CM Punk

CM Punk was forced to step aside as AEW world champion just days after winning it. A red-eyed and emotional Punk announced on All Elite Wrestling's ...

“The last thing I ever wanted to feel was like I was letting any of you down,” Punk said. “I’m champion for a reason and I’m going to show you exactly why. Punk said he doesn’t want to hold AEW up with the long list of people it has who can be champion He mentioned Bryan Danielson and Moxley. Punk vows to be back to reclaim his spot at the top again. “The last thing I ever wanted to do was leave you feeling disappointed, so I hope thus far I haven’t made you feel that way. “I told you I was going to go until the wheels fall off. “The bad news is I’m injured and I need surgery,” Punk said.

AEW star CM Punk has announced that he will be undergoing surgery after an injury he suffered a few days ago.

It’s still unclear, though, what would happen to the AEW World Championship after Punk’s injury. The AEW star revealed that he did in fact suffer an injury on that fateful match. Many fans were worried about the superstar after he seemed to injure himself on Dynamite earlier in the week.

CM Punk vacated the AEW World Championship due to injury, and AEW will crown an interim world champion on AEW Dynamite.

MJF drew comparisons to Punk with his own pipebomb promo Wednesday on Dynamite when he cut a scathing worked-shoot promo and begged AEW President Tony Khan to fire him. CM Punk name-dropped Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson as potential successors, but with MJF at the center of the wrestling world amid a line-blurring worked-shoot angle, he has to be considered a favorite to be next in line. MJF winning the AEW World Championship as a malcontent would be similar to CM Punk’s first WWE Championship win at Money in the Bank in 2011.

Just five nights after capturing the AEW World Championship, CM Punk announced that he has an injury and will require surgery.

“The good news is, I can still do all that. The last thing I ever wanted to do was leave you feeling disappointed. “So, here’s the bad news – I’m injured and need surgery. “And when I say every bone in my body, I mean even the broken ones. Punk continued, “The last thing I ever want to feel is that I’m letting any one of you down. “When I got here earlier today, I pulled up to the arena and every bone in my body was screaming at me to turn around and go home and go hug my wife and Larry [my dog],” Punk began.

UPDATE: It was cleared up on commentary after Punk's promo that he is not vacating the AEW World Championship, and a tournament will be held to crown a new ...

Punk ended with "The get back is going to be better than the setback. Because I'd love nothing more to perform in front of all of you and I wanted to go on a hell of a run." Every single time I've been in this ring in front of all of you has been a gift I never thought I'd get to experience ever again. I want to wrestle right now. I want to wrestle for you. I said since I stepped foot here in All Elite Wrestling I was going to give you my all until the wheels fell off.

Just days after winning the AEW World Championship, CM Punk announced Friday on Rampage he'll have to take time away from the company to undergo surgery on ...

ESPN's Marc Raimondi reported AEW will crown an interim champion while the Chicago native is on the mend. Listen to Ring Rust Radio for all of the hot wrestling topics. Wardlow, who defeated MJF at Double or Nothing, is also a star on the rise.

CM Punk announced that he suffered a foot injury on Dynamite and needs surgery. An interim champ will be crowned at Forbidden Door.

The winner of that match faces Jon Moxley in the main event of Dynamite. The winner of that match goes to Forbidden Door in the match to crown an interim champ. The segment ended without clarification of what that meant for the title. The good news is this is just a bump in the road.

After being crowned the new AEW World Champion at Double Or Nothing this past Sunday on PPV, CM Punk competed in a Trio's match on AEW Dynamite this ...

But, he will be back and ready before we even know it. That said, no one knows how long he will be out. They ended up walking out of that match with the win and a happy fan base.