Jim Cornette on If CM Punk Leaving AEW Was The Best Outcome For All

[@TechToSports]

I think Meltzer Will Still Blame Punk For AEW Collision's Declining Viewership. He will say something absurd like this "CM Punk" Was Smarter than he thought because he left before The Saturday Night Football Season or Some Sh*t like that. Meltzer is The Real Locker Room Cancer even though he ain't part of one.

[@mlo009]

He would anything to lick the Bucks' ass.

[@mxkrvgr]

As much I now dislike Punk, Meltzer will DEFINITELY make it worse than what it is & wrongfully put the blame on Punk.

[@ScottRen14]

Meltzer is just a leech on the business, only takes from it and puts nothing into it

[@TheJaslaf]

Putting the Bloodline storyline on pause for Roman Reigns with Paul Heyman in his corner vs CM Punk with Jim Cornette in his corner would be great.

[@202Kev]

If only!

[@johansmallberries9874]

Punk managed by Corny for a run. My god.. can you imagine the AEW locker room reaction to that?

[@blueskyz8097]

Jey go into exile .. and seeks an advocate of his own.... ... Next day jeys in a Fight Club where he meets the Advocate.... Who is non other than Jim Cornette who tells Jey you have family who have been exiled just like you Cornette gives em an address where a Samoan Werewolf is waiting Along with Zilla.... Flash forward to Raw..... RR and Paul are leaving the arena where out of nowhere a car hits him .. driver reveals himself to be Rikishi with a shirt that says I did Ed for the Dynasty or I did it for my Son's/Boys leading Up to Regal being Back on TV to yell Civil Wargames!!!!!!!

[@Drollpanther]

He burned all his bridges

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

@@Drollpanther So did Warrior Ventura Bruno and Hart like

[@TheDarkEagle56]

It is the best thing for all. The Elite and everyone who didn't want him there are happy. Punk doesn't have to deal with the bs and stress. Only ones who are disappointed are Punk's fans and maybe the young guys he was helping behind the scenes

[@richardsmith9615]

You say that like it's not a lot of people though. There are more Punk fans than Buck fans, as the numbers attest. It's embarrassing that shortly before this BS the Bucks got new contracts. Absolutely malicious.

[@CaliPaliGuy]

Starks is devastated but I’m glad he still will be in a top program

[@deft__12]

All 100% didn’t include Chicago this night 😂

[@edwells4769]

If the audience tonight was any indication, Chicago is done with him too

[@mattb.2740]

Punk has, or at least had, more fans than the Bucks. That said, there is no AEW without The Elite. Like them or not, they sold out a 10k seat building and sold 50k ppv buys without even having tv.

[@alanmcdonald469]

Punk shows up backstage at Raw back in April talking to some talent, shaking hands and talking to Triple H, you think he wasn't trying to bury the hatchet? If he wants to be there, and they want to do business and make money, he'll be back for one more run, guaranteed.

[@yoholmes273]

BrAh, CMon son..... Punk after the first brawl with Young Cucks went to WWE & approached them specifically asking to see if they wanted to buy out his AEW contract at the time. WWE said they were not interested. Again, at the time. So this did, actually happen. However WWE is about to officially be sold this month and the new company, under new management, will almost certainly rehire Punk. Of course by then, Vince will be muzzled and Triple H let go.

[@maxbryant560]

CM punk and the elite are the same type of people one just had more power than the other and that was the problem. He says he is the voice of the voiceless but say something he doesnt like and he fights you lmao thats your boy XD. Also he is a brainwashed democrat like Jimmy even tho hes mister traditional when it suits his argument

[@John-Stark]

I mean after dealing with the Elite I think he was thinking he treated Triple H too Harshly

[@corpyhogan4433]

The elite wanted full control of the company, and now they have it. Now let’s see if AEW will continue to rise or will they stay stagnant

[@markcampbell2702]

No doubt AEW will run stagnant because Tony won’t change from the indie outlaw CZW PWG formula

[@johansmallberries9874]

This is like a ‘What If: the Kliq stayed in power and Vince had %85 less balls as an owner”.

[@JunoStatic]

Aew is already stagnant 🤣

[@jimiverson6171]

London didn't think so@@JunoStatic

[@jeffk.6256]

AEW = WCW in record time, congratulations TK, you make VR look like a genius lol

[@lucasdavis2233]

The problem Punk is gonna run into is is that Father Time isn’t kind to anyone and he has to make decisions quickly. Taking bumps at 23 are different at 43. He has a good opponent selection in WWE and Impact but I think a return at 2024 Royal Rumble would be ideal. But due to him being hot right now. Survivor Series debut would be elite, and it’s in Chicago. Tony played himself.

[@edwells4769]

@@Jeff-qd3jy lol, Punk pulled a Bill Gramatica and played himself.

[@psychobluesfxt]

Selfishly I want him to come back so I can see him in Philly in April. Atmosphere would be insane

[@Crow5537]

It’d be crazy if he did come back to wwe I think he’d probably want to return at the rumble, but there is probably a lot of hurdles for that to be a reality

[@GefilteFish.]

true but WWE is owned by another company so you never know@@Crow5537

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@Crow5537survivor series is in Chicago

[@mikeedwards9984]

Idk it's a reason he went backstage in wwe couple months ago it was no accident

[@psychobluesfxt]

I meant in the crowd lmao. I think the WWE locker room would have a "let's use each other to make money" mentality way more than AEW's locker room and I suspect that's the speed Punk would prefer to be at now that he knows to be careful what he wishes for. @@mikeedwards9984

[@Sahil-pc2kr]

The best thing for Punk is to return to WWE television and then ride into the sunset. The plethora of matches he could have would be amazing.

