CM Punk Set To Issue “Explosive” Response To AEW Departure; September 4th Live Wrestling News Round-Up

Jim Cornette has reacted to the news that AEW have fired CM Punk in a manner only he can.

Check out the hilarious video below!

Wrestling fans were reminded of 2016 NXT while watching AEW All Out.

Prior to becoming the World Champion for All Elite Wrestling, the early days of MJF’s career saw him do extra work in WWE. Years later when The Devil arrived on the wrestling scene, fans would recognise his earlier work as the security guard who was shoved by Samoa Joe during Joe’s entrance at NXT TakeOver Brooklyn II.

Seven years later the spot was recreated in Chicago. MJF and Adam Cole successfully retained the ROH Tag Team Championships against Alex Reynolds and John Silver in the opening match of the show. Not wanting to wait, Joe would make his entrance for the next match as Cole and MJF made their way up the ramp. With history repeating itself, Joe shoved MJF once again as the two champions crossed paths on the ramp.

Check out the awesome throwback below!

MJF & Samoa Joe are going head to head before Joe's #ROH World TV Title match!

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🔗 https://t.co/iawFge9Cal@The_MJF | @SamoaJoe pic.twitter.com/W4SCk5M4rD

— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) September 4, 2023

Miro and Powerhouse Hobbs stole the show at AEW All Out in a proper big boys wrestling match.

During AEW All Out Hobbs and Miro clashed in the ring in a brutal contest, a match that was met by rapturous applause from the Chicago fans.

As the match picked up pace the AEW faithful filled the arena with chants of “SLAP THAT MEAT” in reference to Big E’s iconic ‘Big Meaty Men’ Tweet.

Check it out!

All these "MEAT" chants during Hobbs vs Miro at All Out were hilarious 😂pic.twitter.com/i9KoylUG2y

— Raion (@Raion74_) September 4, 2023

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Eagle-eyed fans may have spotted an incredible piece of character work courtesy of Don Callis.

Don Callis has released a new t-shirt on the AEW store and it costs the low, low price of $109…not including shipping, obviously.

The shirt, playing on Callis role in AEW as a money hungry wolf, features the phrase ‘Lupus in Fabula’ or “speak of the wolf, and he will come.”

Callis would take to social media to respond to fans bemusement at the shirt stating that all proceeds will be spent on getting Kota Ibushi a “new emotional support animal.”

All proceeds go to buy Kota Ibushi a new support animal now that Kenny is broken https://t.co/vHaOZR0T5D

— The Invisible Hand (@TheDonCallis) September 4, 2023

You can check out the t-shirt on AEW shop.

Tony Khan has addressed Jade Cargill’s on-going AEW departure stating that he hopes to have her back soon.

Khan would address Cargill’s absence from AEW’s women’s division during the All Out post show press conference.

During the AEW All Outmedia scrum, Khan provided some insight into Cargill’s status, stating:

“I talked to Jade recently. Hopefully, we’ll get Jade back soon. We’ll have to stay tuned to when and where Jade might pop up again in the world.” [h/t to Fightful.com]

You can read a full breakdown of Tony Khan’s comments, here.

It’s been a crazy weekend in wrestling so in case you missed WWE’s Payback PPV on Saturday night here is the shows full highlights courtesy of the WWE.

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The Acclaimed’s Anthony Bowens has hit back at critics of AEW’s PPV model.

All Out (and to an extent All In) found themselves under fire by frustrated fans of social media with the PPV’s seemingly lacking matches with any real build and instead matches put together in just the weeks before the PPV.

House of Ass member Anthony Bowens has taken to social media to fire back at these complaints following AEW All Out.

Writing on Twitter, Bowens would reply:

“Hi! I barely ever comment on stuff like this but to clarify, I just hop on here sometimes and my timeline is full of “this whole ppv is shit” without even watching the finished product yet.

