CM Punk's return to professional wrestling in 2021 set the wrestling world ablaze and launched AEW from an alternative wrestling promotion to a bonafide threat in the wrestling space.
Tempting CM Punk back to wrestling was on the cards since his departure from WWE in 2014 and AEW, and Tony Khan, finally got Punk to put pen to paper after 7 and-a-half years.
While everything started red-hot and continued that way for several months, things went wildly off the rails coming up to the Double or Nothing pay-per-view in 2022. In the months that followed there were injuries, interim champions, and wrecked long-term plans.
Returning post-injury and defeating Jon Moxley at the All Out pay-per-view in 2022, CM Punk participated in a post-event media scrum where he vehemently criticised Colt Cabana, Kenny Omega, Matt & Nick Jackson, and Hangman Adam Page.
This led to a brawl between Omega, the Jacksons and Punk. All parties were suspended, and CM Punk was out injured months beyond his suspension.
In June 2023, CM Punk returned to All Elite Wrestling on a new weekly television show, AEW Collision, which was orchestrated specifically to tailor to Punk's vision.
In the following months were arguments, leaked stories, bans, removals and now infamous encounters between Jack Perry, CM Punk, Tony Khan and others at the All In pay-per-view at Wembley Stadium.
This is the complete version of CM Punk in AEW. There won't be another part and there likely won't be any CM Punk centered videos on this channel anymore following his incredible return to WWE.
This video is the combination of both 'CM Punk in AEW' videos on our channel. A few things have been refined & cleaned up, but largely unchanged. I never thought I would upload a video like this, which is largely recycled, to the channel but due to the circumstances I feel like this video is fitting.
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0:00 Intro
2:28 CM Punk's return to pro wrestling
5:32 Punk's first media scrum
10:10 The Eddie Kingston Feud
16:53 The MJF Feud
41:47 The Hangman Adam Page Feud
55:50 CM Punk breaks his foot
59:33 The Jon Moxley Feud
1:06:53 The All Out Media Scrum
1:16:22 The Fall Out from All Out 2022
1:24:21 The Return at Collision
1:33:31 Getting Up to Speed
1:40:55 Punk vs Joe III
1:47:00 Punk vs Starks Feud
2:05:47 Punk vs Joe Feud
2:12:06 Punk vs Joe IV
2:22:10 The Fall Out from All In 2023
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Good shit bro love your work. Keep getting better
@@_x9fait is , if you have KZhead premium like me
CM punk is the most exciting wrestler. He doesn't need steroids to perform! AEW seems to be WWE drop outs or new boys but the amazing Saraya is an exception. CM Punk had the guts to call out Vince Mcmahan and made wrestling fun. Only Stone coldresembles cm punk. I LOVE how a wrestler doesn't need to be full of steroids, barely move at 45 or overdose :(. CM Punk and Daniel Bryan are the future. Someone tell steroids obsessed Vince that we don't care about fake bodies damaging bodies.
He's just so gay and jewish
@@BikeTipsUKPunk and Danielson are in their 40s and ring veterans not the future
This format of just kinda chronologically letting the material speak for itself without any voiceover or anything is honestly perfect. Thanks for filling in a few years of blanks for a lapsed fan.
very hard to do if it needs to be monetized
I love it. No bloated opinions, just strictly a documentary in the truest sense.
@@hiiipowerbass2337well that’s why they have Patreon to mitigate. I’ll be joining because i’ll pay to support this type content.
We need more of this asap
I do think that's some voice over for contextual understanding would actually be more appreciated.
Man, that Punk vs MJF rivalry was pure Cinema!
AEW’s best wrestling feud. And it’s not even close. Crazy those jealous indie pricks couldn’t handle being outshone, and decided to all plot against Punk. AEW needed more real blood feuds like MJF vs. CM Punk. Instead, now it’s all just one big parody… 🤦🏻♂️
@@AdrianBeegoatzright?
I haven't followed aew closely since
@@AdrianBeegoatzThose Indy pricks literally shot themselves in the ass and will NEVER go any further in the wrestling business (and as you can see since then) never do anything significant EVER which is why Punk quickly went back to WWE..... People like the The Elite & Jack Perry and thier type will never be offered a job in WWE which I'm not a fan of but it is the biggest, most prostgeous stage because they know what these guys are about and want nothing to do with them and you can bet your last dollar on that... Punk is long gone but the problems continue to mount in AEW...
MJF is too good for AEW
Colt Cobana literally created a domino effect that eventually circled back on itself and led Punk to return to WWE crazy how it works...
No Punk created the domino effect. He knew Colt had the biggest podcast in pro wrestling at the time. Punk got his best friend sued, then didn't pay his legal fees as promised. A good man, a good person, and a good friend would have taken responsibility for their actions.
@@The4cp who?
@@The4cpyou mean when Scott hid his money in his mommy’s bank account than pay his legal fees
@The4cp Didn't Punk say that he has all the receipts of the sum of money he have had paid to Cabana's mother. Almost like Colt Cabana got greedy and wanted more money from Cm Punk
@chrisf2471 At most banks you have to have a second person on your account. Punk is just an ego maniac. If it's not all about him it doesn't matter. He was responsible for the situation and not man enough to do the right thing. He's a child.
