11 Things We Learned From CM Punk's Latest Oral Sessions Appearance
1. The Importance Of AEW's Handling Of Brodie Lee's Passing
It's previously been reported that one facet of AEW that particularly impressed CM Punk, was how Tony Khan and his promotion handled the tragic passing of Brodie Lee.
The real-life Jon Huber sadly died on 26 December, and what made this even more shocking to the wrestling world was how nobody even knew Brodie was ill. In a testament to the guys and gals of AEW, Jon's wife Amanda had informed the roster of her husband's condition and requested that this news remain private; something which those involved in AEW respected and stuck to.
When asked by Renee about how the handling of this tragedy played a part in him signing with AEW, Punk explained:
"Yeah, that's self-explanatory. I think everybody always talks about the business and how it's a family, and I think that's just a naïve way of putting it, because there's people in charge who don't give a sh*t. This was a breath of fresh air. It was a horrible, horrible situation. There's just something to be said about not running to the dirt sheets, 'Oh, I have a nugget of information'. Whatever high you get from being somebody in the know and talking about stuff that really is nobody else's business, everybody just kept their mouth shut as a request from somebody who unfortunately became a widow. I look at that, and it wouldn't happen if it was anywhere else, and I go, 'That's neat'. It's nobody's business. I understand people like to see how the sausage is made and they're into the backstage salacious stuff, but this sh*t was nobody's business. To see it protected, it made me think maybe there's hope."