the MSG show not fitting him correctly.