Jim Cornette Reviews CM Punk's Interview With Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour

From Episode 337 of the Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@norbertschnurrbart936]

The fact that Tony Schiavone went to CM Punk to handle things instead of going to his boss Tony Khan is telling a lot!

[@reginaldshort8486]

It certainly does

[@danielcraig4974]

TK was busy 👃❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

[@christophermccray6528]

No doubt

[@tornicade]

The narrative was that punk was interfering with Perry but it was then as it is now clear that perry was interfering with collision and Punk

[@ryanyoung618]

@@tornicadeat it was finally made clear by Punk that he had almost complete control of Collision and was some sort of EVP or “higher up”. I’ve wondered why Tony S was going to Punk with the problem when TS is a high ranking officer in the company and it was never publicly mentioned that Punk was anything more than “one of the boys”.

[@chroniclesofnigeria1358]

CM Punk - "You are a clown, this place is a joke, I QUIT" Tony Khan - So I feared for my life.

[@mattlong81]

“Shoulda handled it...”

[@m00rtin4]

"i just choked him a little, joe was there"

[@matthewhostetter8974]

I can't believed Tony forced Adam Copeland to do a Stand Up for AEW promo tonight in retaliation

[@ryanwilliams5132]

Hahahahaha 😂 great comment lol tbh tony seems like a mark who would be like that to sadly

[@bigt2079]

@@matthewhostetter8974can’t believe it? Man, I was just waiting to see who he’d make do it.

[@patriciamorgan2521]

Jack Perry talking to ppl like he's Shawn Michaels 😂

[@user-tp6rd4qt3h]

What a privileged man child.

[@V1HAMMER]

Bless his little cotton socks

[@alexriley2213]

@@V1HAMMER💀💀💀💀

[@shady6152]

@@V1HAMMERsavage

[@V1HAMMER]

😂​@@shady6152

[@pedigreehhh23]

“I can take this guy! My dad was on 90210!” That leveled me lol

[@cipherpac]

I'd just like to point out that the KZbin video of the Punk-Helwani interview has more views than last week's episode of Dynamite had viewers.

[@mt-cd4oy]

😂

[@mt-cd4oy]

I saw the very first episode of Dynamite. 10 minutes...I changed the channel. Clown show, niche audience, niche business

[@carolynbuckley8733]

Yeah.

[@anarchy030]

You surprised?!!

[@BobPhD_]

Lol

[@DundaMifflin]

CM Punk is a folk hero after beating up the Bucks, and calling TK a clown. It needed to be done.

[@daviddzwonkowski4722]

It was inevitable. Balance needed to be retained

[@philly_sports1558]

Based on what Punk said about the NDA, one or two things probably happened in that room. Punk and Steel probably beat the everliving shit of the Bucks. Or the Bucks intentionally hurt Punk’s dog. Probably both.

[@RationalGaze.BingChillin]

Yes it did.

[@jeffers1985]

Punk is the hero we don't deserve

[@indiesongwriter5474]

I love the use of the word folk hero! I agree completely

[@ajallen128]

I think the most controversial part of the interview for me was how deep CM Punk made Tony Khan and Jack Perry’s voices when he did impressions of them.

[@DundaMifflin]

😆

[@televiper11]

Colt Cabana, a curtain-jerking comedy figure whose sole contribution to the industry will be the spark behind this whole imbroglio.

[@brianohalloran4059]

Yeah man. The butterfly effect is amazing, it really is. The WM 40 main event goes all the way back to Aaron Spelling in 1990.

[@Ben-3984]

I bet Tony regrets that signing.

[@DundaMifflin]

colt is talentless and unfunny

[@teecakes]

Hey now guys, Colt Cabana gets usually about 100 viewers everytime he plays Fall Guys 2 on #twitch , he was so worth booting out CM Punk

[@teecakes]

(by comparison Adam Cole gets like 5K viewers everytime he plays anything on #twitch ijs)

[@dwightsmith2834]

Boy I hit that video sooo fast 😂😂😂

[@l4dengun186]

Same!

[@mauricecarvin430]

You and me both 😂

[@cosmomacero3040]

same

[@hamadahmed915]

Same!

[@KaldyrDGreat]

time to grabs some foods and beer

[@GreenLantern141]

CM Punk: “you’re a clown” Tony Khan’s mind: “he wants to kill us”

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Nah he said honk honk first then decided it was a lunge

[@user-ug8oi7gd5r]

Nope he said he choked somebody a Lil bit probably it was Tony 😢

[@maxxdahl6062]

@@user-ug8oi7gd5r Lol No it was Perry.

[@chaka1061]

😂😂😂

[@robertritter8444]

@@user-ug8oi7gd5rit’s like you didn’t even listen

[@wittvonwitt4403]

"I just choked somebody a little bit" may be the funniest thing I've heard in a while

[@JohnStonebraker]

Some women's kink.

[@user-fj9nd8zv7h]

"What do you want me to do about it?"😂😂

[@royjonzejr]

Reminds me when I looked at the back of the box of a hentai game one time and the disclaimer said, "Contains mild rape"

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

​@@royjonzejrmild!?!? Hahahahahaha good grief what a disclaimer

[@szczesciejestkoloruczarneg749]

"Samoa Joe was there"

[@televiper11]

It’s pretty clear that an injured Punk beat the holy hell out of The Elite in that locker room.

