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Wrestlers in AEW are said to be in “an awkward position” when it comes to speaking out against CM Punk

Aaron Rift

As seen during the debut edition of AEW Collision on June 17th 2023, CM Punk said he was referred to as “one bill Phil” by Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslov because he is “the one true, genuine article in a business full of counterfeit bucks.”

Wade Keller of PWTorch.com noted that AEW wrestlers are “in an awkward position” when it comes to speaking out against Punk as AEW President Tony Khan is personally a big fan of Punk. Keller wrote that when Punk returned to AEW for the debut of Collision, Khan “stood up backstage in the gorilla position with his headset on and started pumping his fist” while chanting Punk’s name.

Steven Muehlhausen of DAZN.com commented on the details regarding wrestlers being sent home from Collision and tweeted the following…

“The key thing people aren’t saying is everything runs through Tony Khan. HE makes the FINAL CALL on these decisions NOT CM Punk.”