10 Hidden Meanings Behind AEW Revolution 2022 Attires

4. CM Punk

CM Punk
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Where to even begin?

After a Ring Of Honor-heavy edition of Dynamite in tribute to Tony Khan's loving purchase of the company, there was a feeling hanging around that Punk might bring the baggy shorts that defined his look at the time.

He went several better than that.

The bright whites mirrored the ones he wore against Raven in their bloody 2003 ROH Dog Collar encounter. His entrance tracksuit was another like-for-like with one stunning exception - the skull and crossbones motif on his chest now featured a silhouette of his beloved pet Larry.

It would be remiss not to mention what soundtracked all of this too. After MJF had attempted to troll the audience by having the sound team play Punk's theme before cutting it off to play his own (in a move lots of fantasy bookers had pitched for his real debut), 'The Straight Edge Superstar' entered for real to the strains of AFI's Miseria Cantare. It completed the loving throwback ahead of grisly match fuelled by distilled and desperate hatred.

 
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