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Nov 17, 2022

Tony Khan Talks CM Punk's AEW Status

AEW held a media call with AEW President Tony Khan to promote Saturday's Full Gear pay-per-view. It is the first pay-per-view since All Out, and the dark cloud of the infamous post-All Out media scrum still lingers as fresh as ever. Following disparaging words from CM Punk while at the microphone, the night would end with a backstage altercation between Punk and The Elite — Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks; a third-party investigation into the entire incident would stem from that, with Punk, Omega, and the Bucks away from the company throughout its duration.

During the media call, Khan was asked about Punk's status with the company.

"I can't comment on that," Khan said. "I have nothing but positive things to say about the contributions CM Punk has made in AEW onscreen, and certainly a lot of positive things to say about the things he did in AEW to date, and I can't comment on that. But I do understand why you'd ask, and I appreciate you asking."

During the scrum itself, Khan sat next to Punk as he shared his unfiltered thoughts on Omega, the Bucks, "Hangman" Adam Page, and Colt Cabana, and since then, many have wondered whether or not Khan knew what Punk was going to say or was aware of Punk's soon-to-be airing of grievances. In addition, even if he didn't, why didn't he simply step in and put an end to the whole affair? After Khan gave a bit of a non-answer on the Full Gear media call regarding Punk's status in AEW — given The Elite's return this weekend — Wrestling Inc. asked him exactly that: What did he know, and why didn't he stop it?

"I never know. No, I did not know," Khan said. As for not interjecting and taking control of the situation, Khan attributed that to who was slated to speak next during the scrum and wanting to maintain his intended plans for them. "I will not comment beyond that except to say I had Keith (Lee) and Swerve coming up right after that," he continued, "and I had important stuff to talk to them about — including Keith and Swerve. In part, I was thinking about Keith and Swerve."

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