Honestly watching this made me realize that maybe Punk wasnt the problem in AEW and he really was working with a bunch of people who disliked him from the jump - He was just sticking up for himself and his coworkers safety with Jack Perry and Hangman but yet they refused and took it the wrong way - A real shame
Like he said he was working with children 😂
Aew isn't even the WISH version of WWE, it's the temu of TNA
I think blame lies on both sides. Punk’s rant at All Out 2022 press conference was highly unprofessional, petulant and irreparably harmed the reputation of the company he was working for. Obviously there must have been all sorts going on to provoke him that much, but two wrongs don’t make a right.
@@PrisStratton-hd7zn what's your IQ?
Or, you know...both sides were at fault. Punk has an ego too, just as much as the Bucks or anyone.
The Miz line was more of a complimentary comparison. Miz is a legend
I loved how the X on the World Title belt covered the E in AEW, basically crossing out the “Elite” in All Elite Wrestling. I know that was probably the whole point, but I’m just saying I loved the symbolism of that. Pure art.
Do you understand how symmetry works?
Lmaooo
@@RusselshacklefordEXACTLY LMAO 😂😂
Always gotta be at least one buzzkill on the internet 😂
@@Russelshacklefordwhat symmetry got to do with it?
Something about the Hangman promo that doesn’t get talked about a lot is Tony Schiavone’s body language. There’s a point where you can tell he realizes Hangman is going off the agreed path because you can see him talking to the announcers table right after the “Worker’s rights” line. Then he has to go back to being next to Punk to talk to him like he was originally supposed to.
Also, of EVERYONE that was involved from beginning to end, Kenny Omega was the biggest victim of everything. His reputation is what helped start AEW, his name is what got them off the ground when he was champion, he was caught in the middle of defending his friends and defending the business, he was the one who tried to be the voice of reason, and he probably feels the worst because he probably feels like it couldn’t been prevented had he been more involved. I may not like all of Omega’s matches, and I may not like his on screen character all that much, but I came out of everything respecting him the most. I think he definitely was forced to play into all the BTE stuff against Punk after everything happened to keep appearances up, and was doing it for his friends, but I feel like there was a part of him that just wanted to move past it and look to the future.
@@raipanda133 Nah that was Cody that was the real wizard behind the scenes. Not wonder he left this shitshow
I know the boiling point was Hangman and the Elite for Punk... But you can really make a case that it wasn't going to work with AEW during the Kingston promo, especially the line of nobody wants you here!... That resonates now, more than ever with everything that has happened.
@@Lp-cd5mxok
@@Lp-cd5mxthe indie wrestlers don’t want to compete w/ real starts
I always believed that once Cody left there was no adult in the room to protect talents from the EVP’s.
Evp?
@@bizzzzzzle Executive Vice Presidents
@@bizzzzzzleThe bucks etc are executive vice presidents and they abuse their power basically
Cody would whoop punks ass in a shoot.
@@Jackholiday1025 where is that coming from?
“I’m hurt, I’m old, and I’m fuckin tired. And I work with fuckin children.” Lmao 😂 one of the best quotes of wrestling history
Never stop making these kick-ass documentaries.
I agree these docs are amazing. I love them
Hey, you did a great job on this brother!
Punk understands that this is a business and the objective is making money. MJF was the only one willing to learn that lesson.
Punk doesn’t want to make anyone money but himself, what horseshot
That broken foot may not have been the catalyst, but it certainly set a lot of this stuff in motion.
I was looking for this comment, you can see in that promo that he was genuinely heartbroken
The moment my buddy told me there was a big injury and a top star was out on a recorded Rampage… my heart dropped. I knew it had to be Punk. And I knew everything that was building up great and the wave of momentum riding with serious pro wrestlers getting more of a spotlight in AEW was about to end… 😢 I had no idea just how right that would turn out to be 💔 It’s all lame jokes, and skits, and bad comedy, and absolutely no substance 🤦🏻♂️
all cause he wanted to jump into crowd like idiot
He's always injured just like Royal Rumble
It’s wild that a broken foot was what started the reunion of Punk with in the WWE again.
It’s wild he still hasn’t wrestled a singles match
@@brookeburner4243 He did in live event at msg against Dominik Mysterio, do research first before commenting.
Damn 2021 aew feels like a life time ago 😭😭😭 that 3 year run was legendary
He actually had a decent run tbh he clearly tried to make it work but everyone was against him I guess then the injuries on top would’ve been very frustrating
The bucks and Omega rolled their eyes at his Debut idk why they never put that clip. And hangman knew that he wouldn't be champion again once he lost to punk because he wasn't ever really good enough. And plus them being friends with that scum bag Colt Cabana
@@awesomecool3280 I didn’t see much of punk in aew but with the way everyone was going off it was like he’s a monster but after watching this you can see he really tried to make it work. Hopefully he can stay away from the injuries in WWE and have a real last go at it and get that wrestlemania main event night one with Seth for heavyweight title even if he doesn’t win it I stopped watching aew because of the young bucks etc and Jon Moxley can’t seem to have a match without loads of blood lol
his body at this point would work better in wwe pg shows
@@briant5685yes. Anyone over 35 would choose WWE if it meant they’d get a more relaxed schedule and make millions of dollars a year. “PG” WWE > AEW
lol for you not me,its boring as hell but a pg fan can't see beyond his or her nose@@KrispyChurro
The sad thing about this is there’s plenty of wrestlers that could’ve used Punk’s experience. I fell in love with Darby Allen after that match and I love FTR. AEW massively dropped the ball.
