On a recent edition of “The Dan Le Batard Show” podcast, AEW President Tony Khan remained adamant about not disclosing the particulars of what occurred backstage with CM Punk at AEW All In 2023.
While Khan characterized the incident as exceptionally dangerous, he opted to avoid going into further details.
AEW fired CM Punk on September 2 following his backstage altercation with Jack Perry at All In 2023 in London, England.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On the choice to stay silent about exactly what happened: “I have not really gone out and discussed that publicly beyond what I said in Chicago. I had to make a really hard decision after what happened and I really appreciate all the fans standing by us and support AEW through this. What happened back there was a really hard day for a lot of people. I don’t want to make light of it. It was a really challenging circumstance. It was one of the most incredible things I’ve been through in wrestling. It was a really hard day at the office for a lot of people and the amazing thing is, we still came through and put a great show out under what were really challenging circumstances. It was important for everybody back there to get it together and have our best show, and we did it.”
On if he would be willing to reveal more details: “There are far worse crimes than wrestling promoters than not talking about these kinds of backstage incidents. Believe me. Not talking about this thing would be the least of a wrestling promoter’s misdeeds.”
On if the incident felt supremely dangerous in the moment: “Without a doubt, 100%. … I was scared as hell for a moment there.”
