Tk on forbes
There was widespread speculation that Khan booked Moxley to upset Punk in such shocking fashion as a response to the reported
backstage drama involving Punk, who has been at the center of controversy in recent weeks and had even
been blamed for the TV disappearance of his real-life friend-turned-foe Colt Cabana. But Khan wanted to make it clear that Punk has had no effect on Cabana’s roster status or the statuses of any other members of the AEW roster.
Khan said, “There is certainly a perception out there that I don’t think is accurate that when I purchased Ring of Honor and also [as] some of the contracts were coming up and I was starting to make moves—whether it was renewing them in most cases or not renewing them or in some cases reassigning people—there was a misconception that was perpetuated unfairly that CM Punk had anything to do with me wanting to move Colt Cabana to the Ring of Honor roster when his contract came up.”
Punk, according to Khan, did not play a role in this decision, at all.
“I will clarify that, just to take it head on, that he [Punk] had nothing to do with any of the contracts I picked up, whether I did or didn’t. But in particular, I did pick up Colt Cabana’s contract and gave him a similar contract to do different work,” said Khan. “I don’t know if it was fair that that got perpetuated...I also didn’t think that was fair to Punk.”
dang sorry Punk haters!