Punk screwed Punk, the eff outta here.
@@SassyHeath Please enlighten me, what is it that Punk did to drop the ball? He killed it with so many great matches and promos. Idiots like Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston, Adam page and others tried to shoot on Punk and failed. His only reason for losing momentum was getting injured and then his past demons of Colt Cabana and the media scrum was the point that he just let loose. But as far as his career in AEW - I just don't see the issue that everyone talks about. He was a target by all these jealous idiots and was literally being set up for failure and here he is in 2023 December and he's back on top while AEW struggles to breathe.
@@SassyHeathYoung Fucks fan?
Yeah its a shame they didn't keep an unhinged person who was attacking staff on payroll. They should have hired a backstage security detail just to keep Punk away from the other talent, put a maybe put a collar on the barking dog before it bit somebody.
@@JaredG_WV I've seen the reports. Given how the thing went down it's hard to see punk as "unhinged lunatic attacking people" as AEW marks try to spin it. But bless your heart for denial.
The main difference is everyone else whether they liked Punk or not when they cut promos and were intense with each other, it was all stuff they were able to go over and they were able to work together. Even Eddie Kingston who says he doesn't like the guy personally, was able to put that aside and they were both able to work together to sell tickets and make money together. Because that's what wrestlers do, regardless of how they feel about one another personally. It wasn't till one of the Elite aka Kliq 2.0 feuded with Punk in Hangman Paige, that decided to go into business for himself AS CHAMPION... that screwed everything up. People like to quote Moxley's promo or Kingston's promo and go "See!? Look at them own Punk here!!" but they don't understand, all that was done with the knowledge of the other, all of it was constructed with one another. Whether it was ideas liked/disliked or what not, they were okayed. There's a trust there. When you go into business for yourself for a promo it's considered unprofessional, and THE GUY of your upstart company doing that is an issue. John Cena often talks about when he went into business for himself in his feud with The Rock, where he went off-script to take a jab at the Rock they didn't okay, and he did it because he felt he needed to in order to be on the same level as The Rock because he felt like hw still appeared miniscule in comparison rather than the best of his generation vs the best all-time in The Rock. But that They stayed professional after, and right after Wrestlemania, Cena apologized to The Rock's mother, and apologized to The Rock backstage and they squashed it and are now closer. But he looks back on it as a mistake and that he was wrong for it. That is the difference between people like The Elite and most other wrestlers. They don't apologize because they know they don't have to, and because Tony isn't going to do anything about it. Cena as THE GUY in the company knowing he had pull and Vince probably wasn't going to do anything to him, STILL went to both The Rock's family and himself to apologize and work things out after going into business for himself. This is something Paige couldn't do, this is something The Elite and their flunkies can't do. And that is why CM Punk is no longer there. They can take pot shots in the ring, and can make petty little references on live TV, but when it comes time to actually try to talk with the guy, they gotta put a time limit on it, or avoid it. And because Tony doesn't have the stones to say "No, you hash this out NOW, none of this petty BS." they get away with it. That's what separates other wrestlers from the likes of The Elite when it comes to attitude/temperament and entitlement. It's why the biggest draw of their company is now back in WWE now, and why AEW's 2nd biggest star vs their biggest star for the title couldn't even fill half an arena. The sad reality is, if Danielson or Adam Cole had been put over Hangman Paige and was the one to feud with Punk. He'd still be in AEW and none of this would have happened. Marinate on that.
And the cowardly Bucks came out and said AFTER Punk got fired that if Punk could get through six months without an altercation, they would work things out with him... What a crock of 💩💩💩... Just One of the reasons why AEW or The Counterfeit Bucks will NEVER be taken seriously.... They probably were those kids in school who got held up by one leg and their lunch money fell out of their pockets and was taken, so now they grew up (???) and want to get even with everyone....
This is so in depth and absolutely accurate. Incredible writing
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Love this 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
He used AEW as cardio so he could gear up to come back to WWE
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More like he got out of his AEW contract by any means necessary which he was trying to do immediately after the all out brawl out. Man was looking for a way out after signing a 5 year deal
So your saying it was a secret hidden agenda he had plan all along? If so he's the smartest of all time. Maybe the second coming of Paul hayman.
Doesnt work so well 😂😂😂
I dont get why people can't just enjoy both products lmao.
That MJF angle worked so well because MJF was one of the only guys willing to actually put personal feelings aside and make money. Great video dude.
How so? He's been upfront about how much he liked Punk. Whether that feeling changed after Brawl Out is irrelevant but for their feud, I'm sure MJF loved getting to work with him.
And so was ricky starks.
