CM Punk Fired By AEW
Going In Raw: A Pro Wrestling Podcast
Studio71
4.8 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey, friend. Oh, Steve here. Yeah, Larsen news came from AEW just now statement from |
| 0:14.0 | all lead wrestling. CM Punk is fired. The end. No, all the wrestling has terminated. All |
| 0:21.7 | the wrestling has terminated the wrestler and employment agreements between Philip Brooks |
| 0:26.0 | CM Punk and AEW with cause effective immediately. The termination was confirmed today by Tony |
| 0:32.5 | Khan CEO general manager and head of creative of AEW. The termination follows a week long |
| 0:38.8 | internal investigation of an incident occurring backstage at AEW all in London on Sunday, August |
| 0:46.8 | 27th following the investigation. AEW discipline committee met and later convened with outside |
| 0:53.7 | legal counsel before making a unanimous recommendation to Khan that CM Punk be terminated |
| 0:59.9 | with cause. Khan offered the following statement. Phil played an important role within AEW and |
| 1:06.1 | I thank you for his contributions. The termination of his AEW contracts with cause is ultimately |
| 1:11.7 | my decision and mine alone. Of course, I wish I didn't have to share this news, which may come |
| 1:17.2 | as a disappointment to many of our fans. Nevertheless, I am making the decision in the best interests |
| 1:23.2 | of the many amazing people who make AEW possible every week. Our talent, staff, venue operators, |
| 1:30.2 | and many others whose efforts are unsung but essential to bring our fans great shows on television |
| 1:36.3 | and adoreenas and stadiums throughout the world. And quote, and statement, no mention of any |
| 1:44.1 | disciplinary action towards Jack Perry who was on the other side jungle boy who was on the other |
| 1:50.0 | side of the altercation that this sort of stems from. What was your reaction when you saw the |
| 1:55.4 | statement? So I was at the grocery store, trader Joe's to be exact in line and I look at my |
| 2:01.1 | phone and I see something from Fightful about Punk gone from AEW. I'm like, well, that's not news |
| 2:07.3 | I expected today. And then Mr. Dope sent us the tweet to the actual statement. I read that |
| 2:14.6 | at least the first paragraph in line at the store. I'm like, well, I did not expect this, |
| 2:17.9 | definitely did not expect this to happen today. Here's a thing. Like I don't necessarily find this |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Studio71, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Studio71 and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

