“A Lot of Respect”: 92 Days After His AEW Departure, Disciplinary Committee Member Bryan Danielson Gives His Verdict on CM Punk’s WWE Return

One of the most shocking news of September 2023 was CM Punk’s release from AEW. The decision was taken by AEW following Punk’s involvement in a backstage altercation with Jack Perry. One of the members of the disciplinary committee that made the decision was AEW’s Bryan Danielson. However, after Punk made his return to WWE, Danielson shared in an interview his opinions on The Second City Saint.

What Bryan Danielson thinks of CM Punk

While in conversation with Alex McCarthy of Inside the Ropes, The American Dragon decided to give a bit of insight into how he feels about Punk and his feelings after his firing. He said, “I’m just a part of the disciplinary committee and we had to take the action that we had to take. The whole thing was hard.” This implied that even though the decision was a difficult one for him, he had to make it.

Further speaking about Punk, he said, “I really like Punk, and I have a lot of respect for Punk.” He further added that he believes Punk had been an integral part of AEW and made significant contributions to the promotion. While he wished him the best on his return to WWE, the AEW star decided not to comment any further on the subject.