10 Shocking AEW Behind The Scenes Revelations

2. CM Punk's All Access Presence?

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With AEW All Access having now premiered, many pondered how the show's first episode would address the elephant in the room that was CM Punk. After all, a significant portion of this inaugural All Access outing centred on the Young Bucks as they prepared to return to action after the infamous Brawl Out last September.

Truth be told, if you have no idea what happened at All Out, All Access did zero to inform you of those events. Instead, it was just presented as something happened with the Bucks, and now they're heading back to work after two months of inactivity.

In a blink-and-you-'ll-miss-it moment, though, the Second City Saint may have actually had a minor presence on the All Access premiere.

As Britt Baker and Luchasaurus welcome Matt and Nick Jackson back to work, a board in the background lists the direction of certain rooms in the venue. For instance, there are details on where Chris Jericho's private locker room is, where the EVPs' room is, where catering can be found, etc.

Interestingly, the label of one particular room is hidden behind a sticker. Given how few AEW talents have private changing rooms, and given how it's known that CM Punk had a private locker room during his tenure with the company, many are speculating that this sticker is indeed covering up the Chicago native's name.

Considering this scene was shot approximately two months after CM Punk went scorched earth at the post-All Out media scrum, it wouldn't be too much of a surprise if he was still listed internally as investigations and discussions took place where it pertains to the Straight-Edge Superstar's future with AEW.

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