CM Punk had some fun on last night’s WWE SmackDown making light of a major incident from his time in AEW!
CM Punk made his first SmackDown appearance in almost a decade during last night’s Tribute To The Troops special of the blue brand. The former AEW Champion declared his intentions to headline WrestleMania 40 next April, as was reported before the show went on the air.
However, one particular moment of his extensive promo caught fans’ eyes even more than his major WrestleMania announcement. At one point, Punk turned his attention to either facing or teaming up with Kevin Owens but admitted that the two of them are probably too similar.
CM Punk Joked About His AEW Backstage Altercations
He went on to joke about feeling uncomfortable working with someone who punches people in the face backstage, clearly referencing his backstage altercations at both AEW All Out 2022 and AEW All In this past September – the latter of which led to his termination from the promotion.
“Someone said Kevin Owens. That’d be interesting, right? Can I tag with Kevin Owens? Maybe I can fight Kevin Owens. Let’s pump the brakes on that one just for a second. Kevin’s a little bit prickly, and I mean to say, is that him and I are probably too much alike.
I don’t know who would feel comfortable working with somebody who randomly just punches people in the face backstage. I mean, it’s 2023, ladies and gentlemen. You just can’t be doing stuff like that. That’s insane.”
CM Punk followed up his SmackDown appearance with a surprise trip to NXT Deadline.
h/t to Haus of Wrestling