[@DynastyIcon]

no.. they don't wanna deal with him again.. the best thing is for Punk to just retire, spend time with his wife and dog and enjoy life.. his run is over

[@newking70]

They don't want him.

[@riffhousestudios96]

@@DynastyIconY’all act like WWE wouldn’t bring him back just to stick it to AEW. The merchandise sales alone would make it worth it alone.

[@DynastyIcon]

@@riffhousestudios96 i don't think WWE cares enough about AEW to wanna "stick it to them" 😂😂 bring back someone who's a headache backstage just for merch sales.. nah bruh 🤣🤣

[@riffhousestudios96]

@@DynastyIcon as HHH always says, whatever’s best for business 💵

[@trevorkenny]

Warner/Discovery must be very impressed by all this stuff.

[@rwlwrestlingleague2975]

"Our shareholders are asking...What the actual factual fuck is going on with this show?"

[@BLACKSTA361]

WBD can't catch a break But that's what they get for destroying the Snyderverse. I hope they burn even more

[@Brndn350Z]

​@@BLACKSTA361pretty wild that all their issues started with their meddling in films 😂😂

[@macanthony6113]

It’s best for Punk because he don’t gotta deal with the kids. Cody was smart because he realized “all friends wrestling” was like a high school, a bunch of immature kids who like to start shit but play the victim when shit get real. I didn’t want Punk to waste his return to wrestling in “all friends wrestling” anyway.

[@Sleepwalkingok]

i was thinking the same. even Jim says AEW can hire a really megastar at this moment, like Cody, just old wwe like jericho or someone like that.

[@PanasonicYouth21]

That’s not at all why Cody left, he said it himself you mark

[@notgonnalieitsprettyfunny7884]

Mark alert!!!! Cody left desire to hold about that his family and we got . Cody leaving. Never had anything to do with the YoungBucks omega or anybody, so that was your first mistake..

[@Greetanate]

Punk acted like a child himself. Should have kept it to himself until after the ppv, at least until after the Joe fight. Unprofessional and pointless cockwaving.

[@hectic105]

@@PanasonicYouth21I don’t know the real reason he left, Cody is too professional to say anything outright and his relationship with the Bucks and Omega may not be in ruins or anything. BUT, it was becoming increasingly obvious that there was at least a rift that had formed between them in the back half of Cody’s AEW run. You rarely ever saw them on the same screen anymore as far as I know and while it seemed like Cody was part of the Elite in the beginnings, that ended quickly. Cody clearly didn’t like where he was at by the end of his AEW run though, and he even mentioned in interviews that he could see the coming conflicts (that have come to pass). His vision of what he wanted AEW to be and what he wanted from himself in AEW just didn’t align with what the other EVPs wanted. Whether that was a main reason for his departure is up in the air though as, again, he’s not going to go into those kinds of details. Cody and Punk are very different people, but they both share that common thing, they didn’t fit in with what kind of wrestling show the Elite and their cohorts want (the indie, spot-filled kind).

[@noelatcheson4174]

Yeah, Punk out of AEW is probably the right call. I feel he shouldn't have went back after what happened last year if there were still issues. When you work with people you don't get along with, most times it eventually will bubble and rise up (speaking from experience working with other people where this happened). Also, AEW needs to review how they do business. There's obviously a few people there who think they can act as they see fit without consequence. That's not how successful businesses run. Cornette nails it here - "it was snakebit from the start".

[@Greetanate]

The problem is there are too many people doing too much shit thinking they are the top dog. The elite and omega and punk did last year, punk and Perry did this year. There isn't some big dick piece of shit like HHH that can tell you to fuck off because the elite didn't want to be the leaders and punk has too much of an ego to do it so it is up to kahn who doesn't have that much ability himself Who knows, maybe he'll step up, firing punk is the first good step to shutting people up and getting them to do their jobs.

[@yaseen9044]

he was still under contract then irregardless of the issues, firing him made things way easier for him to set up a return for survivor series

[@scorptarget]

Punk to WWE with the “real world title” would be Gold!!! 💯🔥😂😂

[@VodkaSoda]

WWE don't want this indyrific dork

[@marvinleong5902]

Give me Paul "Heenan" Heyman

[@marathiboi96]

Even if he doesn't wrestle again, He'll still be working as a commentry guy for MMA, he's amazing on the mic and he'll have a great life.

[@santanu-fr]

& whats his experience in mma? oh right

[@treehugger7976]

Yeah seasoned MMA veteran Phil Brooks. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@aaronzx10r]

In the movies it’s “ you can’t fire me, I quit!” Marky mark tony says “ you can’t quit, you’re fired”

[@rishnix]

I don't know man. The very 1st job I ever had was for McDonalds. After dealing with their bullshit for a while, I had enough and quit. They called me 3 days later asking me to come in and talk with them. Being a young naive teenager, I thought they were going to apologize and ask me to come back. Nope. Manager said I was fired, even though I very loudly quit 3 days prior. When it comes to people quitting jobs, there are some very, very petty people out there who refuse to believe anyone could walk away from them.

