AEW terminates employment agreement with CM Punk.
A statement was issued from All Elite Wrestling’s official social media pages to announce that they’ve terminated their employment agreement with Phillip Brooks (CM Punk). The termination was confirmed today by AEW President and CEO Tony Khan.
This stems from an investigation following an incident backstage at All In involving Jack ‘Jungle Boy’ Perry and Punk. There was a reported physical altercation between the two parties that occurred prior to Punk’s Real World Title defense against Samoa Joe.
Khan provided a statement on the matter. He thanked Punk for his contributions and the decision to terminate Punk was solely his own. He added that he’s making the decision in the best interests of those who make AEW possible every week.
Statement from All Elite Wrestling and Tony Khan pic.twitter.com/3MtW6MkGDf
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 2, 2023
Punk had been away from AEW following the incident at All Out 2022 with The Elite (Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson). He returned to the company this past June as a part of the launch of Collision.
Two years ago on AEW Rampage, Punk arrived to All Elite Wrestling.