For me its weird that they started his first proper storyline as him being the villain behind the scenes, it creates intriguing stories sure but it also lingers in the mind. Doesn't help that in almost every feud they're saying he's the villain when Aew feels like the perfect place for him. Now that he's wwe, he can perfectly play the role of a heel in the form of the babyface, he can play the hypocrite and it will be perfect if all things go good. I still can't believe its all because of Colt Cobana, a guy I only knew for having a podcast that one time, to be the reason for all this bs.
It's funny isn't it, Hangman forgot about Colt Cabana all of the sudden and doesn't give a shit about him being on AEW at all now.
@-Trauma. Hangman is a bum, and so is Perry. They're all bitter and jelly of Punk
@@chuckbuskeeAEW was definitely the perfect place for Punk because it wasn’t WWE and didn’t go by WWE Norms something Punk was always against it’s a reason AEW was tryna sign CM Punk from the very beginning they even tried to get him for the first All In back in 2018
It's not because of Colt Cabana, The Elite douche bags used that as an excuse to lite Punk up because they didn't want him there.... He was a threat to their spots on the card, their popularity, & their merch sales and these guys are so insecure about themselves so they kept digging at him till he finally snapped.... I think everyone should stand up for themselves if they are real men... This kind of thing goes on in everyday life where the roles are reversed between victims and agitators... Like if someone breaks into your house and you defend yourself and subdue the burgler and possibly kill him, The man protecting himself, his family, & his property gets punished... The whole world is upside down and it's sad...
@@joeyskywalker1322I love that you say the place that fired him was “the perfect place” it sounds like he needs someone like the WWE keeping him in line. He sucked ass in UFC and in AEW. He was only good in WWE. He needs WWE that’s why he went back.
I just want everyone to remember that the reason CM Punk and AEW fell apart was not because of CM Punk, it was because of rumors that were being spread about him by jealous haters in that toxic ass AEW locker room that made him go off at the All Out press conference. A man can only take so many fake horrible rumors before he snaps.
And months leading up every time page came out punk had to say "its not personal" literally 3 times before it got to a boiling point where adam actually hit cm punk. Punk told him for all to see it wasnt personal. Just business. I actually think page got butthurt he was gonna lose the title to punk.
@@johnblackrose yup. The EVPs Bucks and their bestie Adam Page were definitely salty.
haha it certainly is CM Punks fault because of his actions, you can't deny that.
@@BlahStoolSampleBlah the 2nd time around he 100% did it to get fired
@@monaqvi1326I don't think him get terminated would have mattered anyway Punk's contract was expiring, after what happened in September 2022, he was not going to resign with AEW.
Watching Tony’s reaction when Hangman went off was awesome
That shit was a good segment
I really haven’t watched AEW so thank you for this post! I really appreciate you keeping me updated with the whole CM Punk era in AEW.
You can really hear the bias in Dave after the Brawl Out incident. He immediately says, "Idk if you bring Punk back." Then, immediately is surprised that the EVP's were suspended and stripped of their titles. Claiming he didn't expect them to get a big punishment. They are literal Vice Presidents that took part in a 3v2 assault with employees. Regardless of the scrum, I think the suspension wasn't heavy enough.
No reports said Omega was even involved fighting anybody lol
The bucks are the real catalysts to all this with their shit stirring. They grew up nwo marks and that's how they do business. Fuck them fuck Jack Perry fuck hangman for going into business for himself. Fuck TK for lying about being in danger of his life and having no balls he's the boss he let all this shit happen Punk asked him to do something anything to put a stop to it and he had to do it all himself. What a shame and embarrassing set of circumstances AEW is in now because of all this. It started with Cody leaving because he wasn't getting along with the bucks either or TK. Remember that
Good, bad, or indifferent; CM Punk is a draw, one of the most talked about wrestler ever, and brings the best out of the people he interacts with
Aew wrestlers will never get that POP CM punk did when he returned. Adam Page leaves for a decade no one gives a crap lol.
he is no draw never was
Exactly
@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780 cope
@@davidcoombsbestmegadethalb9780there are literally cited sources of data that say otherwise, but you do you
Dude…this is just as good as any documentary on TV, if not better. You definitely have an interesting way of doing these kinds of things.
He just threw clips together lol
Interesting way = plagiarism
The promos that are about to be filled with half shoots just between Rollins,Rhodes and Punk are gonna be epic. Hell, if they play it write,they’ll say things people will be watching 20 years from now.
This is awesome man, love the no commentary. Plays it out like it happened and lets the characters and story be interpreted how we see it, while tossing in flashbacks and appropriate music, brilliant!! That Punk/MJF feud was gold, especially that first showdown on the mic, elevated each other. Despite the BS in AEW, the biggest disappointment was TK not being able to use the IRL drama between Punk, the EVP's and their lackies. So much money and ratings were pissed away because of a lack of leadership from the boss, and too much ego/insecurity from the Bucks. What a feud that could have been.
Awesome work! I wish things worked out for CM Punk and AEW. But it is what it is. There are plenty of matches and moments that CM Punk had in AEW that I unabashedly love. CM Punk vs. MJF is one of the best feuds in AEW’s history in my opinion. I wish CM Punk the best in WWE.
