CM Punk made his big debut with All Elite Wrestling in August of 2021 and in the two years that he worked for the company he crossed paths with some interesting names. Lio Rush signed with AEW in September of 2021, and during an appearance on MuscleManMalcolm, Rush noted that he told Punk how much he looked up to him the first time they mey.
Lio Rush also went on to say that a few months later CM Punk approached and pitched an idea for Danielle Fishel to come into AEW and work as Lio’s manager.
“I remember meeting CM Punk at the beginning of the show when we all came in the building. I remember seeing him sitting on the bleachers. And I just walked over and introduced myself to him. I told him how much I looked up to him as a kid — I didn’t want to make him feel old, but I told him that I looked up to him and I appreciate his work and his time in WWE.
“A couple of months later, about a month or two later, he ended up coming to me with an idea. I don’t even know if I should say this, but I’m going to say this anyway… He came up with an idea where he wanted Danielle Fishel to come in to AEW to be my manager. [laughs] Because we had that mutual friend in Danielle, so yeah that was an idea that came up, that he wanted to talk to me about. That never really came to fruition, but yeah, that’s my CM Punk story. I’ve got a couple more, but maybe I’ll save it for a book one day.”
Neither CM Punk nor Lio Rush are with AEW at the moment as Rush parted ways with the company in February of 2022, and Punk’s contract was terminated in September of 2023. CM Punk has since returned to WWE.
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