The Young Bucks React To THAT CM Punk AEW Collision Promo

One Bill Phil is the genuine article in a business full of Counterfeit Bucks...

by Andrew Pollard
The Young Bucks CM Punk
AEW

Having yet again caused waves in the industry with his words, CM Punk's return promo from AEW Collision's premiere has already been reacted to by the Young Bucks.

As expected, last night's Collision debut opened with a CM Punk promo. There, the two-time AEW World Champion cut one heck of a promo, but one line in particular got the wrestling world talking.

Advertisement

Referring to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Punk said that Zaslav calls him "One Big Phil". Why's that? Well, as per the Second City Saint, that's because he's the genuine article in a business full of "counterfeit Bucks".

Clearly a line referencing the Young Bucks and alluding to the post-All Out 2022 brawl that saw CM Punk and Ace Steel have an altercation with the Bucks and Kenny Omega, this quip obviously got a hot reaction from Chicago's United Center.

Advertisement

Following this, the Young Bucks have already taken to Twitter to react to the words of the Voice of the Voiceless. And seemingly, Punk's line has been taken light-heartedly by Matt and Nick Jackson.

As is commonplace by the Bucks, they've updated their Twitter bio to mention how, if it were 2018, they'd already have a “Counterfeit Bucks” shirt up for sale on Pro Wrestling Tees.

Advertisement
The Young Bucks Counterfeit Bucks
Twitter @youngbucks

Given the Young Bucks' playful response to CM Punk's words, some may speculate that these two opposing sides could actually now be on the same page and that the Bucks and Punk may be able to work together at some point in the future.

Of course, that remains to be seen, with the Chicago native set to be the focal point of AEW Collision, while the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega are pencilled in to be major players on AEW Dynamite - as Tony Khan introduces a loose roster split of sorts to his promotion.

Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.