CM Punk Promotes Tony Khan’s Company Despite Leaving AEW on Bad Terms

CM Punk left AEW on a grim note. As most of the fans know, he had a backstage altercation during AEW ‘All In’ last year. After the news of this second backstage brawl came to light via the media, Tony Khan showed a firm hand and fired him from the wrestling promotion. When his non-performing clause ended, we saw Punk finally return to WWE.

Although things never resolved between Tony Khan and the ex-AEW star, the latter recently another one of Khan’s wrestling promotions.

Why was CM Punk promoting Tony Khan’s company?

“The Best in the World” is probably not fond of either the AEW President or any company that he owns. However, he shares a history with some of those companies that make him proud of his wrestling run. Recently, a fan page uploaded the 19th anniversary of a milestone that Punk achieved during his time in the Ring of Honor. On 06/18/2005, the wrestling legend defeated Austin Aries to come out on top and become the RoH World Champion. This went down during the ‘Death Before Dishonor III’ PPV. Punk shared this post on his Instagram story without any context. The Chicago-based star probably showcased the milestone he set for himself 19 years ago.

The World Championship belt that Punk is holding in the picture reads “ROH” in big letters. This seems like he is promoting the wrestling company that now Tony Khan owns. However, because things did not end well between the wrestler and the AEW head honcho, he is probably just showing off that it has been 19 years since this important milestone got etched in his life.

The Second City Saint will be keen to add to his glowing collection as he aims to enjoy another title run. Despite wrestling for very minimal time since his comeback to WWE, Punk has kept himself busy by feuding against Drew McIntyre. This eventual confrontation could align with the former AEW star’s wishes to clinch a major WWE title. But for that, he would aim to come back from his injury as soon as possible.

When can we expect CM Punk to be back?

We last saw the Chicago-based talent wrestle at the Royal Rumble. He was one of the last two contenders left inside the squared circle this year. Despite the high chances of victory, the Voice of the Voiceless lost the match to Cody Rhodes. He seems to have endured an injury during the match that required him to get better before returning to the promotion. This was an upsetting update as fans believed that he was moving toward a potential world title run.

Now, it has been almost five months since he last wrestled, but fans caught a glimpse of some of the action in Scotland when he attacked The Scottish Psychopath and sabotaged his title pursuit during the main event. At the time, his tricep injury didn’t seem as bad. Fortunately, later on, CM Punk also revealed that he is now doing much better than before and even gave a return date to his fans to keep them hooked.

Do you think things will ever get better between CM Punk and Tony Khan?