[@MilMaska]

"And believe me, this isnt sour grapes" - CM Punk

[@mjdf122]

I’ve been a fan of Jim Cornette and wrestling for over 40 years and I’m starting to fear for my life

[@gregorsamsa2271]

Huh? Why?

[@marvinleong5902]

​@@gregorsamsa2271Michael is "insulting" Tony "excuse" for firing CM Punk

[@robertjensen3513]

These comments got old really quick. That being said Snowman claiming he feared for his life is the dumbest thing uttered on live TV. Could anyone imagine Vince or Bischoff saying this? I don't care if they were wet farting their undies, they aren't saying this on TV. Khan is a childish money mark. Fuck him. Used to wish them well, now I hope they fail.

[@MrBigshow234]

Ok man you’ve already said this comment in 3 different video’s already in less than 24 hours. Don’t over so the joke dude

[@henrygvidonas9573]

I think you should copypaste the same joke at least 57 more times. It only gets funnier through endless repetition.

[@Adrian-er3xp]

Just imagine Punk with the Aew title on Raw or Smackdown never been done before 🔥🔥🔥

[@carloscjr23]

Tony Mark couldn't stop twitching 😂😂😂

[@coronaweeks4577]

WWE won’t do it that’s just giving AEW free publicity

[@arinevermore]

​@@pvt.hudson6088yep, and that's where Punk inspired from for this AEW title.

[@mrdone4065]

That would be great, even better if he defecated on it on live tv.

[@benespinosa6725]

​@@pvt.hudson6088didn't Madusa do something like that with the WWF women's title on Nitro in 1995?

[@FortunateJuice]

It would be interesting to see what would happen to AEW if MJF takes a contract from the WWE. Who would they have left? Danielson and FTR can't go back. And that's basically it.

[@whyareyoureadingthiis886]

Adam Cole will follow suit soon after. Dude was Triple H and Shawn’s number one guy for a while.

[@kurtisbased183]

atleast they still have mega draws like pockets, atom cole and wheeler useless 😂

[@VigilanteWilliamson]

Danielson could go back FTR is screwed though

[@andrewft31]

Danielson has no bad blood with them, they just care more about his health than he does

[@solomonallen3524]

​@@kurtisbased183wheeler useless LMFAO 😅

[@chadalpha7983]

CM Punk gets to go home to A.J. Lee so no matter what he wins

[@edwells4769]

Hes as lucky as Barack going home to Big Mike

[@3Overhaus]

She's mid and bi polar. Only a beta male settles for that life.

[@KnucklesWTD]

She’s the man in the relationship clearly

[@daoust26]

He's definitely getting the last laugh

[@Drollpanther]

He probably tries to fight her too

[@PhantomDreamer_]

I guess nobody remembers CM Punk appearing on WWE Backstage just a few years ago, or they don't remember WWE Backstage, period.

[@m.ta.r.6443]

I remember that he was on production company's payroll and not WWE.

[@PresidentProductions]

​@@m.ta.r.6443WWE was promoting the show you doofus Punk has mended relationships with WWE since then.

[@rummorz]

Apparently, Fox hand their hands on getting punk back. It's interesting how the networks all had interest in having punk on television. Despite the negative narrative, at least someone knows who draws money.

[@Will_kid_cortez]

Bring him in as a part time player. Do the big events, everyone wins

[@riffhousestudios96]

Exactly, plus the merchandise sales alone would be worth it.

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

bring him back and job him, and job him hard, give him a match against the Miz that is the second to last match at WM and have him lose

[@alphatoddio]

​@@TheGhostofMrArthursthat doesn't work for Phil brother😅

[@Will_kid_cortez]

@@TheGhostofMrArthurs Roman would be the one to welcome him back lol

[@decepticonxhunter4850]

A person has to earn that privilege. That isn't something they give to just anybody.

[@Onous]

Aew does not have a legitimate heavyweight champion because punk never lost his title.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

Your right they have aew world Champion that defended his belt in the main event of the wembley. Nice try

[@anonymousbo0318]

​@@SasukesSharingan.A worthless championship.

[@edwells4769]

Dude, the titles are all phony. You, you know that right? Nobody actually "wins" them, they are given.

[@OmegaRedFan]

​@@edwells4769 what? 😂

[@edwells4769]

@@OmegaRedFan people out here thinking wrestlers actually win belts like wtf is going on?

[@OfficiallZenFN]

Whoever does the artwork for this channel needs a raise…these need to be shirts 😊😊

[@mrb3ast0n]

It's Brian i believe.

[@tonyluthor9167]

I like how Jim Cornette acts like CM Punk has never worked in WWE. Same company he ended up in court with. Same company he had issues with, same company he's still badmouthing to this day, same company which is run by people who don't want him back. He makes fun of The Elite for being friends with Colt Cabana, same Colt Cabana Punk was best friends with before their friendship went south. In the end Punk got himself fired. You're about to open the biggest show in wrestling and you go crazy because of a rookie's comment?! You physically assault a guy, some people ( including women) might have gotten hurt in the scuffle, You launch & yell at your boss, You throw shit, You refuse to start the show, people are scrambling backstage trying to find someone who was ready to open the show but in no way shape or form was Punk's fault...Mofo please! If you're a star like Punk, why would you care what a rookie thinks about you?! Punk is like an elephant that allows himself to be annoyed by an ant. Punk is the Kevin Durant of pro wrestling . No leadership skills & has a very very fragile ego. Punk got Punk fired. If you don't think he did, do what he did at your job, that is for those of you who know what it's like to have a job..

