Nick Hausman is
reporting that Punk left the venue that night on his own accord and not after having been asked to do so, as has been reported elsewhere. According to this report, Perry walked up to Punk backstage and Punk asked him if they "have a problem." Perry is then alleged to have said "Do something about it," leading Punk to put Perry in a front face lock.
"We’re told Punk viewed putting Perry in a chokehold as a way to neutralize the situation, as he’s a trained fighter and does not want to have to fight Perry. No punches were thrown, as far as we know," Hausman wrote.
Wade Keller of PW Torch is
reporting that an AEW source is stating that Perry is likely to receive more blowback from the incident than Punk
"Another AEW source close to management believes Perry, in this situation, will end up with more of the blame than Punk because he initiated the situation with his comments live during his match since he should’ve known it would cause an issue," Keller wrote.