[@liquidjackson7172]

Absolutely! Lol

[@Jeff_Pryce]

With one arm, he beat up two Bucks. 😆 If he had both arms working, he might’ve put them in the hospital.

[@user-fj9nd8zv7h]

Knocked out cold and hit with a chair. Omega was bitten lol. Has anyone heard ANYTHING about injuries to Punk or Ace Steel? We KNOW who got whipped 😂😂

[@ITSHIM1294]

They definitely got beaten up otherwise why making someone as outspoken as Punk sign an NDA?

[@christopherwilliams2954]

Sounded like his dog jumped in too

[@hagipilo5017]

"Tony Clown" absolutely killed me 😂😂😂 talk about a freudian slip

[@mattywilkinson1948]

That’s gonna catch on and be a thing many people with say #tonyclown

[@MPHswayze]

Tony Khlown

[@florida_guy03]

@@mattywilkinson1948that was my exact comment on this video, #tonyclown. People with twitter need to get this trending if it’s not already.

[@DONKEYKONG260]

I await the next installment of Promo Joe lmao

[@benwest1839]

It's especially funny because the Jags got pissed about Shad being called/depicted as a clown on Twitter.

[@jbwkz1313]

Jim called it years ago. Punk confirmed it.

[@F1989C]

💯💯

[@greedygiddy2386]

I remember there was a 2-3 month period last year where Jim and Brian kept predicting things and alluded to things and they became true to the point where Aew fans said “where are they getting this information from”

[@jbwkz1313]

💯💯💯💯​@@F1989C

[@jbwkz1313]

Yep. I'm sure the AEW tribalistic fans will be out in full force once they come across the clicks regarding this podcast. It doesn't fit their narrative to listen to the whole thing. ​@@greedygiddy2386

[@DynastyIcon]

and y'all are creaming yourselves all cuz Punk confirmed it

[@renderinghues4616]

Tony being called a clown to his face is what made him feel unsafe in his decades of going to shows. 😂

[@King0fBruhs]

"I can take this guy, my dad was on 90210!" -Jungle Jack Perry, Wembley Stadium, 8/27/23

[@Takerfanatic]

I didn't know Perry's dad is some actor, who is he?

[@sawyersoze8104]

@@Takerfanatic Luke Perry. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2019

[@phillipstankey8881]

Punk and Regal...two guys who left WWE for AEW and after 15 minutes there said..."Nah"

[@paulcarpenter7844]

And they didn't like each other apparently

[@rupbhatt]

Regal didn't leave WWE. Vince fired him as part of "budget cuts".

[@thecurmudgeon3131]

Yeah Regal never wanted to leave. He’s a WWE guy through and through and HHH was smart to bring him back ASAP.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Ooh Lord ... Steven Regal.

[@Heavy_C]

And they don't even like each other! So it's not just guys that see shit exactly the same way and want to gang up on AEW all the time. People from all walks of life know AEW is a shitshow.

[@brentlanning9100]

The best part is that it was on Ariel’s show and he said Tony Khan was the worst interview he’s ever done 😂😂😂😂😂😂 and then Tony had one of his best Twitter meltdowns ever after Ariel said it. Another check mate for the Punkster 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@huffmanelitetraining]

That's true!!! I forgot that happened 😆 🤣 😂 that component of the story makes this even more hilarious 😂

[@sirnetflix7162]

and Punk is easily one of his best

[@RationalGaze.BingChillin]

This.

[@Coldstone47034]

Poor Ariel Halwani. Man that interview was God awful. Ariel tried but Tony Khan was boring as all hell.

[@robbymarton74]

That’s exactly why Punk chose Ariel, to stick it to Tony.

[@Dan-hg8ns]

Its like the old "tree falling in the woods" saying. If you have a 5 star match and no one was there to see it, did you really have a 5 star match?

[@markfroman738]

Can you imagine WWE leaving their biggest draw stuck at an airport in a foreign country to basically fend for himself? Such a bush league move by the “EVP’s”.

[@kimblandino]

Props to Punk for rolling with it and taking an adventure on the tram.

[@creedjeremy]

Meanwhile, Punk has been trapped in the WWE HQ for a day and now be exploring the building like it’s the Backrooms. He really is living the life lol

[@zazzakbreh4224]

The saddest thing about TK? He genuinely seems to believe the Elite are his friends, when all they do is use him

[@JusCuz410]

He’ll find out who his real friends are when his company goes belly up.

[@austincayer751]

Oh wait till the fans find out they don't care about that company and only stayed cuz of the money 💰💰💰💰

[@brianohalloran4059]

He deserves it for being so stupid and naive. Him and the EVP's are so immature it's unreal. They shouldn't be anywhere near the reigns of a wrestling company. They're not fit to do the job.

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

Every young daddy’s protected billionaire has lots of friends and girlfriends. Until the money starts to run out.

[@brianohalloran4059]

They're all as bad as each other. Dumb and horrifically immature. None of them should be anywhere near the reigns of a wrestling company.

[@thegeekhustler]

Gotta give Tony Khan credit for not only gifting us a very happy CM Punk in the WWE, a mega star in Jade Cargill, and having Cody Rhodes become the biggest babyface in the WWE while also headlining WrestleMania... but also for getting Jim Cornette, Eric Bischoff, AND Vince Russo to agree on something. Now that... is great. Now, if you'll excuse me... a lot of us have to go take a victory lap. 😉

[@Melo_Soul]

"Thanks Guys" 😂

[@Jbobloochjr3]

​@@Melo_Soul That was great 🔔

[@gringobrandino]

That's quite an impressive list of accomplishment for Toony Khan.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Thanks to the toxic environment over at AEW Cody is now the biggest babyface in wrestling and WWE got Punk back. Good Times! 😊

[@frod79]

.... "and you want to be my latex salesman....er...booker of the year!?"