Let’s be honest only real good feud Punk had In AEW was with MJF his Kingston feud was to short tbh I didn’t watch his collision run that much
Having never heard of you or your channel, but as a lover of documentaries and wrestling, this was so well put together I am truly shocked at how good this was. Seriously, I've seen documentaries on TV, Amazon, and Netflix, and at one point, I actually forgot I was watching this on KZhead. Informative, educational, well timed, you had the timeline down to a key. You had all the players again, I am really chuffed at how good this was. Not knowing anything about you're channel I'm hoping it's a documentary style channel and im assuming by the name its all about wrestling because im looking forward to searching the rest of you're content and im hoping any other documentaries are all this good? Having watched this, you just earned a like and a sub. Bravo m8 awesome documentary 5 stars.
Agreed 👍 very well made lot of work and time spent to make this documentary
Here here!!! What he said! Subbed and hit ALL notifications! I'll be checking out your other vids too!
6:50 and now he understands the difference between just "letting things happen and having fun" and doing real business. I'm really glad that he realized what works best for him. 30 year old Punk would have loved AEW. But he's matured and 40 year old Punk rightfully belongs in WWE
He matured? When and how?
lol how matured is he..??he will be pg punk over there something he hates
@@briant5685 The funniest thing about this? Is that guys like ashton claim he 'matured' but less then a month ago CM Punk did a radio interview where he called the WWE a bunch of bootlickers, and how the system never changed, and how Triple h is just a stooge.
he just went there out of desparation,he knew the only other major company for him to remain relevant is wwe but even then if he goes with that ego he will fired faster than he was in aew@@PavelSachkovsky
It's hilarious how Vince's like you suddenly love Punk again, but don't try to pretend he grew up at all. Starting fist fights backstage and taking a swing at your boss are not the actions of a mature man, they're the actions of a narcissistic piece of crap.
It really is amazing that all of this, more or less, started from one crowd dive and Nick Hausman being in the right place at the wrong time. Regardless of personal feelings, he did help a lot...but all of the issues backstage piled up too fast. A true shame. Thanks for this full documentary.
It was already problems brewing before Page went into business for himself you had articles leaking that talent didn’t want punk there articles leaking about him getting Colt released articles about him not seeing other talent as Stars cause they wasn’t in WWE
Unreal how these cats at AEW gave Punk a "second chance" in the business only to ultimately give him the real second chance with WWE we never thought we'd see. Bang up job, boys, bang up job...
CM Punk was a hero of mine growing up! The pipe bomb promo and promos after that affected me as a person in ways people would never understand! I was a young 17 year old kid that didn't have much going for him after hearing him speak i looked up to him in many ways. The first one being never let anyone under value or unappreciate you! If you're giving everything you have into something and you feel that your hard work is not getting recognised or appreciated speak up about it and don't let anyone walk over you nor use or abuse you. The truth is always right ladies and gentlemen. CM Punk is not only a draw. He's also an inspiration to many people and not just in the wrestling industry
I felt the same way as a kid but now I see Punk for what he is - a fantastic wrestler and a shitty human being
This is a great way to put it and I agree completely.
@@bigboydancannon4325sh1tty 😅 what did he do exactly? You don’t even know wtf happened, but hey haters gonna hate.
@@bigboydancannon4325You got swerved by the dirt sheets and Elite propaganda. Punk has friends in both companies, in high and low places. The people who thought they were bigger than him are the ones pushed the narrative that he was the worst human being in wrestling.
@@BusinessOfFear bruv all I need is 10 minutes on his Twitter timeline to make that assessment. Cry more
CM Punk talking about how it was going to be just another Sunday is the same energy as M Bison in street fighter saying “to me it was just another Tuesday”
this whole situation just disappointed me so much, im 30 years old ive watched wrestling since i was 3 years old, Around 2007-2008 i started watching again after a few years away and saw someone covered in tattoos and lip piercings who came out to killswitch engage AND kicked ass in the ring and seemed like an outsider, and for a chubby metal head in 7th grade it was great to see “an outsider” being given the spotlight then he started the whole voice of the voiceless thing which was awesome to see, i knew his story was all a work but i could tell the dude was being genuine with what he said and how he felt. When he walked away i was bummed but i also knew that he left because he was miserable and hurting. Fast forward to 2021 Im married, ive got kids and my wife and I started watching AEW from the very first press conference in ‘19 as a bonding thing she didnt ever watch wrestling and knew i was starting to dable in watching again and i had to explain who punk was and what the drama was about, i hyped MYSELF up about it thinking how awesome it is that STILL hes a megastar getting his name chanted without ever saying a word or showing up at all. I was so excited to see the return and the rise of a megastar for this new company that i liked more than WWE, and It just went down the drain. Im still a Punk fan, i’ll probably watch wwe here and there to see what he does and who he does it with, but EVERYONE in this situation dropped the ball. TK couldve made so much money if he acted like an owner and put the brakes on talent start shit with other talent. Now all of that money is going to be made for the OTHER company, AEW already dropped ratings FAST, dropped attendance FAST, now they lost their biggest star FAST, WWE is on a roll, everything is about to get alot more interesting.
Watching this makes me realise how good aew was with punk those promos where just so fire 😭
Perfect a channel where I dont have to sit through AEW and I can catch up on the few people I care about thanks
That’s how I feel about the wwe. This channel is great for that
@@AlphaJayCharlieyour def not an alpha buddy your not even the beta 😂
I just got incredibly stoned and started watching this then couldn't stop. The way you let the clips speak for themselves and the music you put behind it really pull you in. Great job here.
