WWE Legend Terry Funk believes that CM Punk will return for Wrestlemania.
The 'Straight Edge Superstar' walked out on the company the day after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
However, veteran scrapper Funk has said that the former WWE champion will return to television in time for a programme which will culminate at the supershow in New Orleans on April 6.
He told Fighting Spirit Magazine: "It's a smart move on [Punk's] part. If you look at what Vince McMahon has done, if someone has drawn him some money they will be on the card at Wrestlemania, no matter what has happened between them. CM Punk will be back, because if he isn't, Vince leaves money on the table.
"If being in the last match at WrestleMania is his wish, then he's going to try and make it come true, the only way possible. He's put the ball back in Vince's court, and that's difficult because Vince has the only court. This is what made it so good about having several places to go [in years past].
"Do you think CM Punk worries about the dollars? For all the great ones, it's not about that. They might tell you that they're in it for the money, but they're not – they're in it for the performance, and so is CM Punk."
Meanwhile, Hulk Hogan will reportedly return to WWE on the February 24 episode of Monday Night Raw.
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