[@notoriousrjg9257]

Best thing about this interview is that Punk comes with names and receipts. Samoa Joe, the producer, the doctor and Schiavone himself, among others. They dont have to elaborate, but if Punk is full of shit, all they have to do is say "yeah thats bs, it didn't go down that way", but they havent. The closest we've got to that is Schiavone saying "I dont want to talk about it" "Stop me when im telling lies", and they cant

[@carlb5558]

Well said.

[@UnkaDave]

“You’re a clown, this place is a joke”. Can someone make that a t shirt please?

[@ryanbullington5662]

Already doing it! I will put them up for sale!

[@philly_sports1558]

“If you're more happy with the fact that some goof said you had a five star match, but the building is only a quarter full, then we're not in the same business.” - CM Punk

[@olu9774]

Ouch!

[@zhougongjin2704]

CM Punk is The Man..

[@blakkbaloon8092]

This is a sentiment that wrestlers are finally starting to say because fans who used to say it all the time to indie fans and they always got bombarded with hate, Meltzer and his gang always defended their matches.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Shahid Khan must really love his unsuccessful and mentally lost son. Maybe he'll adopt Meltzer.

[@Survivor-cp7gc]

@@zhougongjin2704that’s gimmick infringement

[@jadoc3767]

Here we go, the most anticipated video in Jim Cornette's KZbin history.

[@athanasiospapadopoulos6582]

Funny how anything having to do with Punk is the most anticipated video in Jim Cornette's KZbin history. He really is a draw anywhere he goes.

[@chroniclesofnigeria1358]

hate to say it but brawl out was more anticipated.

[@austincayer751]

@@chroniclesofnigeria1358 agreed or the Vince scandal back in January

[@REVIVALFitness]

We’ve said that a lot over the past few months.

[@marquescober-thomas6260]

My personal anticipation was when MJF did his dinner debonair with Jericho 3 years ago

[@barettcote4232]

Can we also talk about the fact that while under Punk Collision might have been the best wrestling show going

[@anibal5845]

Definitely at AEW,

[@MoonsaultMadLad]

I liked Collision while Punk was there. Stopped watching after he left!

[@opinionatortv6457]

​@@MoonsaultMadLad Very good idea, its been mid at best since then

[@anoldsmellyunusedaccount]

​@@opinionatortv6457 Collision virtually has no importance anymore. Sad.

[@PlinianPixelArt]

Guys I figured it out. Punk called TK a clown. TK says he was afraid for his life. Tony is afraid of clowns! It all makes sense now!

[@OmegaRedFan]

Tony goes to Clown Town.

[@trevorhyde3139]

Colorphobia is a real thing bro🤡🤡🤡

[@quietrioter]

If Tony is afraid of clowns, then how does he meet with the Bucks?

[@nabinkhadka788]

"If you're happy with some goofs telling you had the 5 star matches in a quarter full arena we aren't in the same business". That's the best thing I've ever heard about AEW

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Jim Cornette been screaming about that for years the fact a talent said that is amazing

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

I hope Meltzer has that quoted to him after every tweet until his final days.

[@marvinleong5902]

​@@JohnKobaRuddyand he got rebuttal for that comment as well. Dave get triggered when his star rating is called out

[@Biosynthnut]

AEW is a glorified PWG.

[@marvinleong5902]

@Biosynthnut I love what Bully Ray said the best on Busted Open, that AEW is just ECW but with more money

[@mrperson2804]

I loved the way Punk describes him choking Jack Perry and says “Samoa Joe was there and he told me to stop” I just imagine Joe casually deadpanning it like Gorilla Monsoon

[@chico1680]

Joe: Would you STOP! Punk: Who, me?

[@Awells89]

“Stop don’t come back”

[@J.B.Whiteside]

And just walking away like he's getting out of the way of a dropkick

[@hairball178]

I imagine Joe behaving like Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka when he was half-assed dealing with the spoiled kids, telling Punk "No. Stop. Let him go" & not caring in the least

[@maskedninja876]

​@@hairball178THAT PART!😭😭😭

[@ThomasMink]

The look on Punk's face when he was told the 'feared for my life' line was priceless. Tony Khan is still a teenager booking 'dream matches' on a message board. The only opinions he cares about are the ones of said message board(s).. which is why everything is always so great.

[@jesuszamora6949]

🛎

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

When someone is supplying the lines to rail everything they do and say is great. Until it runs out.

[@ITSHIM1294]

The Rock - The Final Boss Tony Khan - The Final Bozo

[@youssef11223344]

😂

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

The rock can probably get better coke too

[@ITSHIM1294]

@@JohnKobaRuddy hands down

[@Jeff_Pryce]

“Are you really sure you wanna boo The Bozo?” 😂

[@EliasRoy]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Beans981]

“What do you want me to do?” ~Tony Khan everyday of his life

[@brianohalloran4059]

He's pathetic. He's like a child. He couldn't lead ants to a hill.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

His Mentalo always tells him: "Keep going!" Or was it Mental Man? Yes, it was Meltzer.