I relate to this bc last year I was FLOODED with why tf are The Acclaimed in this tag title match? Only a week of build? This match will suck! But then it ended up being a match people are still talking about.

Of course a 3 month build to it would have been amazing in theory but just give things a chance first.

If the show sucks, then have at it after. I thank you for having high standards and there’s nothing wrong with wanting better but I’m saying if you CHOOSE to spend your hard earned money on us (especially two weeks in a row) our locker room is full of INCREDIBLE performers that won’t let you down.

“Great build” or not. We prove it every ppv.

But that’s it for this, I’m moving on now..much love and enjoy your week!

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Paul Heyman shares his controversial take on Brock Lesnar’s shoot fight with Kurt Angle backstage at WWE Smackdown.

In this exclusive interview with Inside The Ropes, Heyman tells Kenny McIntosh he believes that Kurt Angle did not beat Brock Lesnar!

Check it out!

During the same AEW press conference Christian was asked if he knew anything about a potential AEW move for best friend and former tag partner Adam Copeland, better known as WWE Superstar Edge.

Cage would shut down the question immediately and did so whilst remaining in character stating that he is here to talk exclusively about himself or Luchasaurus.

Speaking during the All Out press conference the current TNT Champion (unofficially) would state:

“I only talk about myself, and Luchasaurus,” Cage said. “I have no friends other than Luchasasurus. I’ll leave it at that.” [h/t WrestleZone]

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WWE Hall of Famer Christian Cage has re-signed with AEW and he did not come cheap.

Speaking during the AEW All Out press conference Christian would hit back at fans & critics who claimed he wasn’t worth the hype when Tony Khan initially announced his signing.

Cage would go on to reveal that he will be sticking around in AEW after re-signing to a “big fat contract.”

“I know I proved Tony Khan right because he just re-signed me to a big fat contract. He opened the vault for me and I deserve every single penny that I got.” [H/t to Fightful.com]

Christian is one of many names who have recently re-signed with AEW including Adam Page, Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks.

It was recently reported that the AEW locker room was split following the news of CM Punk’s release with some “really down” and others “happy” to hear the news.

Former NXT Champion Andrade El Idolo has not shied away from revealing what side of that divide he sits on.

Taking to Twitter, Andrade to would pay tribute to CM Punk before stating that ‘The Second City Saint’ still owes him a match.

Check it out!

Thank you @CMPunk #AEWCollision

I hope and we meet again but face to face in the ring.

We have a pending match! 👊🏼❌ pic.twitter.com/QsAYWc22qr

— “EL IDOLO” ANDRADE (@AndradeElIdolo) September 4, 2023

CM Punk is not the only AEW star to have left the company last week.

On September 1st 2023, Sonny Kiss departed AEW after his contract expired with the company.

Fans were quick to spot Kiss’ removal from the AEW roster page speculating that his time with the company was up and Tony Khan would confirm his departure during the AEW All Out post show press conference.

Tony Khan would respond to a question on Kiss’ status with the company, stating:

“I really like Sonny Kiss. We have a roster of over 100 wrestlers now across AEW… I can’t renew every single contract in AEW, it would be impossible… I think Sonny Kiss is a great wrestler and had a lot of potential from the very beginning and still has a lot of potential. I think Sonny Kiss could certainly be back.” [H/t to Fightful.com]

Do you think we could see more soft AEW releases/departures later this year? Let us know by hitting the thumbs below!

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus in the opening contest of WWE’s 2023 Payback PLE.

The long-time rivals would clash inside a Steel Cage with Lynch coming out on top.

Stratus would take a beating at the hands of ‘The Man’ and then in a shock twist of events at the hands of her former protégé Zoey Stark.

The loss and betrayal weren’t the only bruises suffered by Stratus however, taking to Twitter, Stratus would show off a nasty head bump and plethora of bruises she suffered inside the iconic WWE structure.

Check it out!