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

KD Punk is a GENIUS analogy

[@2girlsmommalbh]

💯

[@tonyruby4467]

You can add Jericho on that sabotage list. He's been with the bullshit for a min

[@namelessjedi2242]

Remember when he SWORE to the locker room he would make sure Punk never came back… and then Punk came back?

[@bobbyb5546]

JeriKaren

[@Brndn350Z]

​@namelessjedi2242 oh you mean how punk returned after him and Jericho had ironed out their issues? I'm not on punk or the elites side but they should have sat down, same as he did with Jericho and try to figure this out

[@anthonym6119]

@@Brndn350Zexactly but tony refused to step up and make it happen

[@Reese13]

When he shows up on Raw tomorrow night, that "pipe bomb" is gonna be 🔥🔥🔥

[@patskers1]

Nah I would publicly announce the signing and promote that he will be speaking on RAW to get as many eyes on it as possible. Give him a mic and tell him he has all the time he wants.

[@marvinleong5902]

​@@patskers1Commercial free and in the main event. The rating would be up to the roof because people would be calling their family and friends to watch what's going to happen

[@duetangelo2269]

All I remember is that hotel room interview someone did with The Bucks and Omega right after AEW started. They asked about Punk going there and Omega was open to it. The Bucks looked at each other and laughed. I won't excuse Punk physically attacking people, but I won't pretend he's some psychotic who randomly did it either. The Bucks are sinister and clever men. They knew what they were doing by pushing the buttons of a notoriously short fused man and using their dirt sheet friends to spread 40 different stories about him every other week.

[@tomr3422]

watch punks foray into MMA - hes not capable of actually attacking anyone - he trained for a year to get finished by a part time semi retired plumber.

[@zemm9003]

Matt Jackson was the first person to text Punk an offer.

[@Adum]

@@tomr3422 Is that why the Bucks got their ass beat by a one armed man? 🤣

[@zweimmk]

Even if what you said was true. For a 40+yo man to have such poor control over his emotions is inexcusable. It's fortunate he's already made enough money for himself and his wife to retire and there's also the occasional TV guest starring role to tide him over but that's all there is in the end. He will unfortunately never be able to ascend to the heights of wrestling stardom he could achieve thanks to that temperament

[@thedoobieshrew0244]

Good ol'Christian boys

[@jmwvirgil]

'Now that Punk's been fired for physically assaulting everyone he doesn't like, he can get hired by the biggest company in the industry, who definitely won't have a problem with that!' LMAO C'mon Jim...

[@7ee527]

True but here's the thing WWE isn't run by triple h or Vince McMahon it's run by endeavor who also runs UFC now who loves CM punk UFC just saying.

[@TokenBrotha]

Annnnd that shuts the door on AEW for me

[@DynastyIcon]

welcome to the club

[@tomr3422]

only ever tried watching it once and some prancing fairy(which I had heard of and didnt think was real) came prancing out and pointing at everything showed up - my wife said I didnt blink for two mins before changing the channel..... wrestling is dead, and I have no interest in what ever it is they are calling wrestling now.

[@kevinhenry4047]

I don’t know why Corny makes it seem like it’s almost a guarantee Punk’s going back to WWE, would they even want him? You can say it wasn’t his fault but the fact of the matter is Punk was involved in two physical altercations backstage, you take that plus the beef they had in the past, all the shots Punk took at the company over the years, his age and injury history. Triple H will probably look at that as the juice isn’t worth the squeeze.

[@DynastyIcon]

probably his way of coping with his favorite being fired.. WWE doesn't wanna deal with Punk again, in 2012 they could tolerate him cuz he could still go in the ring, 2023 Punk is injury prone and lost several steps in the ring.. WWE isn't signing Punk and we will know that

[@mattb.2740]

Punk is reportedly the one guy Vince has sworn he will never do business with again. WWE wouldn't even sign him when Fox was pushing for it.

[@KnucklesWTD]

@@DynastyIconhe literally worships cm punk.

[@chrischar9428]

​@@mattb.2740hmmm how manychances did shawn....jannetty...sheiky...etc...

[@brandendayne1026]

If Bret went back (and he has more reasons to hate wwf than anyone), anything is possible.

[@batty4jokes]

Damn Corny, Punk is good on the Mike but He's lost several steps in the Ring, complains about everything and tries to pick a fight with everyone, and nobody likes Him but You, WWE don't want Him. Then, Now or Ever

[@DeathofaNINJA]

In a world full of liars I praise Jim Cornette as an outstanding man that stands for the truth and no bs. Thank you Jim for standing up for my favorite wrestler when nobody else would.

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

Dafuq? This almost sounds like a joke but I'm not so sure that it is...

[@rishnix]

Cornette only stands for the truth when it comes to wrestling. Anything outside of that and he'll just repeat political lies to make himself feel smart.

[@Greetanate]

Jim doesn't give a shit about punk, he just hates aew

[@SamsarasArt]

If i was CM Punk, I'd be glad i got fired because all that bullshit would have driven me mad.