[@thewrongprotagonist8882]

"Sugar in your coffee sir?" "What do you want me to do??" "How would you like your steak sir?" "What do you want me to do?"

[@PingGuerrero69]

The fact that this manchild was not the final say in whatever jungle jerk was cussing out on Schiavone, the doctor, the agents and Punk was approached for this to get sorted out, because the dumbass wants to smash the glass of a rental car which is a no-no and a waste of budget speaks fucking volumes.

[@chwenhoou]

That quote makes me think of Christian Bale talking to McG about the lighting guy on Terminator: Salvation. McG and Tony are a bunch of clueless dolts who cannot act like a responsible adult.

[@paulsmith9192]

Even bubba ray confirmed jack Perry attitude

[@Thelonedisciple0]

Can you imagine Vince or Bill Watts ever saying “What do you want me to do?”. Yeah me neither.

[@mr.rogers7612]

Adam Page and Jungle Boy are heroes! Without them, we wouldn't have Punk at WrestleMania 40!

[@BenjiXAddictX4Ever]

The Bucks deserve an honorable mention.

[@crimsonite2044]

True

[@darthtyranous4514]

Thank god they did it after the MJF feud Fr

[@iiEchoUK]

'I'm not here to make money, I'm here to make friends.' - Tony Khan

[@UncomfortableShoes]

More like “I’m not here to make money, I’m here to buy friends.”

[@GameTime-yj6qv]

Hilarious 😂

[@FATSUMI]

😂😂😂😂

[@StefanyDjuba]

He has plenty of money, what he lacks are friends.

[@OneSideofFries]

Tony sent Edge out to the ring to cut a promo. It was like the “everything is fine” meme with the dog sitting on a chair in a house on fire.

[@badladyami]

It's like it doesn't fucking computeto Tony just how pitiful he looks to literally everyone with an adult-level intellect.

[@mattlong81]

@@badladyamiself awareness is not his strong suit

[@notgonnapay]

“AEW has given more people a chance to do what they love for a living, and that should be celebrated.” 🙄

[@LouieV6]

Tony: Go out there and clean up my mess Edge: But Tony…we need to… Tony: JUST GO!

[@jonnya4209]

Tragically TK probably believes that because a tiny number of indy fans and Meltezer say so

[@dariusfrink5360]

I just wanna say thank Jack Perry for everything. The ripple affect he caused for both companies has been history. 1. Punk and Joe kill it in his last AEW match. 2. He returns in Chicago on a WWE PPV. 3. Back in the WWE(where he belongs) full time, with endless feuds and matches we as fans can look forward too.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

True and he gave us an iconic moment for himself “yep, that’s real glass” I quote that in real life hahah

[@danw2112]

The Beverly Hills 90210 theme song playing in the background. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@c.s3369]

​@@danw2112😂😂😂😂

[@MrBBDad]

Let's thank Jack Perry for causing this issue and keeping Jack Perry off tv

[@quemyst]

I'm still looking forward to him and Seth and the thing with Punk, he doesn't even need the/a title to have a good storyline fight...

[@nochaserchambers]

Now, the report that Tony is mad at Jack Perry for "costing Tony CM Punk" is making a lot more sense.

[@zlinedavid]

Tony is out of his rabbit-ass mind. The only person he has to be mad at is himself, because if he suddenly grew a pair and told Perry “Hey Jackoff, GET THE F*CK OUT AND DON’T COME BACK”, Punk would still be in AEW.

[@Misguided97]

One of the Young Bucks as a California Raisin just looks like Vince McMahon lol

[@DewlayLomo]

Or like one of vince turds in his escapades…

[@sunshineholmes3487]

The other looks like Kevin Dunn.

[@cosborne06]

Pretty sure that they’re supposed to be two pieces of crap

[@adamlee9461]

That's good shit pal !

[@SamsarasArt]

I can't unsee Vince after reading this 😂

[@jordaneggers7289]

“All of a sudden everyone’s like ‘think of the billionaires!’” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@user-rx2hw8up2j]

BLM matters 😂

[@bury_the_elite65294]

@jordaneggers7289 paging Rev. Lovejoy's wife from The Simpsons - "Won't somebody PLEASE think of the billionaires?!?!?!?!" X-D X-D

[@markfacebook]

I remember stories from first-season SNL about Bill Murray and Chevy Chase getting into fist-fights seconds before a skit, dusting themselves off to perform, and as soon as the cameras cut continuing their fights. That's what you do when you're a professional.

[@5150Timex]

Nobody is pointing out the rumors Cody left over the same reasons as Punk, the bucks went after both of them. Punk was the one that stood up to them.

[@marathiboi96]

Cody left a year after punk left WWE, Punk was a hothead cause of his past life, While cody was a pro cause of his past life. Cody knows the bits of backstage BS more than Punk.

[@kenshiman90]

"I don't care if CM Punk walked in the first day after signing his contract, and said I would like to see Colt Cabana disembowled in the middle of the fucking ring, tonight at 5 o clock. They shoulda done it cause who the fuck is colt cobana good god 😂😂😂 funniest thing ive heard in my life, and he's not wrong

[@Jeff_Pryce]

Exactly.😂 They started all this drama over Colt Cabana? Colt Cabana who hasn’t even been worth mentioning since 2005, if even then?? They pick the job guy to start a fight over against the biggest star that company has ever or will ever have?? Because they’re never getting a Rock or a John Cena or Roman or Becky or even a Seth or Drew McIntyre. That tells you everything you need to know about AEW. They aren’t a business. They’re a clubhouse where they compete over fake stars from a stuttering goof like Meltzer and they gossip to shmucks like Sean Ross Sapp instead of worry about growing the company into a legitimate contender to WWE. They have so much potential and they squander it over high school drama.

