Despite his comments at the AEW All Out post-event conference and the brawl with The Elite, AEW President Tony Khan wanted CM Punk back in his promotion.
Punk is close to or already recovered from a surgery he needed to fix an injury he suffered in the All Out main event. There has been speculation for months about what Khan would do regarding Punk’s future.
Last week, CM Punk went on a rant via Instagram about Jon Moxley’s pitch for a short match on Dynamite before their All Out bout, doing it while not being medically cleared and ripping Dave Meltzer and Chris Jericho. As previously reported, several top AEW stars don’t want Punk back in the company.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Khan wanted Punk back, and the two sides, in principle, agreed to him returning before the drama went down.
“This came while sides were working on a reconciliation that was at least in principle agreed to, per the decision of Khan who wanted him back. That would also seem to be behind the story that broke of an attempt to book the United Center for All Out this year, rather than the NOW Arena. Where things stand at this moment are unknown. There are tons of complicated issues involved and differences of opinions on the subject,” Meltzer wrote.
Regarding the backstage reaction to Punk’s post, it was noted that it didn’t help his standing with many people who do not want him back.
Punk recently trained with FTR in LA, and while doing a live show on Thursday, Punk sent a text to Dax Harwood to tell the fans in attendance that he misses them.
— Uncle Dax FTR (@DaxFTR) March 30, 2023