Thx for all your hard work on everything! I love compilations like these so much
19:36 I’m so pissed we never got the alliance between the two that began with CM Punk saying “I’m so proud of you” 😢 But happy to see him back where he needs to be
You're smart for this one. Amazing timing. Absolutely Elite documentary
That Eddie Kingston feud was awesome and in some ways it shed light onto the CM Punk everyone saw backstage
One of the best 1 week build matches this century. Hands down
Yeah Eddie and MJF vs Punk were AEWs best feud
Hell yeah! Good timing, I just watched your other 2 docs earlier today lol. Great editing and well put-together 👏
The real glass incident w/ Jack Perry was just stupid. So easily avoidable. I will never understand the masochistic impulse of some entertainers to not take proper safety precautions. Professional wrestling is literally meant to blur the lines between reality and fiction. What's so hard to understand about that?
Punk leaves and they resort to blood drinking on their PPV. The jealousy in that locker room was palpable. When you have all backwater talent running a company, this is what you get. If WBD buys RAW for Turner, well it’s game over for Tony Khan. Then Punk will smile and wave. Fitting. Well put together film. Great job!
I wish it had gone better, there were so many talents there that could have done with a rub from Punk. It could have turned into a place like what Punk described ROH as, 'a place where people could come work, get paid, learn their craft and love professional wrestling'. He shouldn't have got into the brawl or did what he did at the scrum but they knew what they were getting, they knew his history and that he didn't suffer fools but the elite still chose to poke that bear. I put a fair bit of the blame on Tony too, he could have absolutely done more to stop it but not only that, put measures in place to ensure his company was better run, but he didn't and now he's paying the price for it. He actually enabled something to happen that we never thought would.
facts💯🤌🏼🤌🏼 but do you think it was a set up to get cm punk fired from the get go?
@@vampirascoffin870 the whole Jack Perry/Wembley situation was set up imo. Bucks cancel meeting last second, AEW gives punk a non-working number for getting a ride to wimbly(Bucks guy did it, laughed about it on Twitter then deleted everything when it got pointed at), and being asked to get involved with Jack Perry in the first place. He didn't talk to Jack about the windshield out of his own wanting too. Production asked because Jack wouldn't listen to them. So yeah, imo, Wembley was obviously a set up to piss punk off so Tony could have the "Feared for his life" line
@@vampirascoffin870 who knows, we know for sure The Bucks wanted him gone. So much so that they did a friggen victory lap around the ring the night he was fired. It's like you idiots, you're basically admitting that what Tony tried to deny was true. You did leak against Punk to the sheets, and you did make things so difficult for him in AEW that he ultimately got fired. It makes one wonder, just how many other exits did they have something to do with? Cody's for instance. We'll probably never know. What's funny though, is the stupid idiots have backed themselves in a corner now. What reputable promotion would take them on after the trouble they've caused? So really it's AEW or back to the indies. Brawl Out to me, was a key chance to change things. Strip The Elite of their EVP status, hire a booker and head of talent relations to restore order, preferably convince JR to do it, and put a system in place to ensure this never happens again. Ideally one where there's a locker room leader. But they didn't. Instead Tony had his biggest star cow-tow to The Elite's demands, and we saw what happened.
@@Roric_The_Red I think we can say for certain The Elite conspired to get him fired. What's not known is whether or not Tony & the higher up's did as well. If they did, them putting so many legal barriers in place to stop people finding out would make sense. Your theory is credible. And if it's true, that makes Tony just as bad as The Elite and probably confirms why he never stripped them of their EVP status, he wanted them there all along (well he probably did regardless). It probably also all but confirms that they used Punk to get ratings and ticket sales for Wembley to the level they needed, and soon as they didn't need him, see ya. If that is true, then Tony is not only the indie mark everyone says he is, but also just as spiteful and vindictive as The Elite. He didn't want the change everyone was calling for, because this is what he's wanted AEW to be all along. It's stupid though, they paid him millions of dollars to stay home only to then fire him. I guess Tony really does want to be the new WCW, because he's going down the exact same path they did.
And they also gave him a false number for car service to his hotel in Wembley, that he had to take the Tube
There is absolutely NO ONE in the world better than CM Punk on the mic. That's why he's still relevant after all the shenanigans.
That's debatable
maybe... but he's always in the argument.@@Supreme_Cipher
Lol you're just putting the same comment's on other's comments@@Supreme_Cipher
Amazing work. One thing I take from Punk’s run in AEW is that Ricky Starks is awesome.
This is gold thanks Champ. I watched this months ago finally got something to watch after work.
Thank you for putting this together and for taking a chance on not including voiceover narration. Great work!!
I havent had a way of watching AEW and always have just watched the highlights to keep up with them. I have to give so much props to this documentary, its very well done and i got to watch these pivotal matches and promos. This really told the whole story about his time in AEW. Great documentary ! I watched it all in one sitting !