[@pkj2148]

He's Boom Boom

[@rondoughhowell6442]

​@@pkj2148well should have been gone gone a long time ago

[@CK-yy2fe]

The only reason anyone knows who Cabana is, is because of CM Punk

[@rondoughhowell6442]

@@CK-yy2fe damn right

[@whovian_scarf_dragon]

Danhausen is a known friend of Pepsi Phil and now he's MIA doing independent shows

[@availxe8639]

aew doesnt like people who want to make money, sadly thats all danhousen wants to do

[@brianmcdonald7017]

Aew NEVER capitalizes on the talent they actually should.

[@BLGClipsx]

@@availxe8639are you being serious rn?

[@user-bz1iv8qv6x]

@@availxe8639But TK loves people who want to get a check then bounce to WWE *cough* Mercedes *cough*

[@josephlarazza7378]

I think we will see him on NXT

[@stevejenks7711]

Brian said it perfectly: Tony Khan's dad-funded hobby. That's all AEW is.

[@mattcarlucci]

The “Tony Clown” thing got me good.

[@NAustin518]

Now for our main event of the evening…

[@UncomfortableShoes]

Me scrolling KZbin 👀

[@LilDemonkulous]

FIGHTING out of the blue corner JIM CORNYYY CORRRRRNEEETTE

[@lovelywaz]

Uncle Dave ALSO "reported" back in the day as if it was Punk's idea to have a separate show for "himself" and his friends and the "other side" would not be allowed. In reality, it was Tony's brilliant idea that Punk shot it down to begin with saying it will NOT work. 😆😆😆😆

[@reginaldshort8486]

Has Dave been accurate about any story in the last 2.5 years?

[@markfroman738]

Dave was paid to smear Punk. It’s becoming painfully obvious.

[@Si-ns3wj]

Try 5 years!

[@arthurrimbaud7287]

Dave claimed it was Punk’s idea? Wow. I’m sure u have some kind of proof for this claim u surely aren’t making up.

[@bestinthebiz45]

​@arthurrimbaud7287 The internet is your friend. Go search it out. Also..... it's 'you'.

[@jasonf8601]

I love these guys. The California Raisins comment with "prophetic " comment was golden

[@paulomarques1663]

It's unbelievable how ppl defending Perry says things like "it's still an assault of a coworker" like you can put your face too close to someone and not expect something in return.

[@LemoncookieTV]

CM Punk is the babyface in this story to anyone that's not completely delusional

[@AmazedBunion]

i had a AEW die hard tell me that punk and all his fans should off themselves and that THEY were unhinged lmao. they have no self awareness and are the attack of the tiz to the extreme

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Yeah, THIS time he’s telling the truth

[@ITSHIM1294]

I mean you could tell he looked confused when that Hangman bozo spewed all that nonsense.

[@markfroman738]

@@countof3everybodyODhe has always told the truth

[@klammyvagikarp7578]

There's no babyfaces in this story. Though the biggest heel is Tony Khan for trying to hard to be a babyface.

[@kamfisher1714]

I always told people Punk got to that place and saw how it was ran and soured almost instantly. Punk is a indie dude but he was always more of an old school wrestling mind than an indie mark like Ambrose and Bryan. The Jade Cargill story where she said she was never trained in using a chair and the agents told her to hit someone with a chair anyway with no training and no one was willing to teach her and Punk had to teach her was eye opening. That place is an unorganized mess.

[@theothesir]

If they studied Punk's history, they would have known that the indie ish wouldn't have flown with him.

[@nickcervenka8756]

Punk also learned how a promotion is run and learned TV and production from Paul Heyman and Gabe Sapolsky

[@JACKXK]

Don't forget that Punk is straight edge and tony hoovers up drugs like the end of Scarface.

[@upandaway5238]

What makes it ironic is that Aew is the ideal company of all the people who’ve cried about WWE ever since WCW was bought out. They always stated “Aew will never have wrestles court, they will never have backstage politics, no egos, this is not like WWE. It’s comical.

[@mt-cd4oy]

That place is clique central. At least the Klique could actually wrestle and work. The Elite clowns couldn't sell me water if I was dying of thirst

[@MrEmperorApples]

The shortness of Regal’s stay said most about AEW

[@user-fj9nd8zv7h]

The whole summation of EVERYTHING that has happened since Punk came back to wrestling is the simple fact that AEW was SO BAD, it ended a blood feud beweeen HHH and Punk that had been going for over 10 years... that should speak volumes in itself

[@TheMagnumReport]

I love that AEW fans want to act like now the ratings don't matter, but when Dynamite was beating NXT in the ratings that's all they could talk about. Now that AEW's ratings are shit it doesn't matter? Fun how that works.

[@notgonnapay]

The ratings only don’t matter when it’s the week of the Super Bowl...or there’s an NBA playoff game, an MLB exhibition match, football tryouts, the lighting of the Rockefeller Christmas Tree, or the Yule Log on channel 97.

