When CM Punk first made his AEW debut in August of 2021 it seemed that the wrestling world was thrilled to have him back. However, things took a drastic turn a year later when CM Punk was involved in a backstage altercation at the All Out pay-per-view in 2022.
CM Punk went on to make his grand return to AEW in June of 2023, but his return was short lived as he was terminated last month following another backstage altercation at the All In pay-per-view.
It seems that everyone has an opinion on CM Punk’s situation with AEW, and Mark Henry recently shared his take during an appearance on the Hall of Fame podcast.
“I feel like Punk is a lot like some of the people in sports that I know. The people in sports hate the fact that college football and college students are getting paid money now. It’s an old school mentality and the old school mentality rubs young people the wrong way. Young people call you a boomer or outdated and some people are stuck in their ways and Punk is stuck in his way and that’s not a knock. I like conviction, I like somebody that can stand to their guns and they can debate with you on the fact that, ‘You know what? this is why sometimes being the old will save your life because I know better, I experienced it, I went through the fire,’ and I feel like that Punk’s delivery of some of that conviction fell on deaf ears.”
Following CM Punk’s AEW departure it’s not clear what his next move will be. Obviously there’s been a lot of talk about a potential WWE return, but it was recently reported that the company is not looking to bring Punk back at this time. Stay tuned for updates.
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