The only news that has been doing the rounds of the wrestling world for the last few days is that of CM Punk getting fired from AEW. Fans and wrestlers alike are voicing their opinions about Punk’s firing. But the one person who is getting the most heat is none other than AEW CEO Tony Khan. And an ex-WWE writer feels that Khan should be ready for a public outburst from Punk anytime soon.
It’s been almost a week since Punk was fired and we are yet to hear from the man himself.
Former WWE writer feels Khan’s statement will allow Punk to destroy him
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CM Punk was fired as a result of a backstage altercation with Jack Perry that took place at AEW All In before his title match. After a week-long investigation, it was finally decided to terminate all agreements with Punk. On September 2, AEW put out a statement about Punk getting fired.
In that very statement, CEO Tony Khan took full responsibility for the decision to fire Punk. He thanked Punk for his contribution to AEW but also said that he made this decision in the best interests of everyone at the company. The same night, he also went out to address the crowd right before Collision started and reiterated the same about Punk’s firing. The crowd, obviously being Punk’s hometown crowd of Chicago started booing Khan right away.
Now, ex-WWE writer and actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is of the opinion that Tony Khan shouldn’t have been the one to make the statement. On a recent episode of his podcast Wrestling With Freddie, he said this would allow CM Punk an upper hand when he unleashes his anger in his first interview post getting fired.
He said, “I’ve felt really bad for Tony Khan, I don’t think he should have made the statement that he made because he is not a good public speaker at all and it gives Punk an opportunity to s**t all over him in his first interview outside of the business or outside of this firing”.
This may be true. Especially as time goes by, more details emerge of what happened that night that led to Punk’s firing.
CM Punk had a private meeting after his ‘All In’ match that left Khan upset
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We all know very well that Punk got into a brawl with Jack Perry right before his match with Samoa Joe at All In. Samoa Joe was even present trying to calm Punk down after the altercation.
News also emerged that after being separated from Perry, Punk lunged towards Tony Khan. The altercation also led to a few TV monitors getting knocked down. As per another report, Khan and Punk had a confrontation after his match and Khan looked ‘very upset’ after that meeting. While there were no witnesses to corroborate the confrontation, Khan seemed very displeased after meeting Punk. There were also other reports that Punk might have chewed out Khan after his altercation with Perry.
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What do you guys think Punk will say in his first interview?
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