“AEW locker room is SAD & EMBARRASSED over CM Punk situation.” | UPDATE: “CM PUNK PUT MY SAFETY, SECURITY & LIFE IN DANGER! HE’S FIRED!” - TONY KHAN

[Sghost597]

Evps have no business trying to gang on him in his locker room. This isn't WCW shyt.

You talk to his agent and request a sit down meeting immediately on the next business day. That's how you're supposed to handle these situations.

EVPs aren't supposed to act hot headed. Bum rush him like this is a fukking wrestling promo.

 

[KFBF]

Makes sense that Steel was at catering filling up his Tupperware hears about commotion in Punks locker room knows his wife is in there with a broken leg and then throws a chair like Steve Wilkos when they’re not letting him in the room.

 

[KFBF]

Evps have no business trying to gang on him in his locker room. This isn't WCW shyt.

You talk to his agent and request a sit down meeting immediately on the next business day.

EVPs aren't supposed to act hot headed.

So you’re saying the Young Bucks are supposed to just let him besmirch all the great wrestling that takes place in Reseda?

 

[Sghost597]

So you’re saying the Young Bucks are supposed to just let him besmirch all the great wrestling that takes place in Reseda?

Young Bucks and Kenny should of acted like Executive Producers and handle the situation properly.

 

[Reality Check]

 

[KFBF]

Young Bucks and Kenny should of acted like Executive Producers and handle the situation properly.

Yeah I was just kidding but you’re right.

 

[Killah Ray]

This also is a cautionary tale of why you don't have active members of the roster as EVPs....(especially upper level talent).....

 

[firemanBk]

Evps have no business trying to gang on him in his locker room. This isn't WCW shyt.

You talk to his agent and request a sit down meeting immediately on the next business day. That's how you're supposed to handle these situations.

EVPs aren't supposed to act hot headed. Bum rush him like this is a fukking wrestling promo.

I think it's time for Tony to take that title away (EVP) and let talent stay as talent.
If they want to threaten to leave call their bluff or freeze out their contracts

At the same time, Punk literally said come see me so they came to see him
Just cause they confronted him afterwards doesn't mean they were looking to or wanted to throw hands

 

[KFBF]

The latest on CM Punk, Ace Steel, Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.

It was confirmed to us that Ace Steel bit Kenny Omega, CM Punk threw punches, and a chair hit Nick Jackson in the eye. However, there are conflicting views on who started it. Some we spoke with believed that Punk should have expected to be confronted after the things he said. Another person said that Omega and Young Bucks aggressively approached the locker room in what Punk could have construed as a 3-on-1 attack. We're told that the situation went on for "about six minutes," with Brandon Cutler, Christopher Daniels and Pat Buck trying to diffuse the situation.

Thus far, none of the roster or media we've reached out to have admitted to hearing from Tony Khan since the melee happened. We were told by another person high up in the company to not expect to hear much officially in the day that followed due to possible legal issues. Fightful heard back from Hoffman Estates Police Department, who said "Hoffman States Police Department does not have any police reports, nor any documentation that police were requested, during AEW All Out event for anything that allegedly occurred backstage. The only police response at the event was regarding a family issue in the audience."

Almost unanimously, the talent that we've spoken to haven't been in favor of the way CM Punk handled things at all that evening. Even talent that typically would back Punk up either said that's not what they would have done, or haven't commented to us.

We have heard the rumors of Punk sustaining an injury during the melee. The rumor has been echoed as "heard of" from people in the company, but we've not confirmed this.
There are several wrestlers who are not sure of their creative for Wednesday's AEW Dynamite as a result of this. Several longtime AEW stars said they don't understand how Punk couldn't be let go after this.

After we spoke on the Fightful post show about talent taking issue in the past about Hangman Page for working stiff, several readers tried to tie the two situations. We haven't heard of any connection, and we were told last year that Arn Anderson spoke with Page and let him know to lighten up. Page, even then, was generally well liked outside of that situation that saw a couple of wrestlers end up injured. We're told that wasn't connected to this, and that most thought Hangman Page and CM Punk got along well until this Spring.

There is some sympathy as it relates to MJF's return for some, but everyone was generally left in the dark regarding MJF's status for months and said it mirrored that of Punk winning the title in Vegas, and Wardlow beating him, but everyone speaking about MJF. Those we spoke to had not heard of any heat between MJF and Punk prior to Punk basically mentioning MJF as one of the stubborn kids he had to work with.

Fightful Select will have a live show this afternoon to discuss the situation and answer questions.

 

[Rell84shots]

On the other hand, publicly exposing TK’s incompetence with handling the locker room might force his daddy with the money to start laying the hammer down

You mean run it like an actual promotion? Tony has been a joke from the beginning, remember those soccer analysts going off on him when he got into a Twitter beef with a player?

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

 

[KFBF]

I’m sure Punk would love to get paid out the rest of the contract and get to stay home.

 

[Brad Piff]

Over/Under on Punk offering to cover Ace Steel’s legal fees if a lawsuit is filed?

 

[Rollie Forbes]

On the other hand, publicly exposing TK’s incompetence with handling the locker room might force his daddy with the money to start laying the hammer down

This. Shad Khan is this close to sending Tony to bed without dessert or a bedtime story.
shyt is real.

 

[StackBundles]

Over/Under on Punk offering to cover Ace Steel’s legal fees if a lawsuit is filed?

And then suing him back if he doesn’t agree with him on swapping wife’s since he likes nikkas fukking his girl