Ex-WWE Star Blasts "Incompetence" Of CM Punk After Seeing AEW ...

One former WWE star took CM Punk to task after seeing the footage from All In on AEW Dynamite.

AEW All In was a record-breaking success for the company, but backstage drama reared its ugly head when CM Punk and Jack Perry were involved in an altercation. CM Punk was fired after an investigation into the situation, and Perry hasn’t been seen in AEW since.

On the April 6th episode of Collision, The Young Bucks made the shocking revelation that they would be airing footage of the altercation between Punk and Perry on the April 10th episode of Dynamite. The footage was indeed aired, and the decision has been met with much criticism online. Dave Meltzer was especially critical of Tony Khan’s decision to air the footage, explaining why it “backfired.”

Former WWE star Ryback also took to social media to weigh in after seeing the footage, but his criticism was aimed mostly at CM Punk himself. He wrote:

The level of incompetence on the @CMPunk @AEW footage is unreal. This guy was in a position of power to some degree, as well as being a talent. He proceeded to approach Jack Perry and dialogue ensued. He waited for Perry to fix his hair and then did some sort of weird kangaroo-like attack/lunge before people closed in and he grabbed Perry briefly. Jack was 100 percent unphased and Fragile Phil proceeded to throw a hissy fit.

Continuing, the former Intercontinental Champion called out “Fragile Phil” for acting immaturely at All In.

Now just imagine if an agent behaved in this manner at a talent, they would be fired immediately and despite Phil being 55 years old, he has the maturity level of a middle school dropout. If that fight had gone on he no doubt would have gotten floored and left unconscious prior to his match with Joe. Anyone screaming that Fragile Phil told the truth fails to understand the finer details of his actions and inability to control his hissy fit temper tantrums. #TheRybackShow

The level of incompetence on the @CMPunk@AEW footage is unreal. This guy was in a position of power to some degree, as well as being a talent. He proceeded to approach Jack Perry and dialogue ensued. He waited for Perry to fix his hair and then did some sort of weird…

— RYBACK (@Ryback) April 11, 2024

Ahead of Dynamite, Tony Khan defended his decision to air the All In footage, saying it played a crucial role in the build to Dynasty on April 21st.