CM Punk hasn't wrestled since leaving WWE in 2014, but British wrestling promotion 5 Star Wrestling is hoping to lure him back to the sport with a $1 million offer.
In an interview with
Gary Stonehouse of
The Sun, 5 Star Wrestling founder Daniel Hinkles discussed his efforts to land the former WWE champion:
"We've been trying to contact CM Punk on and off for well over a year. We wanted him on the first show we did in Edinburgh in 2015. I've tried going through friends in the industry, I've gone through his website and sent dozens of emails but the opportunity has never been this big. We want to offer CM Punk $1 million dollars (£770,000) to come and join the 5 Star Wrestling tour starting June 10. It's a genuine offer. We'd love to hear back from the man himself. We want to do this with him."
Hinkles is holding a 128-person tournament scheduled to begin June 10 at Echo Arena in Liverpool, and he is aiming to make the Straight Edge Superstar his headliner.
The 38-year-old Punk's last match was the 2014 Royal Rumble. Following that match, he left WWE due to a dispute and hasn't stepped inside a wrestling ring since.
