Seth Rollins has referenced CM Punk’s tenure with AEW, which began in August 2021 and ended two years later following a backstage altercation with Jack Perry, ultimately leading to Punk’s release from the company.
Rollins, who is slated to compete in a triple threat match against Punk and Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 41 on Saturday night, appeared on Not Just Football with Cam Heyward to promote the event.
When questioned about who he has more animosity towards, Reigns or Punk, Rollins stated that his dislike for Reigns pales in comparison to his hate for CM Punk.
“This is a guy who is a thief. He’s a scavenger, he’s a fake martyr, he’s a snake oil salesman, he’s a con artist. He will sell you a false bill of goods at every turn with no apologies with zero responsibility. He’s a guy who left this place. Ghosted all of his friends. If you have your own personal crap to deal with, that’s life. I get it. To then ask people to leave their jobs, leave their security, leave their dreams behind out of loyalty to you, and when they don’t, you start to tear these people down in the media any way you can. Then you take money from some billionaire’s kid to come back to the business that you’ve forsaken and continue to try to tear down our company until that billionaire’s kid doesn’t want to pay you anymore. Now you want to come back, and take our money and wave the flag. I cannot tell you the absolute disgust in my veins for CM Punk. There is no comparison.”
This marks the second instance in which AEW CEO Tony Khan has been referred to as a “billionaire’s kid.” During a recent WWE Raw segment, John Cena alluded to Cody Rhodes’ time working for Khan in AEW.
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