#ThankYouBecky 💚

Click for more: https://t.co/Fs2LpqiPjY

📸 by WWE’s OG photog @richfreedaphoto pic.twitter.com/YQ43q6QsXw

— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) September 3, 2023

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We did warn you that it was going to be a CM Punk heavy week.

During the All Out media call Tony Khan refused to answer questions relating to CM Punk’s AEW release.

During the press scrum Khan was asked if CM Punk’s release includes a non-compete clause and if he is worried about Punk returning to the WWE.

Khan would state that he doesn’t want to discuss the terms of AEW & CM Punk’s “separation” before stating that he is not in the know regarding the non-compete clause status of Punk’s contract.

“I don’t want to discuss the terms of the separation in that sense…I can’t speak to that. I’m not the attorneys who interpret all that language. [H/t to Fightful.com]

You can read Khan’s full comments, here.

We warned you it was going to be a Punk heavy news week and we weren’t kidding.

Jim Ross has weighed in on CM Punk’s AEW exit, taking a balanced, neutral approach.

During an interview at Starrcast, legendary commentator Jim Ross was asked how he would have handled Punk’s termination if he were in AEW’s position. Ross responded:

“I don’t have any idea. I don’t have all the facts. Neither do you. Bottom line is, the show must go on. That’s up to the young men and women tonight to get in a huddle and bust their ass for the greatest show that people never expected.”

[H/t to Fightful.com]

You can read Jim Ross’ full comments on CM Punk, here.

Ahead of his Strap Match against Ricky Starks at AEW All Out, ‘The American Dragon’ Bryan Danielson would take a moment to pay tribute to the late, great Bray Wyatt.

During the All Out: Zero Hour pre-show, Danielson would send a warning to Ricky Starks and pay a touching tribute to Wyatt in the process.

“The last time I was in a strap match, it was with someone I love, and we beat the sh*t out of each other! I don’t love you.. I don’t even like you!” Danielson said.”

The match Danielson is referencing is his Strap Match against ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt at WWE’s 2020 Royal Rumble PLE.

Wyatt and Danielson, then Daniel Bryan, have a stories history in the WWE with ‘The American Dragon’ becoming an unwilling temporary member of the Wyatt Family before breaking free from their clutches in a highly praised Steel Cage match on the January 13th edition of Monday Night Raw.

You can relive this epic moment in full below!

It’s going to be a CM Punk heavy week so strap yourselves in.

On Saturday afternoon Tony Khan & AEW shocked the world by announcing that they had “terminated with cause” CM Punk’s AEW contract.

The news came after an internal investigation into the reported physical altercation between CM Punk & Jack Perry backstage at AEW All In and further reports that CM Punk “more than lunged” at Tony Khan.

Now a new report from Sports Illustrated has emerged revealing that sources in AEW and those close to CM Punk have revealed that an “explosive” response is expected from ‘The Second City Saint’ but no further details are available at this time.

You can read a full break down of this report and CM Punk’s explosive statement, here.

Did Tony Khan make the right decision by firing CM Punk? Let us know by hitting the thumbs below!

Good Afternoon!

What a quiet weekend…or not.

Following the shock news of CM Punk’s AEW “termination” I will be with you this afternoon from 12:00 pm to 6 pm BST (8 am – 1 pm EST) with all the latest news and rumours from AEW, WWE, NJPW and of course everything relating to CM Punk.

This afternoon we will be kicking things off with some of today’s biggest stories, including:

• CM Punk is set to issue an “explosive response” to his AEW departure.
• Bryan Danielson pays tribute to Bray Wyatt ahead of AEW All Out.
• Jim Ross claims fans do not have “all the facts” when it comes to CM Punk’s AEW exit.
• Trish Stratus shows off the brutal aftermath of her steel cage match with Becky Lynch at WWE Payback.
• Tony Khan refuses to discuss details of CM Punk’s AEW release.
• Fans spot an incredible Easter egg during AEW All Out.