CM Punk fired from AEW

[Butters]

Seth is the Crossfit Jesus, how could you forget.

 

[Death By Looch]

Seth is the Crossfit Jesus, how could you forget.

So he can't fight in reality then, got it

 

[Canadian Dragon]

CM Punk Is Not Suing Tony Khan Following Termination – Exclusive​

During Cage Fury Fighting Championships 125 this past Friday night, CM Punk returned to TV as one of the card’s commentators. Punk initially signed on as a commentator for the promotion in 2018 and, somewhat ironically, made his first public appearance following AEW: All Out 2022 around this time last year at CFFC 114.

Early in the program, Punk’s co-commentator John Morgan joked that The Second City Saint had returned to his duties for the promotion “with cause,” a subtle reference to his AEW termination. Later on in the show, when discussing doing possible post-shows for upcoming CFFC events, Punk was asked if he had time on his hands for something like that, to which he said he would for about the next two months.

The line about having the next two months free immediately sparked speculation that Punk could be making a big move back to WWE. In two months’ time, the sports entertainment juggernaut will return to Punk’s hometown of Chicago for their annual Survivor Series premium live event. On top of that, Fightful reported earlier this year that AEW plans to return to The Windy City the Wednesday before for their annual Thanksgiving week episode of Dynamite. With all of that in mind, it could set an appealing stage for Punk to return to the WWE fold.

Haus of Wrestling, unfortunately, has not been able to confirm whether or not Punk has a non-compete clause following his termination with AEW. While asking around about the possibility of one, however, I did learn that Punk does not have any litigation pending against Tony Khan following his termination. Considering how Khan said his life was in danger during Punk’s backstage altercation at AEW: All In London, many people asked me whether Punk could be considering action, and I am told that is not the case.

From what I gather, Punk is looking to avoid any further litigation and move on with his life. He was described to me as someone breathing a sign of relief now that he is away from the day-to-day drama that seemed to follow him at AEW.

We have not been able to gather whether any pending legal action on AEW or Tony Khan’s behalf towards Punk is pending, but things do seem quiet between the two sides.

Another question that has been looming is: Would WWE welcome CM Punk back into the fold?

I’ve done a lot of asking around about a possible WWE return since Punk’s termination, and I have yet to meet someone in WWE or with knowledge of the situation who has ruled it out. One WWE source I spoke with noted that the buzz internally about Punk as a potential free agent is not there like it was when Cody Rhodes was rumored to be on the market at the beginning of 2022. Another source told me that while there could be interest, timing is everything in the pro wrestling business, and at the moment, WWE’s product is hot and not necessarily in need of a big-name signing.

With that said, multiple sources made it clear to me that they saw WWE and Punk working together as a possibility if good business can be done. Especially with WWE and UFC merging to form TKO Group Holdings, the new publicly traded company will be looking for more ways to appease stockholders, whom it ultimately answers to. WWE President Nick Khan recently commented on Punk possibly returning and said they have nothing but respect for him.

CM Punk Is Not Suing Tony Khan Following Termination – Exclusive

During Cage Fury Fighting Championships 125 this past Friday night, CM Punk returned to TV under his real name, Phil Brooks, as one of the card's commentators.

www.hausofwrestling.com

 

[Cwalker]

I think the whole “having free time for the next 2 months” kinda confirms a no-compete. Unless I’m reading too much into it

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I think it's just Phil knowing WWE has a show in Chicago in two months. nothing more nothing less

 

[Sabretooth]

Walks out of WWE like a bitch
Gets fired from AEW for being a bitch
Gets rehired by WWE cause money

Gotta love how the world works

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Walks out of WWE like a bitch
Gets fired from AEW for being a bitch
Gets rehired by WWE cause money

Gotta love how the world works

yeah it is kind of why I am flabbergasted at parts of the fandom who still want him to be rewarded for his bad behavior because their entertainment is the most important thing. We can't even have SOME standards

 

[Butters]

it's like toxic ex syndrome, "Maybe THIS TIME he will be better"

 

[Hoss]

yeah it is kind of why I am flabbergasted at parts of the fandom who still want him to be rewarded for his bad behavior because their entertainment is the most important thing. We can't even have SOME standards

While I am firmly in the camp of not caring to see Punk again (and have been since before he ever debuted in AEW, check the record)...

I don't think it's that people want him to be rewarded. I think some people just care less about the backstage stuff than they do about the product they're getting on-screen. However, as his AEW run displayed, those behind the scenes issues can quickly spill over and start affecting the product, even if it's only in the form of a guy who is a big centerpiece of programming one week suddenly being gone the next week, and shit having to be reshuffled to make up for that absence.

I do think people are 100% kidding themselves if they think any future Punk runs in whichever company will be peaches and cream. But hey, if a fan is down with taking the risk for a few months of high level entertainment, then more power to them. Personally, I have no use for it.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Yeah I can't disagree with any of that. I guess maybe I just feel burned personally and feel like people are gonna shocked pikachu pretty hard when he inevitably self-frags himself publicly again. I guess from a more practical pov as well - how can you ever trust this guy with a mic?

 

[Butters]

He's only gonna be pretaped segments from here on out.

 

[Hoss]

And they'll just CGI him into the matches

 

[Canadian Dragon]

And they'll just CGI him into the matches

Cgi punk sits cross legged on the ramp
" I'm just a cog in the machine but I love Vince and his genius son in law"

 

[Death By Looch]

Just you guys wait... he'll do that WWE run now, which ends with his retirement Match at Mania the day after his induction into the HOF.

 

[Butters]

And they'll just CGI him into the matches

Cgi punk sits cross legged on the ramp
" I'm just a cog in the machine but I love Vince and his genius son in law"

I guess I like Punk now.