CM Punk And The Young Bucks Had A Brief Interaction At The AEW All-In

The biggest show in AEW history, All In London, will unfortunately also be remembered for issues far from the ring. And as has been a constant since CM Punk joined the company, with this veteran as the usual suspect.
We know quite a few details about the altercation that Punk and Jack Perry got into shortly before the start of the main All In London poster, and that led to Tony Khan finally deciding to dispense with the services of the “Best in the World” (and suspend jungle boy indefinitely).

Ironies of Life, CM Punk was the inspiration, according to statements made by Cody Rhodes, for the first All In. And version 2.0 of that 2018 date, just two weeks ago, marked the end of “The Second City Savior” as “All Elite.”

Days ago, Chris Jericho left a curious contribution through his podcast, revealing the conversation he had with CM Punk behind the scenes of All In. Something that did not seem surprising to us, since in April these gladiators met to iron out any acrimony, a consequence of the Chicagoan’s suspension for that infamous brawl at the end of All Out 2022. But what we didn’t expect was to hear that Punk and The Young Bucks also interacted. Of course, much more briefly.

Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful reports that before the start of All In London, Punk and the Bucks crossed paths in the hallways of Wembley Stadium and while many feared the worst, no conflict occurred.

A source who was present during the interaction before All In pointed out to Bodyslam.net that Punk was brief, simply telling Matt and Nick Jackson: ‘We’re going to make history.’ Punk left amicably, and the interaction went well, as originally published.
The information from Sapp and Bodyslam.net could be connected to a certain line written by Dave Meltzer in the most recent Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

“A person very close to the situation said that the Bucks had said that if Punk had gone six months without causing problems, they would have been willing to sit down and talk to him and work together .”

The narrative of the three aforementioned reports paints a scenario in which Punk appears solely responsible for his fall from grace, even suggesting a uchronic CMFTR vs. The Elite in case the “true” AEW World Champion had not had that fight with Jack Perry. Perhaps we are facing a very partial version of the events, but in short, “Punk screwed Punk.”