Punk has zero leverage after how he left AEWI had an Ole Anderson avatar because people kept calling me Ole for being grumpy.
Punk is in a position where he has leverage in the company, he is wealthy, and he makes sure people knows his political stances. And those stances are directly opposed to what the bosses and biggest faces of the company are supporting. He is a guy quite famous for throwing hands and walking out based on his principles. He's not NXT or main roster guys that still live in standard apartment complexes in Orlando. If dude was who he tries hard to present himself as to the world, he'd bail on them.
It’s why WWE brought him in on that “cheap” ass contract. 1.5 mil vs the 5 mil a year he was getting in AEW.