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Welcome to the busted open podcast. This is Dave LaGrecca. On today's episode,

the innovator of violence, the landlord and the house of hardcore in the heart and soul,

a professional wrestling Tommy Dreamer and I talk to CM Punk that's right CM Punk is back

after over seven years and we talk about his return to AEW and his future right here on the

busted open podcast and then Tommy and I react and you're going to want to listen to that as well

now on the busted open podcast. Somebody who gave us maybe the best pro wrestling moment in the

last 20 years and that CM Punk. Sir, how are you this morning? I am I'm great. I could complain

about how tired I am and just sick of doing media already but I love Tommy Dreamer here I am.

Let's go. Welcome back to the business. You're up early. You're talking. You're putting yourself

over. You're putting AEW. That's what we do. Why didn't you warn me? It's funny because what's

it like being back involved like having to do media and everything else again?

I don't mind doing media. I'm just I'm just being sarcastic from budget. It's fun. Honestly,

you know, like Tommy's a guy I trust. So, you know, if he called me and was like I'm in

Bikipsi and I have a flat tire at its pouring rain, can you come help me? I would come help Tommy.

So, but it can be a little bit stressful. I, you know, I will give myself anxiety and worry

about certain things I say knowing that there's, you know, people with Twitter who consider themselves

journalists who will click bait and out of context quotes and stuff like that, but can't make an

omelette without cracking a few eggs. So, you're welcome. Can I say that? Yeah, she could say that.

Yeah, great. Fantastic. It's funny. You say that like what this was I don't want to say like

I talked to you a lot. So, I didn't like I've never interviewed you formally just because we're

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