UPDATE: PWInsider reports that their sources say that they are not sure who threw the first punch in the fight. At least one of The Bucks returned to the hotel with a black eye. Some in the company are said to be backing Omega and The Bucks because they feel that Punk’s statements are what led to the incident. Others are backing Punk and questioned why the EVPs would storm into Punk’s locker room and outnumber him.
ORIGINAL: There are more details coming out about the backstage fight that occurred after CM Punk’s portion of the AEW All Out media scrum.
Fightful reported earlier today about the backstage fight that saw Punk allegedly starting things by throwing punches at Matt Jackson.
The Wrestling Observer confirmed what Fightful reported and Punk’s trainer/friend Ace Steel, who appeared last week on Dynamite, was allegedly involved as well. Steel works backstage as a Producer for the company.
The Observer reports that Steel threw a chair that hit Nick Jackson in the eye and Kenny Omega was involved with Steel “grabbing his hair and biting him,” according to the Observer report.
There has been no public comment from any of the parties involved with the situation. Josh Nason of the Wrestling Observer website wrote: “As of this writing, no one involved, nor AEW, has commented publicly about the alleged incident, part of which is due to potential legal issues.”
The fight/incident apparently happened while Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee were answering questions from the media because you can see in the video below that a member of AEW’s security ran out of the room. while they were speaking.
Punk is the AEW World Champion and he is set to feud again with the returning MJF. Omega and The Young Bucks are the Trios Champions. As of this writing, there’s no word on what disciplinary action might be taken against the parties involved.
I found the part of the security homie running out of the scrum. pic.twitter.com/8rxAeUilSj
— Righteous Reg (@RighteousReg) September 5, 2022
