Report: CM Punk Told People He ‘Hates This Place’ About AEW Due To Backstage Issues

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UPDATE 2: CM Punk reportedly “confronted” Tony Khan in a “heated, intense” situation – read more here.

UPDATE: Sports Illustrated has confirmed CM Punk and Jack Perry have been suspended by AEW – more at this link.

CM Punk reportedly said he “hates this place” about All Elite Wrestling (AEW) due to the backstage issues within the company.

As you likely know by now, there was a backstage altercation between CM Punk and Jack Perry at All In at London’s Wembley Stadium.

It’s believed the issue between the two stems from a situation weeks ago where Perry wanted to use real glass for a segment that required glass to be smashed, and Punk advised him not to.

At All In, Jack Perry had a match against HOOK, during which Perry slammed HOOK onto a car windscreen before looking at the camera and saying: “Real glass. Go cry me a river”.

The match after that was CM Punk vs Samoa Joe, and Perry and Punk reportedly came across each other backstage before Punk made his entrance.

As for who initiated things and whose ‘fault’ it was, that really depends on who’s providing the information as to which side they give, so it’s not even worth getting into that beyond what we’ve already covered up to this point.

A couple of things that seem to be universally agreed is that at one point Punk got Perry in a choke hold (some claim this was an attempt from Punk to neutralize the situation), and Perry was asked to leave the venue immediately after the incident, while Punk stayed for a while but also left a bit later.

During the post-show media scrum, Tony Khan didn’t name any names, but did confirm there was an “incident” backstage.

He said:

“Yes there was an incident backstage before we went live on tonight’s show. We are investigating it and before I learn more about what happened, I can’t really address it at this time, so I can’t comment, but I did want to be honest with you and tell you that it is the case.”

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Now, Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer is reporting:

“The belief within AEW is that Punk and Jack are both suspended pending the results of an investigation, which would mean neither will work All Out.”

This week’s Dynamite, Collision and All Out are all taking place in Punk’s hometown of Chicago.

A new addition from Fightful Select quotes Punk as having told people he “hates this place” – this place being AEW – due to all the backstage issues he’s been involved in.

We’ll keep you posted with any further details that emerge.

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