[@nathanbauman1579]

The aew fans have taken me from liking there being competition in the business so fans and performers could benefit to wanting to see wwe just bury Khan forever. Send those virgin, neckbeard, wrasslin fans back to grandma's basement.

[@phoenixfaze1]

I think anybody with any sense realises that AEW fans are not actual wrestling fans they are just AEW mark fans and their biggest enabler is Tony 'cocaine' Khan

[@wolfwang8464]

Dynamite still has better ratings than nxt. That never changed.

[@wolfwang8464]

@@phoenixfaze1question for you, what companies do you watch beyond wwe? If saying aew fans aren’t real fans from a guy who only watches wwe would be kinda crazy.

[@esposzn3431]

How many people saw the interview...and only thought "I can't wait for Jim to review this"

[@dustinbaxter4521]

First thing I thought about 🤣

[@wesmyone9562]

Guilty as charged🙋🏿‍♂️

[@DJSkandalous]

Right here! Lol

[@DynastyIcon]

nah i saw the interview and it basically confirmed what i already knew... i wasn't thinking "i can't wait for Jim to review this" ..

[@user-kq8rd7sz3k]

i thought it tbh ngl lmao😂😂😅

[@shawngillespie3532]

The Owner and Booker is scared of confronting his employees……just amazing 😂

[@MasterJTLS]

CM Punk and Mr. Cornette have my respect because even if you disagree with them they are REAL. Wear their hearts on their sleeves and say what they think. Bloody refreshing.

[@vonVile]

- Tony releases 10 nobodies. - That's a good start, but there's still 100+ left to go.

[@yusufgazi7]

Lol

[@enoncenotev2829]

Saved a dime to spend millions on Monet, that's just good business

[@_Amin_99]

@@enoncenotev2829 only for her to wrestle her first match in 2 months from now 😂 for a championship

[@markfroman738]

Money!@@enoncenotev2829

[@cordero6960]

i hate roman reigns but theres like 50 "roman reigns" in AEW...

[@TheMaskedMan]

Damn near punched a hole through my phone hitting the notification.

[@paxonite-7bd5]

Didn't knew you listened to corny

[@pumpkiiin]

Yooo I love your channel man!

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Bro I love your videos the fact you are a wrestling Jim Cornette fan I’m gonna watch your video right after this one

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Pro wrestling the redneck anime

[@eamonwright7488]

@@pleaseshutup7053imagine seeing the video uploaded while ya have 2 hours left on your shift at work. I got in my car and flipped that shit on with the quickness. And it didn’t disappoint.

[@cameronransome]

I assume Punk will be listening to this while laughing his ass off!! 😂

[@MrFreakazoid23]

That Jacksonville Jaguars line and the controversy that happened with Trevor Lawrence getting injured this year is crazy.

[@frankf684]

I could care less about AEW but that clown better get a damn team around Trevor.

[@frankf684]

I could care less about AEW but that clown better get a damn team around Trevor.

[@OswaldBatesIIIEsq]

I really want Trevor Lawrence to succeed. Due to their history (Clemson vs. LSU National Championship), I wouldn't mind it if The Bengals and Jaguars were to face off in the AFC Championship. I did say "if".

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

Eh, most likely, the Cheifs will end up winning the Super Bowl again.

[@andrefromelpasotexas3236]

@@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006I want to see the chiefs lose so bad, I hate Patrick mahomes, and the whole kelce-swift things is 🤮

[@Haris4PF_]

Tony has been listening to the mma hour for over thirty years, but after this Punk interview, it’s been reported he feared for his life and for the safety of the mma hour workers.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

We found out how Tony feared for his life it’s because punk called him a clown

[@veryannoying7257]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Tony feared for the life of Bozo the Clown, not knowing how long that guy's been underground

[@ethanallen3487]

“TK is a nice guy, but he’s not a boss.” TK didn’t even have the balls to go tell Perry not use glass and had to rely on several people ending with Punk to get the job done. That’s like Vince in the 90s asking Austin, after going through all the agents, to go tell the oddities they can’t use chairs in a match.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

It's a daycare centre.

[@petebagwell6666]

Tony wasn't there that day he was talking about shivani, Tony should of been there tho and he's a douche

[@botchamaniajeezus]

i cant imagine that something like this would have gotten by blackjack mulligan or gerald brisco back in the 90s

[@nickhughes8179]

botchamaniajeezus Real punch, you’re crying rivers Blackjack Mulligan to a sobbing Joke Perry

[@pkj2148]

😂😂😂The Oddities.

[@RainbowUnicornPhoenix]

I still love the line "cause who the fuck is Colt Cabana?!" It's ridiculously funny, but to realise that if you said this to any non-mark as to why CM Punk was fired from AEW it comes down to literally that one question. And AEW was more ready to defend people willing to answer that question in a serious tone, than to admit the alternative

[@stingrey1571]

nothing punk said shocked EXCEPT when he said he had to find and set up his own surgery and rehab. TOTAL BUSH LEAGUE.

[@villian99918]

Yeah it’s ridiculous, I know I’m setting the bar real low here but even Vince didn’t hang him out to dry.

[@Gonzomaster2OO5]

Tony Khan made Punk realize how much he missed HHH 😂

[@moffjerjerrod1579]

At least in WWE with HHH, bad blood years ago or not, it is about making money, not having daddy fund your hobby and there being no control over things going on.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

Paul?

