10 Biggest Mysteries In The Secret War Between AEW And CM Punk

1. Conclusion

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CM Punk is an unreliable narrator who speaks with a fervent conviction so unshakeable that he could tell you the earth is flat and you might even start to believe it.

The timing of Colt's disappearance is incredibly suspicious. Put it this way: without claiming one way or the other that Punk was to blame, it's very easy to understand why certain members of the locker room connected the dots. Then again, if there's ever a "Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you" industry, it is pro wrestling and its cast of paid professional liars. A lot of people think Punk is a toxic, lying hypocrite.

But the man is such a fantastic promo that you can never be too sure.

Not that he is necessarily selling you on bullsh*t - what if Tony Khan, all along, inferred something from Punk that Punk didn't actually intend? - but if the art of wrestling is to ultimately sell you on bullsh*t, Punk is easily one of the greatest of all-time.

Anybody who says AEW's creative onscreen product wouldn't benefit from him is either lying, or they have horrendous taste.

There are no answers; as with the best mysteries, questions don't yield answers; they yield yet more questions.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!