[@edwells4769]

Getting paid millions and given your own show to do whatever you wanted with would drive you mad?

[@WarlockX4]

Having a boss that loved you, allowed you to do whatever you wanted, paid you a ridiculous amount of money, gave you your own show to book as you please, and all you had to do was just ignore the BS. If that would "drive you crazy" you really need to evaluate how fragile your ego is.

[@lindajiron2557]

"Cry me a river."

[@misterundead425]

@@edwells4769 Dude not everybody cares about money, Also not everybody allows people to roll over them.

[@samuelhall4056]

Punk wasn't a pushover, and they didn't know how to handle that.

[@IAmHeartbreak_]

I can't see CM Punk calling HHH or Vince McMahon first nor can I see HHH calling CM Punk. I don't expect a reunion anytime soon folks.

[@Deadxman616]

Vince called Hogan home. HHH GMgot Warrior, and Bruno...who knows what they talked about when he visited wwe....if there's money to made they will find a way.

[@PhillAccio]

Vince is on record saying he wish he didn't fire pu k on his wedding day and wouldn't mind doing business again

[@Erlewyn]

@@PhillAccio As a general rule, don't ever believe anything Vince says, whatever it is 😅

[@Travdust]

Punk tried meeting with hhh backstage a few months ago during his initial suspension. They didn’t meet because of his contract though, punk was escorted out

[@PhillAccio]

They met but it wasn't a meeting. More like a hey how you been is it cool if I hang out backstage? and the powers that be said no

[@purplegorilla9592]

It's the best for Punk for sure. These people were trying to and were beginning to succeed in driving him insane.

[@jamesgroover4643]

Never say never, but seeing Paul and Phil co-existing ...I hope like hell it does 🤞 Time will obviously tell ❌❌❌

[@alphatoddio]

Money heals all wounds brother😂

[@Tim85-y2q]

@@alphatoddioMoney and the opportunity to stick it to the opposition. I could see WWE being interested just for the "get" and Punk being interested just to prove he's not the "cancer" the cosplay kids claim. Add the crapload of money that both sides could make on top of that and I'd never say never. Then again, by all accounts, Punk didn't really need the money when he came in and he's made millions more since then. He may be happy just staying retired at this point.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

AEW is going to fall apart without Punk. Collision is dead in the water. Punk was the biggest draw they had, Dynamite has never recovered from ALL Out last year. It's not going to get better with him gone. All but the loyal and blind sheep see that. AEW just had the "Biggest Show in Wrestling History" in the UK and the following Dynamite gained 1k viewers from last week. The Elite are going to be exposed as the cancers that they are. That being said the WWE doesn't need Punk either. Punk should retire, honestly.

[@marksherrick]

AEW was fine before Punk, and will be fine after Punk. Yeah, he spiked the needle here and there, but its not like there were visible chunks of people watching only when he was there that is enough to actually long term affect the ratings.

[@MondoMiami]

MJF is a bigger draw than this over-the-hill skinny-fat mid-carder.

[@tinocontreras5105]

​@@MondoMiamiMJF is garbage, his lil singing, dancing and bromance with Adam Cole is annoying af

[@DavidLee-cr4xv]

Well… Punk has gotten into disagreements in WWE, too.

[@ajdaking507]

Yeah, but at least he had disagreements with adults. In aew he's had to deal with children and idiots

[@chrischar9428]

He comes in hotter then anyone else

[@Erlewyn]

@@ajdaking507 Let's not pretend Punk was a grown-up in that picture. At best, he behaved like a caricature of an angry teenager.

[@ajdaking507]

@@Erlewyn I'm not excusing his behavior, I'm just assessing blame to both sides where it belongs.

[@ajdaking507]

It takes 2 sides to have a disagreement, and most of the time in aew particularly punk was the one who was provoked in one way or another

[@transparent1054]

I personally don't see Punk ever being invited back into WWE. Those bridges have been burnt long ago but not forgotten.

[@TLA79]

CM Punk came out of retirement, made more 💰 than the whole roster combined and got to wrestler in front of 81,000+ fans. CM Punk wins!!

[@EliC09]

Survivor Series is in Chicago. It’d be great to see him show up (plus it’d be hilarious seeing Phony Con throw a tantrum)

[@marvinleong5902]

Someone asked him in the media scrum about the possibility of Punk returning to WWE and he gave the "fml" face

[@greglr19751]

My cat lunged at me tonight. I feared for my life. 😂

[@benespinosa6725]

LMFAO the best thing Punk should do is return to WWE and take a shot at AEW and Tony Khan that would be awesome AEW doesn't deserve CM Punk because they didn't know how to use him right coming out of this Nonsense.

[@Roger-fs5yo]

Punk was fired from the 2 biggest companies in the wrestling industry, that should tell ya something👌

[@Beanz06]

He walked out of wwe and was eventually fired

[@AlSween]

If Punk forgave WWE and did a program with Seth Rollins to unify those titles, it would make for good TV. As someone who is the same age as Tony, my childhood hero was Warrior. I see Punk and Warrior as being both similarly stubborn people. That's the only reason why Punk entertaining WWE sounds possible to me. I'm not hoping for that though. Random: Damn I'm old. I really grew up through the 80s and saw Goldberg being the in-ring personification of Warrior for the late 90s. Then I got to see kids call him old.

