Paul Heyman has known CM Punk for well over a decade now, and despite knowing him for so long, even he is a bit surprised at just how far the WWE star has come in his career. Speaking with Shakiel Mahjouri for CBS Sports in a recent interview,

Friday's episode of SmackDown delivered a bombshell ahead of Survivor Series: WarGames when CM Punk claimed Paul Heyman owed him a favor—a mysterious arrangement some fans are assuming dates back to June.

I have no plans on stopping,” WWE Hall of Famer Paul Heyman said of retiring from the business. “I have all plans on growing and understanding this role and interaction with the audience better — I really do believe I'm just figuring it out now.

Roman Reigns and CM Punk sat down to break bread on the November 29th episode of WWE SmackDown. Sitting next to Paul Heyman, Roman was about to leave the meeting as Punk made him wait. Just as Roman was getting up, Punk arrived. Punk said he showed up for Heyman, and Roman said that he didn't need Punk's help.

Roman Reigns and CM Punk aren’t too thrilled to be working together, but Paul Heyman made a last ditch plea to the pair to see eye-to-eye ahead of their WarGames Match this weekend. During tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown,

Paul Heyman recently returned triumphantly to WWE following several months off television after being attacked by the new version of The Bloodline. He did so as a babyface as he helped solve Roman Reigns' numbers problems for the upcoming WarGames match by reuniting with old friend CM Punk to add him to The Bloodline team.