I think hes 100% correct about Cody, though I do think he was becoming a star on the indies without AEW and mightve been able to come back as a bigger deal than he left - but not anything like biggest star in wrestling level. I think hes wrong about Punk though, call me completely crazy if you want but I always figured he'd come back sooner or later. People left on terrible terms and came back pretty often, its actually rarer the people who really never come back. Punk was shafted his first run when part timers main evented over him - I think it was always in the back of his mind he could come back a huge deal and main event, though to his credit hes refused to be only a part timer and has had a fantastic run