MJF as a heel is just perfection
Yeah he is a face now though
Kinda miss him as a heel, promo battle with Swerve or Christian would be legendary, top 3 heels
Thank you for taking your time to make such a wonderful piece of art. I unfortunately don’t have the time to watch these events so I always have to catch up with the clips AEW and WWE post afterwards but never get a clear understanding of what’s going on but things like this really make it so entertaining for me. Knowing how tedious and time consuming it must have been not only to find all these clips, order/organize them, and edit it all into this masterpiece, we appreciate your work immensely!
Great video and content, really clearly shows the journey and all the difficulties faced by punk as well as the obstacles and petulance he had to deal with.
This was an excellent documentary you put together. Excellent work. Please do some more if you would I’m sure we’ll all time in.
After watching this, Cm punk wanted to be fired. It was his only escape from the elite.
The best fan made documentary I’ve seen in years. Bravo sir.
Thank you for making so many excellent videos like this! I feel like I stumbled upon a hidden gem of a channel..👍👍
1:38:40 its so crazy how smooth it is to listen to CM Punk. Then when these guys talk after him, charisma goes out the window. I wonder if he notices it.
CM Punk was hyping Adam Page as a great wrestler in their promo whereas Adam Page went off without any reason. For me Adam Page is the reason AEW missed out on CM Punk and now his run in WWE is going to be legendary.
Best thing to do was to combine the two parts. Awesome. Did you ever think to insert some scenes you originally wanted to insert in the previous parts but didn’t get time to in this version?
I always sit through these docs. You're freaking great! Thanks for another amazing doc.
So basically Punk wanted to come back to wrestling and have fun and make money, and he ran into an 85% less talented Kliq.
CM Punk is such a king on the mic. Like dude goes in there with anybody and wins like fuckin Eminem in 8 Mile.
Punk had some good fueds with MJF, Hangman, Moxley, Dustin, Kingston, Samoa Joe, Darby Allen, Starks, Wardlow, Switch Blade, Hobbs and he won the main title twice.
Kudos to the person/people behind this KZhead channel. You’ve put together one hell of a documentary, thankyou for entertaining us!😊
Right? I'm surprised this thing hasn't been taken down by Tony's goons yet.
@@Big.Stepper.For real...
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I’m 5 mins and my hat is off to you for how you have put this together - an inspirational credit to your filmmaking
Im a big CM Punk guy. My only thing is that Tony was a big fan as well and im so surprised to see where they are now... So i know punk is far from innocent. Hopefully he will keep his head down, give a solid final run, and pick and choose his battles more wisely
SUPERB documentary. I can not wait to binge your channel now!
This was AMAZING !!!! Like legit Netflix quality documentary You are amazing and the Thank you much for this
thanks for this! as someone who followed cm punk while in aew but didn't' watch weekly this doc really showed how great of a run he had there despite all of the drama. wish it could have ended differently but everything happens for a reason i guess.
I’m just impressed you got a 2 hour documentary out of a run that lasted an hour and a half.
Tony Khan has proved to me that instead of creating a number 2 wrestling promotion. He essentially created WCW 2000 2.0. The talent runs the promotion and the booking is awful.
I don't follow AEW. If I messed up my bad . I was going to watch AEW because Punk was going to return to wrestling. Hangman promo was a shot to blame punk for making Colt leave AEW to ROH . Jake Perry with the whole real glass should have been fired . And can someone please explain why Hangman drinks someone's blood on PPV . Its going to be a cause of their downfall .
yeah, that's what happens when you sign every single fucking big name that WWE released, overflowing your roster with prima donnas I've even suspected that they did it intentionally, they played the WCW card once again and it worked
oh this one is gonna do NUMBERS!!!!! great watch as usual and great timing haha
His feud with Kingston was probably my favorite during his aew run honestly. Underrated and overshadowed by the MJF feud. But damn, Kingston really spit fire during those promos
I know it doesnt really fall into AEW content you produce, but this style documentary for Sami Zayn's story in the bloodline would be absolutely lovely.
at the end of the day cm punk is back in WWE another chance to write a massive wrong , wish it didn't end up like this but this is a massive beautiful video let's milk this cm punk return I know everyone is marking out! , am a wrestling fan for 35 years i want both companies to grow and be healthy!!!
Who's marking out? Who!!! 😂
@@trustnoone3007I see you a new fan of cm punk since you so angry😂
pg punk it is
You guys are fantastic!! Seriously!! Keep up the good work!!!
Holly Molly, this was awesome, thank you for the effort bro
As someone whos coming late to the Party (Wrestling-Return in February 23 after nearler 15 years) I wonder hiw Cody Rhodes Run in AEW looked like, just because he seems to be a bug pillar concerning the build up of AEW. And yeah... thanks for that awesome Content all the time ❤
Cody had a perfect opportunity to turn heel, go back on his word not to challenge for the AEW belt and use his power to get a title shot. He was already getting booed as it was. Shame he didn’t lean into that.
Tremendous job telling this story. Thank you for putting this together.
I sincerely love this documentary!! The only suggestion i would make is to shorten a couple of the blackout/chapter sequences as some are noticeably literally seconds too long but that aside the 2+ hours watching it was a pleasure as, you're clearly very talented & have a bright future ahead of you.