[@jasonelliott7977]

You and I think alike. I was just saying to a friend that Punk is the 21st century Warrior. Very divisive and not afraid to ruffle feathers or stand up for himself.

[@zemm9003]

The entire Shield hates CM Punk. This was the reason Moxley didn't want to lose clean to him. Old history from the WWE days.

[@robertnapier624]

@@zemm9003 and to think the shield debuted as punk’s goons.

[@BLACKSTA361]

​@@zemm9003Yet Punks bigger than any of these 3

[@lsj6721]

@@BLACKSTA361 you are funny to think that he is bigger than roman. HAHAHAHA stop worshipping punk.

[@AXWforever]

"I'm a guy for all intents and purposes never should've even made it to AEW. I've had petulant kids, after kids, after kids come up to me in my face to start a fight and that got me fired". - CM Punk

[@fatemakhan3843]

Ngl CM Punk has had more backstage fights than he had fights in his UFC career 😂🤣

[@bobwight949]

"Jim Cornette on if CM Punk leaving AEW was the best outcome for all" is the most "least good match" phrasing I've ever heard. He didn't leave. He was fired. Justly. Punk drew money, but this narrative of him being this god of the wrestling world and the bussinesses biggest draw has never been true. Despite what he may think, he was never Stone Cold. End of story.

[@jeepernj99]

Does WWE want to deal with Punks drama and ego?

[@kazman_6899]

Nope.

[@TheNeonParadox]

The mental gymnastics again. Yep. It was everyone else who was the problem - not the common denominator. That's pretty much how every asshole on the planet thinks. "Everyone else is an asshole. I'm the nice guy!"

[@MatthewHWise]

For Punk's wellbeing I don't think he should be wrestling again because it's causing him and everyone else grief and I doubt that would change in WWE. Both Triple H and Vince probably don't want him back or worse don't need him because they have Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre, Cody Rhodes, Finn Balor, etc. I think the wrestling world is going to move on from CM Punk and for the man himself no matter how you feel about him, he'll be better once he's back with his family. Whether he wants to wrestle again or not is his choice, but I highly doubt that he will ever step back in a wrestling ring.

[@tysontomko]

Brian "how many videos can I break out of the same convo" lol

[@williamsmith8497]

This has to be a work. Nobody can be this much of a disaster on so big of a stage without the 'adults' intervening. Papa Khan or WBD has to get involved, it's pure anarchy.

[@davich_]

When you have a billionaire's heir throwing money around so he can have "friends" and fulfill his pro wrestling fantasies, hoping/believing it is a work is just sad. TK is paying these gymnasts to be his friends, it is nothing more, just a rich kid buying friends and those friends taking every advantage of that rich kid that they can. The Bucks, Omega, Page, and the other children suckling at TK's teets are just taking advantage of a rich kid's wealth. AEW will be nothing but yet another WCW 2.0 knockoff failure in a few years just like TNA before it.

[@theboxingboy7422]

I don't think it is at all a work and that's the crazy part that the networks and the people with the money are not getting involved in these situations. Tony is being shown as a incompetent leader and I'm sure the TV network can't be happy they've just gave them another show on Saturday night and now the guy who was giving that show steady ratings is gone. It's a weird situation

[@Connor-zl8gi]

@@theboxingboy7422 I think AEW having a show on Saturday night is leading to AEW's downfall quick. It's making the camera/production crew to work twice as hard and three times as many headaches trying to get everything done down to the wire. Tony Khan is similar to Eric Bischoff in a way: not caring about business or anything, just let everything all hang out.

[@benjamin2629]

As of July, Tony Kahn has single-handedly run a wrestling company longer than Jim has. Made wayyyyy more money as well.

[@boogie8558]

Corney’s view on this & Solomonster’s view on this are amazingly contrast. Very cool to see how people can see the same situation in completely different lights.

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

I'm sorry who? Genuine question as I've never heard of them.

[@cjaquilino]

⁠@@bennwardhaugh3013Solomonster Sound Off, a wrestling podcaster with a show about 15+ years.

[@bennwardhaugh3013]

@@cjaquilino Fair enough! Now that I think about it I think I've seen the name pop up but just have never checked it out. By any chance is he taking a less Punk friendly view of things?

[@ryanvannice7878]

Boy, you got that right. I was wondering if Cornett and Solomonster were seeing the same situation.

[@AXWforever]

Can we please have a trilogy of Pepsi Phil on the Drive thru?😂

[@cryptomnesiac]

Saying it's the best outcome is cope. Punk can move on and the gloaters can brag about how they won, but the whole thing is screwed up on principle. I hope the numbers tank.

[@HTV315]

Went out like a Champ but Acted like a Washed up Angry Bird

[@TIDbitRETRO]

I hope Punk shows up at WWE just so he can dump that AEW belt into a trash can on tv like Alundra Blaze did on WCW with the WWF Women’s Title.

[@SonOfMuta]

"Comparing this belt to Roman Reigns' belt is like comparing ice cream to horse manure. Comparing the men that wear these belts would also be like comparing ice cream to horse manure."

[@CaliPaliGuy]

I don’t think wwe will take him

[@sykosiz5785]

I'm starting to have Madusa flashbacks

[@curtisEdriver]

I wish CM Punk well ! Respectfully is he physically able to work a WWE schedule!

