AEW Backstage Mood As CM Punk Match Confirmed For Collision Premiere

What's the mood amongst the key players now CM Punk's in-ring return has been confirmed.

by Michael Hamflett
Collision Main Event
AEW

Both CM Punk and Jay White appear to be in positive spirits ahead of their first in-ring encounter on the upcoming debut episode of AEW Collision.

This is according to Fightful Select, who reported that;

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"Sources familiar with the situation have said that Switchblade Jay White has been “very laid back” about his early creative, and that CM Punk had taken a liking to him and wanted to work with the former IWGP Heavyweight Champion."

Tony Khan's latest Dynamite announcement confirmed that CM Punk will team with current AEW World Tag Team Champions FTR to take on Ring Of Honor TV Champion Samoa Joe and Bullet Club Gold members Jay White and Juice Robinson.

The contest will mark Punk's first since his All Out 2022 main event with Jon Moxley. 'The Straight Edge Superstar' won the AEW Championship for the second time that night, but infamously fought backstage with Executive Vice Presidents Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks following scathing criticism of their work during the post-show press scrum.

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Khan announced the match ahead of 'Switchblade' cruising to victory over Ricky Starks in the evening's main event. The pair had previously gone to a controversial disqualification after 'Absolute' and Robinson's own match was initially derailed by White's debut.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett