CM Punk is officially back.
During AEW Dynamite this week, Tony Khan appeared briefly to make another big announcement. This time, Tony announced the long awaited return of former AEW World Champion CM Punk at AEW Collision.
Tony Khan didn’t waste any time, as he hyped the new TNT show, and then he reminded fans that the June 17th debut will go down in the All State Arena in Punk’s hometown of Chicago.
The announcement of CM Punk’s return to AEW brought a mixed reaction from the crowd as “CM Punk” chants echoed throughout the arena amongst a chorus of boo’s as well.
Tony Khan’s decision to announce Punk’s return ahead of time may be because they want to ensure that they sell out the United Center for AEW Collision’s debut episode. Punk has not been on AEW television since All Out 2022, where he infamously went off in the post-show media scrum and then had a backstage altercation with members of The Elite.
Punk has been sidelined with an injury since his last match as AEW World Champion at All Out.
#AEW CEO & GM @TonyKhan has just announced that the debut of #AEWCollision on Saturday June 17th at the @UnitedCenter will feature @CMPunk! pic.twitter.com/5ovjNi0U4R
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 1, 2023
BREAKING NEWS
As announced by #AEW CEO & GM @tonyrkhan on #AEWDynamite, @CMPunk returns to #AEW on Saturday, June 17 for the premiere episode #AEWCollision LIVE from the @UnitedCenter in Chicago!Get your tickets NOW at https://t.co/UN1cNj1SFY pic.twitter.com/2hPrJgCFxM
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) June 1, 2023
BREAKING: #TonyKhan announces on #AEWDynamite that #CMPunk will return on the debut episode of #AEWCollision on June 17th‼️ pic.twitter.com/c5UzcFKUCl
— Wrestling Radar (@WrestlingRadar) June 1, 2023
