It appears that we won’t be seeing CM Punk and Jack Perry on AEW television this week…at least not until the investigation into their backstage incident has been completed.
As was previously noted, there was an incident backstage between them just before Punk went out to the ring for his “Real” World Championship match with Samoa Joe. There are different stories out from both sides on what exactly happened but it’s clear that there was some physicality as some claimed that Perry was choked while others say that Punk simply put Perry in a chokehold to avoid a full-blown fight.
This is the latest incident involving Punk and members of the AEW roster. Within the past year, there have been issues involving Punk and The Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, Hangman Page, Nick Nemeth, Perry, and others. In some cases, Punk was pointed out as the person behind certain names not being welcomed backstage at Collision.
Punk’s side has claimed that he wants a drama-free environment backstage at Collision and for the most part, that goal has been achieved but issues seem to come up whenever talent that is mostly featured on Dynamite and Punk are under the same roof.
If Punk and Perry’s suspension continues into the weekend, then it would mean that they would not be on the All Out pay-per-view in Chicago.
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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.
— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) August 28, 2023
