“All Her Fault”: CM Punk Reveals Bayley’s Role in His WWE Return During AEW Run Under Tony Khan

On September 2, 2023, CM Punk was fired from All Elite Wrestling after an altercation backstage at Wembley Stadium. The Cult of Personality left Tony Khan’s company after a two-year cycle with several chaotic situations that reactivated his interest in returning to WWE.

Seven months later, The Best in the World decided to speak openly about the details surrounding his departure from AEW. And surprisingly, he has named WWE superstar Bayley as the reason behind his departure. But why? Let’s find out.

CM Punk throws Bayley under the bus

CM Punk recently sat for an interview where he talked about all things wrestling. And that included his controversial exit from AEW. In what was a surprising fact for the fans, Punk revealed that Bayley was one reason why he left Tony Khan’s promotion. How? It was because of her that he made a backstage visit to a WWE show way before his return to the company. And meeting his friends helped solidify his return. He said, “My friend Bayley messaged me and she’s like, ‘My friend Liv was on the flight with you. She says you were so nice to her.’ We have a show in Chicago. You should come visit.’ I’m throwing Bayley under the bus now. Yeah it’s all her fault. I laughed because I landed. Got on the train, went home. No wife, no dog. I don’t have anything to do. Yeah, I’m gonna go visit my friend Bayley”

CM Punk is in WWE and seems to have no problem with anyone in the company. But part of his time in AEW was very different. After the fight he got involved in with The Elite in 2022, what caused him to be fired for good was the fight with Jack Perry at AEW All-In last August. In addition, Tony Khan publicly announced Punk’s firing from Collision a week later. He claimed that he felt his life was in danger. But do you know who contacted Punk to make his return to the promotion?

The Second City Saint reveals the difference-maker

During the aforementioned interview, the Chicago Superstar revealed who called him to tell him to return to Stamford. Recalling the phone call, Punk revealed the details to Helwani. He said, “So it was the week of Thanksgiving. I spoke to him (Nick Khan) Monday. But I think the call was more about ‘Hey, we want to talk about you coming back. We’d love you for Royal Rumble.’ Cause they assumed that I probably had some sort of noncompete or something like that, and were kind of floored when I was like ‘No man, I’m ready to go. Let’s do it.”

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And now, CM Punk has returned to the company, and at WrestleMania XL, he will sit at the commentary table during the World Heavyweight Championship match between Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre. As for his bond with AEW, CM Punk and Tony Khan haven’t spoken since All In, according to the former AEW star. Now, the situation is calmer on both the wrestler’s side and that of AEW and Tony Khan. Jack Perry, on the other hand, is in a new phase in NJPW while he is still under contract with AEW.

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