Cody Rhodes Finally Breaks Silence on CM Punk and AEW negotiations

Cody Rhodes needs to ensure he picks the right talent to bring to AEW. As a result, AEW strongly considered CM Punk to be a part of the company.

CM Punk is on the list of AEW’s favorable wrestlers

The executives of AEW – Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega along with owner Tony Khan have built a great roster.

Now, Tony Khan himself has made the admission that former WWE Champion CM Punk is on his list.

The former WWE Champion abruptly left the company in 2014. Since then, he made no efforts to return to his alma mater.

Therefore, it is not unlikely that if given the opportunity, CM Punk might join AEW. As a matter of fact, he still has a huge fanbase in the wrestling industry.

He has a lot to offer in the ring as well. In such circumstances, if AEW provides him with the space he needs along with some good booking, there is a good chance Punk will jump to take the reigns.

Cody Rhodes reveals the current situation

Regardless, when Cody Rhodes was asked about this, he did confirm that CM Punk received a text from them. However, Punk demanded an exorbitant amount of money from the company.

“As far as the CM Punk negotiations go, everyone heard the famous ‘he got a text from us’. Yeah, of course there were negotiations and he did ask for a great amount of money and Punk is worth a great deal of money.”

On the other hand, AEW needs to consider the business aspect of every decision they make. Even if CM Punk is on the hotlist, the company needs to consider the profit turnover.

“But you also have to – and this isn’t speaking to Punk specifically, this is speaking to recruitment and what we’ve learned in wrestling in general – a lot of people think ‘these wrestlers are running this wrestling company’. These wrestlers are doing everything they can to run the creative, the brand and the marketing and things, but there are some very smart and fiscally conservative people who surround us and flank us because this isn’t my money. At all.”

At this moment, there are Superstars in WWE who are considering making a transition to AEW. Not all of them are happy with what WWE is creating and now want a way out of the company that will let them retain their liberty.