Former WWE Star Makes Huge Return; Has First Singles Match In 291 Days

291 days later, a former WWE star returned to singles action.

There have been many unique and interesting characters who wrestled in both WCW and WWE throughout the years, among them being Shannon Moore. The 46-year-old competed in WCW from 1999 to 2001, then joined WWF after purchasing World Championship Wrestling.

While at the Stamford-based promotion, he was best known for being “Matt Hardy’s Follower,” being involved in the Cruiserweight Championship scene, and working with the likes of Brock Lesnar, Big Show, JBL, and more. He was released in 2005 but returned in 2006, where he competed in the ECW brand and had an unexpected partnership with Jimmy Wang Yang. However, that was again cut short in 2008.

The former WWE star also wrestled in TNA from 2010 to 2012. After spending time in Total Nonstop Action, he began wrestling in the independent scene, where he remains to this day. Shannon Moore’s recent matches in the indies are for tag team clashes or for multiple people. However, that has since changed.

In a recent Ring of Honor Taping on October 2 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida, fans in attendance shared that Shannon Moore was present to wrestle Blake Christian. However, the former WWE star was defeated.

Scoop #22: Shannon Moore vs Blake Christian pic.twitter.com/za0a5U19eU

— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) October 3, 2025

The recent Ring of Honor match marked his first singles match since December 25, 2024, against Elijah at that year’s ALW Reindeer Games at the Space Coast Convention Center in Cocoa, Florida. For this match, it was the former superstar who won.

Shannon Moore Had To Change His WWE Gimmick As It Was Close To CM Punk’s

One of the gimmicks Shannon Moore possessed was his “Punk” look, which even gained him the moniker of Prince of Punk, among many others. However, he wasn’t able to fully express this when he returned in 2006 due to CM Punk’s similar character.

While on Talk is Jericho at the beginning of this year, Shannon Moore shared that after returning to WWE, the company wanted him to work with CM Punk, which he did in ECW. However, whenever Punk was brought in, they had to “squash” his punk character, even if he had been doing it for around six or seven months prior.

Despite this, Shannon Moore thinks the Stamford-based promotion made the right call in picking the current superstar to play the character, as he has made them millions already, and possibly even more.

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