This is intentional! I appreciate the feedback! They’re intervals of 3, 5 or 8 seconds. Some blackouts are intentionally longer to section the video better. For example, after the MJF feud I put an 8 second blackout to symbolise the ending of that sequence and the start of the new one. So it isn’t continuous on purpose. It’s meant to be in blocks. Hope that explanation makes sense!
There's nothing wrong with the black out chapter time sequence, what a petty critique lmao.
You should edit this video and put his return to the WWE at the end. Anyways exceptional documentary. Really loved it. Well done. 😊
You had so much hours of work on this video. thank you
You do an amazing job. Hopefully someone sees it and you get a gig somewhere. Definitely got talent my friend.
Thank you for this awesome documentary!! It is finally nice to see one where both sides of the story are being told without bias, I am and will always be a Punk supporter but even I admit that sometimes his ego gets in the way of himself. Regardless of that, the beginning of this documentary perfectly encapsulates what he was up against from the beginning and I think the young bucks, hangman, jack perry were all children, and as realistic as Eddie's promo was and some underlying truth with what he was speaking he is grown enough to later on state how he has no problems with CM Punk, while the EVPs and their followers just lost one of their biggest draws and Tony struggles with buy 1 get 1 ticket sales and let's see how long he can last with that.... just saying...
Salute to u bro...this doc u put 2gether is 💯💯💯 really great watch...if u a fan...u will definitely like this jawn...4sure 💯💯💯
For all the unnecessary shit he gets from a certain segment of the IWC, Kenny Omega really does come off as the voice of reason
Yup. I’m not a fan, but he is who he is. A bit of a dork, but fundamentally a sensible dude.
Agreed, not particularly a fan, i appreciate his work but i think he was willing to do business
I think he’s severely overrated, but i can say he’s a good worker for the most part. And if he is genuine (and i believe he was) on Renee’s podcast, then i give props to him on wanting to make things work after the fact. The Young Bucks tho….. completely different story
Honestly the best wrestling documentary style channel out there
I think the Eddie Kingston part is the most poignant. You had a bunch of guys who can’t draw a dime outside of the indies who view themselves as big “stars”. They have a higher opinion of themselves than any of the fans do. You finally get a billionaire who’s willing to start a company that you think you’re going to be the “star” of. Only to have him bring in a bigger star than you. This guy gets more attention then you, is a bigger star then you, sales more pay per views and creates more ratings then you do, and generates alot more interest in your product then you ever will. Instead of taking the challenge of saying “you know what, this guy is going to bring in a lot of eye balls. This is a good chance to show some of those new eye balls what I can do, and create some new fans from this extra attention”. Instead they get jealous and act petty. It’s the reason why a guy like LA knight is a huge star, and the young bucks, Eddie kingstons, and Hangman Pages of the world never will be. Instead of looking at every piece of adversity as a challenge, and taking it as an opportunity to prove to everyone else that you are what you believe you are. A star. You blame everyone else and make excuses. Look, I know punk is probably an asshole. Not a lot of people can handle brutal honesty. The truth is a blow to their ego. But no one can dispute that punk is a huge star. He left wrestling for years, shoot he left the WWE for almost 10 years. But people still chanted his name, and when he came back it was immediately a huge boom to business. Love him or hate him, Phil brooks is the real deal. And he lives rent free in the “elites” head all day long
Your work rate right now is insane! Keep it up!!!
Bravo! This is a great documentary and im so glad theres no VO. Well done guys!
That look on Tony's face when Page was talking says it all
Yep. Punk said multiple times it wasnt personal but business. Any jackass who is remotely intelligent can read between the lines and say hey wait a minute is adam page pissed that hes gonna lose the title to punk because punk is a bigger star? Seems that way. Because its good for BUSINESS and it was. Clearly. But page wasnt playing that game. He took it personal
With Cody and Punk AEW blew up the only chance to be a serious competitor for WWE. Now they can play with indies EVP's and their friends.
bla bla bla bla ,wwe is soft period i was a huge fan of the company not anymore atleast aew gives me wrestling vibes
It’s so crazy to see people choose sides. Do y’all even like wrestling or just arguing? The bucks brought you an alternative who else did that? Punk should had checked his ego and the bucks should had sucked it up and made money. They all fucked us of a good story.
They really can't lose MJF
CM Punk used AEW to get in shape and get WWE to look his way again. Once he knew there was a chance to go back he acted all wild to get out of that AEW contract 🤷♂️
Kinda makes sense but I feel bad for Tk and the company as a whole if wrestlers do that just to get the attention to go to Wwe.
@@rudy199x tbh not to talk bad about AEW but that's what happens when you are second to WWE. Every wrestler wants the $ and the attention. You only really get that from the E
@@rudy199xI gotta feeling we’re going to see more this soon it’s unfortunate for aew but great for the talent
lol aew pays wrestler pretty well some are even paid better than they were in wwe so know your role wwe shill@@frostybytes6835
Nah he couldn't make it his personal ego project. Why do you think he tried to force The Elite out. He was hoping they would sign with WWE to have AEW all to himself.
The quality of this documentary is insane. Thank you for this!
Perfect Doc. Minimalist but still perfect cuts and sound edits damn..
Love the guy or hate him, wrestling is more entertaining with CM Punk involved.