[@michaellamb4001]

Roman Reigns works a light part time schedule, punk is a star wwe could make it work

[@curtisEdriver]

If they are willing to do so ! CM Punk did not leave on good terms with WWE!

[@chrischar9428]

Give him hogan's deal. Or brock

[@JrKdM]

​@@curtisEdriverhowever he did work for wwe again in their talk shows for fox and has communicated with HHH, it is not entirely impossible.

[@anthonym6119]

@@michaellamb4001i agree that makes sense he can skip all those non televised shows

[@charleybarley914]

did, did, didddddd Jim just drop a German Bukkake flick reference? my night is made

[@dizzolve9189]

If I come after my boss, regardless of what happens, I know I'm going to be fired and potentially face criminal charges. Trying to justify a 40 year old+ adult man doing so, on videotape, is asinine.

[@KULTOFKYLE]

Exactly

[@alexmartin3143]

He never did get his WM main event… Pretty much the only thing left off his resume…

[@abdulmueed5819]

If you think WWE would take Punk back, you're crazy! They wouldn't touch him with a 10 foot pole. This is the second major wresting promotion he's crashed out of.

[@chrischar9428]

Guarantee he goes back. Put it down. Remember my @. It's happening

[@KULTOFKYLE]

⁠@@chrischar9428Screenshotted. I’ll be waiting

[@tomr3422]

WW? wouldnt take a lot of folks back, until they did the only ones they didnt take back were ones that didnt want to go.

[@toasty862]

First of all; AEW is not a major wrestling promotion. TK just has the money to PRETEND to be one. Second; Vince takes everybody back unless you've literally stabbed him or f*cked his underage daughter.

[@MonkeyMadnessWorld]

You're absolutely correct but they might you got to remember when comes to making money Vince we'll have to do what he's got to do whether you hate him or not CM punk brings in money

[@MattyHuss]

Cody pins Roman at WrestleMania. Fireworks, confetti going off as Cody raises the belt. ‘Cult of Personality’ hits, Punk walks on the stage. Camera cuts to Heyman as he cracks a smile realising he now has another way of getting the title back. There’s your post-WrestleMania reset and Summerslam ‘24 main event to go up against AEW in Wembley #2

[@ssbjin7648]

I wonder how many people that's going to stop watching aew now that cm punk is gone ik I'm going to stop

[@WarlockX4]

Not much. It will pull the same low numbers they've always pulled.

[@liamnguyen2819]

"Now he ends up looking like a star of a German bukkake film ... " lolll This podcast is the best lol

[@Blondel87]

“Leaving” No he was fired! How can you defend him/ make excuses for him still?? AEW is a terrible company no doubt but Punk has a problem wherever he goes so maybe he IS the problem?!!

[@unhelpfulcomplaint4434]

İ will never defend Jack Perry and i will defend punk no matter what

[@Sir_Gerald_Nosehairs.]

Has Jim read Vince Russo's comments on this...as they're actually pretty sensible!

[@thr33point58]

Definitely the best for everyone there. There's just rumour after rumour going round. The quicker it all stops, the better. Sooner or later it'll come out that he had a slapping match with TK's dad or something pathetic

[@djohns9295]

Saturdays been holding an audience? Man, Jim simply makes whatever he wants to up regardless of any reality.

[@the_i__daggs__i]

Cant wait to see Punk lay down the real world championship, only for Cody to smash it with a sledge hammer on wwe tv.

[@KULTOFKYLE]

Haaaa that’d be poetic and wild af

[@oldmoon4650]

Dumb

[@alexloyola6762]

The way Cornette just starts going over how all these things happened with 100 percent certainty is kind of hilarious. I don’t mind Punk or the Bucks. I’ve watched stuff from both sides that I’ve really enjoyed. But hearing this man being so firm on knowing what happened without having been there is kind of crazy. Fun to listen to, but definitely nuts 😂 Also, listen to that last bit from about 5:20 on about how AEW’s whole existence has been based on luck. I really think it ticks Cornette off when another company’s progress reminds him about how he couldn’t keep the doors open on his regional company. He very rarely gives any promotion credit for their successes, but loves rolling around in their failures. It’s sad, because this guy has a lot to contribute to the business if he could just learn how to play with others and accept some audiences enjoy aspects of wrestling he doesn’t agree with.

[@seanchan4478]

Punk with Cornette as his manager would be epic, it would get so much heat.

[@423chart]

If FTR got sick of it and walked then CMFTR facing The Bloodline would be exceptional

[@vonVile]

What I want to happen is CM Punk to show up on Impact at Victory Road PPV Friday and allow him to cut a promo on AEW for 5-10 minutes and say he signed with Impact for $1 just to piss Tony Khlown off.

[@joelatkins5365]

Herb Abrams?!!... Is that you?!!! 😂

[@ulipeterson6112]

Imagine Punk would return to the WWE now.😀

[@valenciasainz]

The fact is, The Elite love The Elite and the fans love CM Punk. He was the biggest attraction for AEW and in all of Pro Wrestling. HHH should do what is "best for business."

