On a recent edition of his “Tuesday with The Taskmaster” podcast, former WCW booker Kevin Sullivan discussed AEW’s firing of CM Punk this past month and the way AEW President Tony Khan handled the situation.
Punk was released by AEW following a backstage altercation with Jack Perry at AEW All In 2023 at Wembley Stadium.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On CM Punk’s media scrum comments after AEW All Out 2022: “Obviously, this had been brewing for a long time. I know that everybody knows this is sports entertainment, but some things should be left in the back.”
On the backstage incident involving CM Punk and Jack Perry: “What gave [Perry] the right to chest-bump [Punk], [he gets] suspended and Punk [gets] fired? Can you tell me what that was about? I think I got it. It is a group of people that outnumber Punk, and they probably went to [Khan] and said, ‘It’s either him or us.’”
On Tony Khan saying on TV that he feared for his life during the incident with Punk: “How does that come across to the average wrestling fan? Would Vince McMahon say that?”
AEW GM @TonyKhan opens #AEWCollision pic.twitter.com/1UeMHipSsu
— AEW on TV (@AEWonTV) September 3, 2023
