10 Fascinating Backstage Facts From CM Punk's AEW Run

10. Backstage Confrontations And Shoots

Fact: The All Out brawl and All In scuffle aren’t the only confrontations CM Punk has had in AEW.

By now, fans are pretty well versed about CM Punk’s backstage rows at All Out 2022 and last week’s All In PPV. The former led to Punk being stripped of the AEW World Championship and put on the sidelines for nine months. The fiasco in London led to CM being fired from the company altogether.

A new report from Bodyslam.net indicates that Punk also had a backstage confrontation with William Regal when he debuted at AEW Revolution 2022, refusing to shake his hand and calling him a “stooge for Triple H.”

Then there’s the time Punk went into business for himself in a 2022 Dynamite promo, calling out Hangman Adam Page when the star was not in the arena. He also took a shot at Eddie Kingston in the midst of his feud with Page, which seemed a bit unnecessary. Punk and Chris Jericho have also reportedly had a run-in or two in AEW, in person and via social media.

More recently, Punk “angrily and aggressively” confronted Ryan Nemeth during a June episode of Dynamite over a tweet he sent about the Second City Saint. Then last month, Nemeth was booked and unbooked from Collision and sent home from the arena.

No one should be surprised if other stories surface in the coming weeks and months.