During the latest edition of his “Foley Is Pod” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley commented on CM Punk’s comments during the post-AEW All Out media scrum, and why he believes it was “disastrous” for AEW President Tony Khan.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On how the media scrum was disastrous and put Tony Khan in a bad position: “I think anything that takes away from really the majesty of that moment is counterproductive. And by that standard, everything Phil did, Punk did, was disastrous because it put Tony Khan in a bad position. Anything that ends up with, you know, Punk I believe is hurt and would have probably been out. But it just put a lot of eyeballs on the product the next night, that’s a given. It was just really unfortunate. You don’t want to see that side of your superstars.”
On not wanting to ruin the joy after a title win: “I know when I held that title aloft when I beat this guy [holds up an energy can with The Rock on it] for the WWE Title, and I never thought I was a WWE Title guy, so I never based my career on it the way that a lot of people have. But I remember that feeling of just utter joy. I moved pretty good for a big guy when I ran my two or three laps around there, and then gave the impromptu promo, ‘Big Daddio did it.’ I can’t imagine going backstage and being angry or bitter, or taking the joy out of the experience for our fans. And so I didn’t see Punk’s promo in its entirety, but it put Tony Khan in a bad position, and you don’t want to make — there’s a time and a place maybe to play with emotions, and if you have something substantial that can make people feel strange in their gut, but not after a title win.”
WEIGHING IN ON PUNK
Here’s my take on the CM Punk press conference on this week’s episode of @FoleyIsPod pic.twitter.com/gn1nyjru4f
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) September 26, 2022
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