In one of several references to his recent firing, CM Punk said he has ‘about two months’ of free time on his hands. That was enough to prompt a lot of speculation about a WWE return when Survivor Series is in his hometown of Chicago on Nov. 25.
One that was due in part to a legal letter AEW received over a skit on Being The Elite that Punk felt violated the non-disparagement agreement the two sides signed.
It was hard to pin down the former WWE colleagues relationship during Punk’s run with Tony Khan’s company, but Jericho makes it sound like they were cordial at the end as part of a complimentary statement on Punk’s firing.
The man in charge of AEW didn’t say much about the star he fired before All Out, or the talents he’s said to have fought backstage at All In the week before. But he did field questions about a Punk non-compete, and Perry’s status. Here’s how he answered those.