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Hunter

[@THUGPUTIN]

Exactly... It doesn't matter if hhh is against punk, at least he has the balls to say it like it is..

[@kaustavkakati1829]

Exactly Punk is grateful now for wwe bcs of how shit show AEW was

[@CadChamberlain]

Honestly expected this to be longer than the original interview

[@hazimkaric8301]

They probably will make at least couple of videos…

[@nikoladzhurov1800]

I mean why though, Punk confirmed what Jim has already been saying. There's nothing in that interview that's super different from their original takes apart that nobody spoke to punk for 6 months.

[@SaulidSnake]

Yeh considering it was a breaking news video, I’d imagine more to come.

[@theboxingboy7422]

I mean there wasn't really that much to say from jim apart from saying he told you so. Punk just confirmed what he's been saying.

[@ITSHIM1294]

I’m gonna die on this hill They made Punk sign a NDA to cover up him beating the crap outta The Elite

[@Brooks1874]

Punk can’t fight sleep😂 did you see him in ufc pal

[@ITSHIM1294]

@@Brooks1874 yes I saw him. He fought against people faaar more skilled than him. Actual mma fighters. At least he trained for some years. Are you really gonna sit here and pretend that people like The Bucks have some fighting skills?

[@paulearl8203]

​@Brooks1874 95% of all fake wrestlers would fare the same. Imagine The Bucks 😂

[@J_Gar]

@@Brooks1874Can’t fight against legit fighters in the UFC? Sure. Can more than likely take on guys who’ve never trained in MMA, like The Bucks? More than likely.

[@killwillv2610]

​@@Brooks1874 don't you get sick of saying that over and over?

[@scottylamm9673]

I love that Corny just randomly drops in comic book references - “Doc Samson, the man of bronze”. That’s a deep cut!

[@TheOuttaPocketVarietyShow]

I've said for years now: There's only been ONE thing in the history of history that Jim Cornette, Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo have ever and will ever agree on: That Tony Khan has consistently showed he doesn't know what the fuck he's doing and ruined the potential of what AEW could have been. That should be the biggest sign of all that Tony should change his ways but instead he and his cronies will take it as "old people hating"

[@bloodinbloodout]

He has the melzter mindset. He’s long gone. So is Aew fans.

[@redred222]

hes a huger not a fighter or a business man its all about friendship and good feelings while ticket sales and tv views drop year to year

[@TheOuttaPocketVarietyShow]

@@bloodinbloodout And to your credit, Meltzer being an imbecile and a mark may be the only other thing that the three of them agree on.

[@GBarreras15]

Well said

[@isaiahkayode6526]

@@redred222 He's such a clown that he had Edge to rally the troops and do a RAH RAH speech tonight I shit you not he had an EX WWE star to defend his Company.

[@naxireal869]

Honestly glad Brian bought up Punk and Orton watching back their match, it is definitely a must watch. It's so weirdly wholesome and a lot of wise words coming from two men with the experience.

[@blakkbaloon8092]

And they ended with “let’s go lead this locker room” just how it should be, right or wrong.

[@invisible.fatman]

I want a watch along of the watch along. Jim's analysis of the watch along, not the actual match.

[@undertakernumberone1]

​@@invisible.fatmani would like Punk and Taker watch their WM29 match

[@natmason5528]

The short clip of the 2 together is priceless.

[@marvinleong5902]

​@undertakernumberone1 I think it would happen soon. With Punk attending Mania as guest commentary and Taker being there because it Mania. They would definitely meet up backstage and shake each other hands

[@callummc1988]

Looking forward to Jim's thoughts on AEW responding by sending out a 25-year WWE vet who's been there for 5 minuites and only wrestled 1 person (another WWE vet) to talk about how good the locker room is

[@nabilanwar3625]

Yet, AEW Dynamite this week's rating was still lower than the Punk-Helwani interview. I was expecting AEW to gain a big viewership ratings boost this week cause Punk essentially gave them free publicity.

[@gavrielchaya2796]

CM Punk made the right decision to return to WWE especially at the greatest era since Ari Emanuel purchased it. And fused it with UFC Production and product and services.

[@brad6630]

Hilarious that this Punk interview sent Meltzer and Alvarez into overdrive. How defensive Alvarez was in particular was interesting.

[@Si-ns3wj]

Pair of muppets 😂

[@user-rx2hw8up2j]

​@@Si-ns3wjcouple of "goofs"

[@BSultimate]

A pair of 🛎️ ends

[@Honour2000]

I bet they are on the full defensive.. Thye are massively culpable in all of the events leading to Punk having problems. Journalists usually fact check sources.. propaganda merchants do not

[@LiquidMetalMover]

Acting real employee-ish. But they’re fair and honest journalist so it can’t be that.

[@pilot8220]

FINALLLYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Punk confirmed every damn thing Cornette been saying!!!

[@pleaseshutup7053]

It’s crazy it’s like Cornette was right next to him in the interview haha

[@twister010]

the thumbnail for this one is absultely hilarious, being able to make clearly who the cartoons are meant to represent is a very under rated talent

[@-xGenesis]

If there ever is an omnibus of the fall of AEW, we'd need a 10 part series because of KZbin's video upload limit.

[@hobbcat3513]

Over a hour we are in for a treat

[@humanomoly9620]

CM Punk tells a story about how post surgery in 2013, Vince McMahon called him personally and says “I hear surgery went well pal.” To hear that nobody even called Punk after surgery or so much as texted him is absolutely mind boggling.

