AEW Re-Signing The Elite Was The Last Straw For CM Punk

CM Punk and The Elite threw down backstage after All Out last year. It seems that Punk had just returned from his long hiatus when he found himself in another backstage squabble, this time it cost him his job. It seems that CM Punk’s patience with AEW had already expired.

The Elite got fat, new AEW contracts, compared to NBA deals. CM Punk obviously saw all of those headlines, and he didn’t 100% appreciate it.

During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said that when The Elite signed those new contracts, word started getting around that CM Punk wanted out. This was not the news Punk wanted to hear.

“I can’t say because I can’t get into his brain, but yes, there were a lot of people that thought that when the contract was signed with The Young Bucks, Omega, and Page that he wanted out and that something was going to happen.”

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Ringside News exclusively reported that CM Punk wants fans to think that WWE is an option for him, but that’s not the case. He made “desperate attempts” at a WWE return a few years ago, and WWE had to tell FOX that he needed to be “controlled” on the WWE Backstage show, where he had a gig as an analyst.

We will keep a close eye on this story, here at Ringside News. You never know what can happen next, and it appears that CM Punk’s story is not over yet. If anything, we can probably expect him to sit down for an explosive shoot interview eventually.

What’s your take on CM Punk’s AEW release? Sound off in the comments to let us know if you think it was a good idea!