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CM Punk believes that AEW will always exist as long as Tony Khan is willing to put money into the company

Aaron Rift

During an appearance on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, CM Punk was asked about how long he thinks AEW will stay in business and here was Punk’s response…

“This is a loaded question. I think the company as a whole, I think it’s always going to exist as long as Tony [Khan] wants to put money into it.”

When asked if AEW can be successful, Punk said the following…

“What’s the definition? This is what I’m talking about, levels, because I started on the Indies, and to me, successful was, I can eat tonight. I have gas money to get to wherever I was going. And then you get to television. And as somebody coming in who doesn’t know jack shit about doing television, I have to lean on people and ask questions and watch and learn and grow. And a lot of people, I think, are still just stuck in that indie mindset. And again, it’s where I came from. There’s nothing wrong with it. But you’re more happy with some goof saying that you had a five-star match and the building’s a quarter full, we’re not in the same business.”

Punk also said the following about AEW…

“I know a lot of people are going to be upset. It’s just not predicated. It’s not a real business. It’s not about selling tickets. It’s not about drawing money. It’s not about making money… I think having good matches, maybe. There’s nothing wrong with that.”