”You want to blow up the Internet?”: The secret behind this photo of CM Punk and Triple H

Minutes after Survivor Series 2023, one photo in particular made the rounds on the internet. On his X account (Twitter), Triple H shared an image of himself alongside CM Punk in front of the WWE logo. To date, this post on X has received over 14 million views and over 223,000 likes.

In a YouTube video released by WWE, showing never-before-seen footage of CM Punk’s return, we get a behind-the-scenes look at this iconic photo. After the return of “Best in the World”, Triple H approaches CM Punk and asks him: “You want to take a photo and blow up the internet?”

When CM Punk realizes what Triple H is talking about, he responds, “Oh, are you going to give me the finger? Fuck, I’m going to take that picture!”

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