[@richardremick1639]

WWE will not want punk and all the baggage he brings with him love Jim to death but he needs to stop defending punk like he’s some wrestling god and every company will fold if he’s not there he’s always sucked in my opinion god awful promos his in ring work is the shits I love that he got humbled welcome to real life

[@WarlockX4]

I never understood how Cornette can love punk so much. His wrestling is incredibly weak but Cornette conveniently overlooks that. Why?

[@richardremick1639]

@@WarlockX4 thank you Jesus Christ I thought I was the only one who sees that cm puke is the drizzling shits it’s not all Tony’s fault Brian and Jim love cm puke I like yourself never understood it I just don’t get it baffles my mind he sucks ball snot god he’s awful

[@awallner1]

I don't like him either. I think he's a hypocrite and an overrated, whiney blowhard. He's like the backstage 90's Shawn Michaels but without the talent.

[@nicholasaustin9435]

Punk coming out to Killswitch to face off against Seth, Cody, Roman would be insane. Give him his Wrestlemania main event and let him ride off in the sun happy and content.

[@wonipowa7542]

I was angry about this but I think it's for the best too. I can't imagine the stress of dealing with these morons day to day and what that was like. He can go do what he wants, continue working for UFC or doing whatever. EDIT - some people seem to be ignorant to the fact that Punk still does work for Endeavor, WWE's parent company that also owns UFC. They use him as commentary and personality not as a fighter. He has a good relationship with them + Dana.

[@pinroshan020]

I doubt punk will continue to UFC because he is getting older and also he has a bad reputation in ufc due to losing consecutive fights.

[@wonipowa7542]

I don't mean UFC fights. He lost all of those. He actually does hosting for them on their shows. That's what I'm referring to@@pinroshan020

[@rsb8380]

Continue working for UFC? Lmao no

[@wonipowa7542]

He does commentary for their shows...he's not strictly an in ring talent. That's why he still has a relationship to Endeavor (WWE's parent company)@@rsb8380

[@jeffreysharp9925]

I just thought of a question, is the Swerve/Keith Lee feud still ongoing? They never settled it I don’t think.

[@jacobleibbrand2166]

Nothing that happened in AEW, from Page shooting, the hand bite, hell freezes over and your top star shows up at the place he left, the not picking up the top talent when travel in the city was always going to be a problem, to the stupid real glass, would have ever happened in WWE.

[@atkman]

When Bobby Heenan brought the Real World Champion Ric Flair with the big gold belt to WWF, that was epic! It will not be even close if CM Punk tried that.

[@unhelpfulcomplaint4434]

People are defending the bullies instead of cm punk yeah what a world we live in

[@charlesvictoria6800]

Cm Punk was given the world, made the top guy, and Tony did everything in his power to make him happy. CM Punk took advantage of the star treatment and believed that he could do anything without being punished. Little did he know, tenure does not exist no matter how popular you are. Hope this experience humbled him.

[@TheloniusRichtofen]

You're delusional, the elite hated him for exposing hangman and the bucks. He was a wrestler in a company full of cosplayers.

[@Greetanate]

​@@TheloniusRichtofenhow powerful.are the elite again? I mean we know punk had his own show on.collision where he has basically almost full creative control. Acting like punk is a mentally incapable invalid because the elite existed says more about him than it does the bucks or anybody else who he hasn't talked to in a fucking year.

[@damonodell9125]

@@TheloniusRichtofen both things can be true

[@robchuk4136]

Good thing the bad guy didn't win this time. He got the boot! 😅

[@Jim222001]

You know he’s a hothead and it was going to happen again. Seems like you blame AEW and only AEW. Like despite 2 fights, he is the mature one. Just because you don’t like the Elite. Omega is a no talent just because he talked back to you on Twitter 😂.

[@KULTOFKYLE]

That’s what I’m sayin! Corny rides Punk’s cock, even while Punk destroys his own career, just cuz he hates the Elite. Shits delusional 😂

[@zemm9003]

People that think he is going to the WWE need to wake up. HHH, Vince McMahon, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes don't like Punk. So basically all their Main Event guys hate him including management so how can he go back?

[@AIexDeI]

CM Punk LEAVING 😂 He was fn terminated Jim lol

[@doubledave7451]

I really didn't think Punk in AEW would be a long run. After his WWE run it became apparent that Punk has very little patience for back stage politicking and I can imagine there's 10 times that in AEW than in WWE. Only made sense he'd leave before his contact was up.

[@WardenofKaos]

I don't think WWE would want him back. I know he us trying to repair that bridge, but the more reports come out about the ALL IN incident, the worse Punk looks.

[@wilcee238]

Punk looks better to me. He could’ve walked out and not done the Samoa Joe match after choking Jack Fairy.

[@WardenofKaos]

@@wilcee238 Probably did it as a favor to Joe and the crowd. I do hope the best for him, but something tells me we mightve just seen Punks last match.

[@H-321]

He was backstage at Raw before he returned to AEW talking with everyone and making amends with Miz and Hunter. WWE would take him back if there’s money to be made and they probably will because it’s another hit to AEW and a huge statement

[@ck_idgaf1680]

YEP!!.. Nuff said.

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

I'm pretty sure leaving AEW and being fired from AEW are too different things. He was fired, he didn't choose to leave.

[@wkatc007]

Can we pls take a second to appreciate Papa Corny's "CM In and CM Out" lines!

[@Cam-zv1jq]

Vince aint letting Punk do any rule making!!!