Bryan Danielson Reacts To AEW Firing CM Punk

Back in August of 2021, CM Punk finally made his long awaited return to wrestling when joined AEW. However, after two years with All Elite Wrestling, CM Punk was fired a few weeks ago following a backstage incident that took place at AEW All In.

Everyone seems to have an opinion on CM Punk’s status following his AEW departure, and many fans are wondering what’s next for the two time AEW World Champion.

Bryan Danielson discussed CM Punk’s departure during an interview with Sports Illustrated, and he noted that the controversial situation gives people in AEW a chance to get closer, or to become more divided.

“In any job, when you lose somebody who’s very important, or you lose somebody you really like working with, that’s hard, but everyone keeps doing the job. And any time there is loss or controversy or struggle inside an organization, it’s a chance to bring people closer. It’s also a chance to divide people. So you have this thing where you can use struggle to make your life worse, or you can use struggle to make your life better. When I lost my father, I came out on the backside. I was worse. Struggling with my depression, I’ve come out of it better. So how you approach something and how you learn from something, that’s what makes the difference.”

Last week on AEW Collision, Bryan Danielson indicated that his run as a full-time wrestler is winding down. Bryan elaborated more on when he plans to step away from wrestling and you can get more on that here.