8 Ups & 3 Downs From AEW Collision (June 17)

2. One Bill Phil

Oh, Crazy Phil, how we've missed you...

The CM Punk we saw on AEW Collision, was the exact CM Punk we needed to see. This was the Second City Saint with a clear chip on his shoulder, with biting comments to be made, and with the attitude that nobody actually beat him for the AEW World Title he was stripped of shortly after Brawl Out.

Making it clear that he was done trying to be nice, this was a Punk who was brimming with intensity and passion, and who of course had his traditional one-liners that get the internet buzzing.

If you want an apology from the Straight-Edge Superstar, he's sorry that the only people softer than you are your favourite wrestlers. To Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Punk is known as One Bill Phil, as he's the genuine deal in a business full of Counterfeit Bucks.

Obviously it helped that this return took place in Chicago, with 90% of the United Center cheering on CM Punk's every word, but this opening promo was a brilliant way to usher in CM Punk's return, and likewise it certainly started the debut episode of AEW Collision off with a bang.