[@dopefreddy9266]

In this context, not being able to clear the bar of compassion that Vince set is pathetic. Considering that bar is so low, it’s in fuckin hell.

[@undertakernumberone1]

​@@dopefreddy9266in fairness: a number of wrestlers told stories about a rather compassionate and caring side of Vince.

[@ianpringle630]

Well he was calling to get him back to Work sooner than he should have, but at least he called I guess

[@paulcarpenter7844]

He was his boss wanted him to work

[@gabrieljewett4042]

Vince wanted to make money with Punk again, don’t give him credit

[@jbksdad1799]

So many people advised Tony to hire a boss that he went out and signed Sasha Banks......

[@cishansen4162]

After tonight, Punk told no lies.

[@timcogan82]

I remember all the British KZbin channels saying that they bought Punk not being able to get an Uber that weekend because nobody could get an Uber that weekend. It was bedlam.

[@Jackman1st]

Getting an Uber outside of Heathrow is always a nightmare, it’s on the far edge of London, nowhere near anyplace else of note, and there’s thousands of people landing at the airport every hour. Most British people get public transport, prebook with a private mini cab firm or get a family member to pick them up for transport.

[@lucasalvatore-rr1wl]

Very hard to get an uber on a busy day in heatrow, Once i waited 40 minutes…

[@celtic69]

@@Jackman1stand Wembley is a nightmare to get to as well

[@Scotch1927]

I'm all with Punk here, but it seems crazy there are no regular taxis parked outside one of the London's airports!

[@kidcoyoteanarchy]

Or a rich billionaire son can hire a private car service to pick up his top talent.

[@steviep76]

“I can take this guy! My dad was on 90210! Classic!

[@Jonemer88]

"Tony Clown" -Brian's Freudian slip 😂😂

[@FaysalIsGoated]

30:19 Brian saying Tony Clown🤡killed me😂

[@darianjackson7714]

we prayed for this, and it happened.

[@williammcmillan-johnstone3962]

Underrated comment

[@richardcelaya7361]

And i will sleep like a baby

[@yusufgazi7]

⚔️

[@brianmcdonald7017]

Drew has played this perfectly and he is my new favorite wrestler

[@wilsonjoshwilson]

Tony Khan feared for his life when he listened to this interview😂

[@3DBrawlChannel]

Don't worry, Edge gave him a pat on the shoulder and said "I think I can fix this."

[@marvinleong5902]

Feared to a point where he went back on his words on Not following WWE way of releasing talent and releasing 10 talent on April Fools day while one of them is still injured. He is fearful indeed

[@dx91mike]

His life savings

[@LunaticKD1991]

Tony Khan fears for his life every time he sees Pepsi in a grocery store.

[@MrCraig123111]

This is gonna be a certified hood classic

[@Jay-ek9fu]

If you ever needed proof that Tony doesn't know what he's doing look no further than him asking what do you want me to do.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

True boss material

[@chico1680]

100 comments a minute into uploading to KZbin. Gotta be a record

[@Julian-xj6mh]

And 20 of them are "first" wastes of carbon

[@andrew8168]

Skibidi Toilet is what the kids obsess over...

[@MrClarkworld]

You must be new to toutube...

[@anthonylucero6650]

@@MrClarkworldYou’re a mook😒

[@anthonylucero6650]

@@andrew8168That’s overrated crap ya mook😒

[@mattypaul87]

"Just be a boss, please!" - CM Punk to Tony Khan. That right there sums up Tony's problem in a nutshell, something we all already knew. Heck, this interview confirmed a lot of what Jim and Brian have been saying for years.

[@fredmcelroy2839]

When they lose MJF, they will have nothing left.

[@x_gryph0n_x]

New PPV "Nothing Left" 😂

[@jakecole8343]

"He's a nice guy" is just the Tony version of "She's a sweet lady" for Dixie.

[@adamandanna]

I always call him Dixie Russo. Incompetent as an owner and booker(but at least even russo was booking for WWE during the attitude era and some of TNA's better times( granted not him alone of course) Hell WCW 2000 with all its faults is more fun then watching the Bucks do their thing. I would take a hardcore match with Big vito and reno over a Bucks match, or Orange cassidy.

[@csmartin85]

Boy I've been waiting for this all week

[@Geoffchuggachugchugg167]

The only reason punk didn’t have a non compete clause is cause Tony didn’t think WWE would never have punk again. Kind of fucked himself there.

[@P4nnu_]

I think it’s more he thought he had punk in his palm, since he was the only other game in town that would pay beaucoup bucks.

[@zwelakhenzume1580]

It was probably an agreement, so Punk wouldn't go to court or something

[@TrumpDontLuvU]

I was on the side that thought Punk was never going to go back. I had a feeling if Punk had come to Vince, then he would of gotten his job back. I think it was smart he didn't do that, but it was kinda when for me. Not an if.

[@chwenhoou]

Much like Vince Russo, he stooged himself.

[@megatinmand5524]

I would love to hear your totally educated opinion on how non competes work when a guy gets fired

[@zachariahmorris833]

AEW died when Cody left. He was the adult in the room.

[@jimfinley2300]

PUNK PAID HIS DUES AND IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREATS IN BIG TIME WRESTLING THE COMPLETE PACKAGE MUCH RESPECT AND ADMERATION