Triple H Says Kevin Owens & CM Punk Have A Lot of History Backstage Following WWE SummerSlam

Triple H says that Kevin Owens’ return at WWE SummerSlam night two was on the level of a ‘career-defining’ night. Owens had his return in the first match of SummerSlam Sunday, coming back after 17 months off due to injury and becoming the #1 contender to the Undisputed WWE Championship.

The WWE CEO was asked by Jackie Redmond on the WWE SummerSlam post-show about who had nights that defined their careers going forward. He referred to Nick Aldis’ return to the ring against Gunther on night one and Owens’ returns as two such examples. You can see the highlights below:

On People Who Had Career-Defining Nights:

“There were a lot of them. You know, I think Nick Aldis last night put himself in a conversation whereas people just saw him as a GM and didn’t really understand what he did prior to that. He was able to show them yesterday.”

On Kevin Owens’ Return:

“Kevin Owens, for me — when you come back from something that they tell you, ‘It’s possible that you might never wrestle again.’ I’ve been there. To be able to come back in that moment and have the night that he had tonight. To have that — almost a career-defining moment where you come out, the world shows you the love that you deserve and then you’re able to deliver on it.

“And it wasn’t like he was out there holding back; it wasn’t like he was out there trying to take it easy. That was Kevin Owens in all his glory, and he delivered on it. Which now puts him in the driver’s seat. And after last night, immediately makes me think about Kevin Owens and CM Punk. And there is a lot of history there. A lot that people have seen, and believe me a lot of history that is behind the scenes. That is going to be an epic encounter that I can’t wait to see.”

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