Quick scoop: CM Punk’s big recent headline was his messy AEW exit in 2023 after a backstage altercation at All In , which led AEW to terminate his contract “with cause.”

What happened

Punk’s AEW run became controversial after the 2022 post-All Out fallout, and things escalated again in 2023 after an incident involving Jack Perry backstage. AEW investigated, then fired him.

Why people still talk about it

A lot of the ongoing chatter is because Punk later resurfaced in WWE, which made his AEW departure feel even more dramatic in hindsight. Current news aggregators still track him as one of wrestling’s biggest ongoing storylines.

In plain English

  • He had a major comeback.
  • He got into repeated backstage controversies.
  • AEW cut ties after the Jack Perry incident.
  • He later returned to WWE, so the story didn’t end there.

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