CM Punk was back in the news last week after ripping Dave Meltzer and Chris Jericho in an Instagram rant that also included a story about Jon Moxley being the one to pitch for their short Dynamite match heading into AEW All Out.
The backstage brawl between The Elite (Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks) and CM Punk at All Out last year left Punk’s status with the promotion up in the air. Before the brawl at the post-All Out press conference, Punk ripped Colt Cabana, Hangman Page, and The Elite.
Wade Keller reported during the Focus on AEW podcast that the sentiment among prominent wrestlers in AEW is that Punk isn’t welcome back. He said,
“The sentiment is he’s not welcome back. The wrestlers don’t want him back. I’d go so far as saying that my sources are saying the vast majority of wrestlers don’t want him back. On person said, maybe one or two of the top third of the roster would want him back and then there’s some younger guys who liked him and just thought, ‘hey, this is a guy I grew up watching and it’s cool having him around.’
“The politics aren’t terrible among the top guys. I mean, there is some tension between some of the top guys, but it’s mostly Punk doesn’t get along with Hangman, Punk doesn’t get along with Moxley, Punk doesn’t get along with Kenny, Punk doesn’t get along with The Bucks. When you look at the power structure in AEW, it’s not that everyone gets along in that group, but I haven’t heard of anything real serious between the names that I just mentioned. But mostly there’s a range of peaceful coexistence and really liking each other and Punk is the exception to that right now. So, him going off on Instagram like he did, really hurt the chances of him being welcomed back.”
