CM Punk made his AEW Dynamite debut on Wednesday night as he was interviewed by Tony Schiavone. Punk was asked by Schiavone why he made his return to pro wrestling after a 7 year absence. Punk said he came back to work with some of the best young talent in the world, such as Jungle Boy, The Lucha Bros., Brian Pillman Jr., and most notably, Darby Allin.
Punk went on to put over Darby, who he will be facing at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view event on September 5th. Punk said Darby is the one wrestler who doesn’t fit the mold of “what a wrestler should be”, but has so much heart and is reckless inside the squared circle and he loves that. Punk went on to say that he looks at Darby as a guy he would’ve looked up to at the age of 15 and said he was his favorite wrestler.
After a thunderous “YES!” chant from the fans in Milwaukee, WI, Punk quickly replied that the catchphrase is someone else’s gimmick, but to be patient for “him” and he’d likely be coming soon. Obviously, that was a direct reference to Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan in WWE), who is heavily rumored to be debuting for AEW on September 22nd at AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam in New York City.
You can check out some highlights from the segment below:
The Best in the World! @CMPunk makes his FIRST APPEARANCE on #AEWDynamite RIGHT NOW!
Tune into @tntdrama NOW to watch #AEWDynamite LIVE! pic.twitter.com/tUIg5NAkky
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 26, 2021
Sounds like a good problem to have @CMPunk 🗣 #AEWDynamite pic.twitter.com/CTZ2jp6TDG
— All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) August 26, 2021
"It's a lot less about proving the haters wrong and it's more about proving myself right!" @CMPunk on why he needs to beat @DarbyAllin at #AEWAllOut on Sept. 5
Tune into @tntdrama NOW to watch #AEWDynamite LIVE! pic.twitter.com/24XqhJJgE1
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) August 26, 2021
CM Punk staring down the barrel of the camera, spitting fire and cutting one HELL of a promo.
Oh…and he teased Daniel Bryan signing with AEW too.
Oh how I’ve missed CM Punk 🔥🔥#AEW #AEWDynamite #CMPunk pic.twitter.com/eGfPrhdWgH
— Owen @ WrestleNews365 (@365Wrestle) August 26, 2021
