Ever wondered what happens when backstage altercations turn into firing situations? AEW has finally aired a video revealing all the chaos that led to CM Punk’s unexpected departure. This behind-the-scenes drama is a rollercoaster ride you won’t want to miss.
The video captured the moment tensions flared, showing a verbal altercation turning into a full-blown scrap. Fans were taken aback by the raw intensity displayed behind the scenes.
Following the backstage fight, it was announced that CM Punk had been released from his contract. This unexpected turn of events left many wondering about the future of the popular wrestler.
The one-minute video was aired Wednesday on Dynamite as part of the storyline around an upcoming tag team championship match between the Young Bucks — Matthew and Nicholas Jackson — and Punk’s close friends FTR — Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler at the Dynasty pay-per-view next Sunday.
The footage — which has no audio — showed Perry standing in the backstage area after his pre-show match at Wembley Stadium on Aug. 27 in which he made a reference to Punk previously nixing him using “real glass” during a recent “Collision” show and — saying “cry me a river.”
Punk, whose match with Samoa Joe was set to kick off the main card next, comes into the shot from the bottom right corner and approaches Perry.
The two talk for about 30 seconds, with Punk glancing back to his right at one point before the verbal exchange gets more heated.
As Perry, the son of “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Luke Perry, is still talking, Punk shoves him first and then charges at him again and appears to grab hold of him before Joe intervenes and breaks the two up.
An angry Punk then moves toward the area where Tony Khan is sitting and can be seen yelling at the AEW president — who has said he felt physically threatened — while being held back by Jerry Lynn and Malakai Black.
Punk, who also had a backstage altercation with The Buck and The Elite after All Out in 2021, was fired by AEW with cause on Sept 2.
He returned to WWE after nearly a decade away at Survivor Series in November.
Punk posted a photo of former President George W. Bush proclaiming “Mission Accomplished” after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 in response to the tape being released.
He gave his side of what happened at All In during an interview with Ariel Helwani last week.
“I walk up to him and I’m like, ‘Jack, why do you insist on doing this dumb internet s–t on TV?’” Punk told Helwani. “He’s like, if you have a problem, do something about it.’ I was like, ‘Come on man. I can f–king kill you. What are we doing?
“I thought I was doing the responsible thing. I didn’t punch anybody. I just choked somebody a little bit. Samoa Joe was there, told me to stop. I quit. I turned to Tony and said, ‘This place is a f–king joke. You’re a clown. I quit.’ I went to my room, Joe and Jerry Lynn came and got me and we’re like, ‘Let’s go out there and kill it.’”
The intense conflict between CM Punk and Jack Perry has been unraveled. The revelation of the altercation that led to Punk’s firing has sent shockwaves through the wrestling world, leaving fans and analysts buzzing with speculation about the future implications for AEW. This incident will have a lasting impact on the company’s direction and dynamics. The decision to air the footage has opened up a Pandora’s box of drama, setting the stage for a riveting saga that will undoubtedly shape AEW’s narrative moving forward.
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