AEW

If you plan on watching just one episode of AEW Dynamite in 2022, the Wednesday, September 7th edition of the show would very much be the episode to tune ...

While the tweet from Khan himself and the various reports seem to indicate that things will (hopefully) be addressed tonight on TBS, the sheer fact that what was by most accounts a successful Pay-Per-View featuring one of the greatest trios matches in recent memory has devolved so quickly has been unfortunate. Even if Punk remains in the company, he could miss anywhere from 4-6 weeks if the tear is minor all the way up to a year if things are serious, “(CM) Punk injury, believed to be from the tope, is serious. Punk injury, believed to be from the tope, is serious. Still, even if Khan’s address doesn’t result in Punk being outright fired, Dave Meltzer has it on good authority that the “Chick Magnet” will likely leave the night without the AEW World Championship around his waist, as he reportedly suffered an injury at All Out that could keep him out of action indefinitely. Furthermore, Barrasso has multiple sources who claim that “Punk and Ace Steel will either be among those suspended or will no longer be with the company by the end of Wednesday,” which, considering the man born Phillip Brooks just secured the AEW World Championship for a second time at All Out, is pretty unfortunate for all parties involved.

Here is everything you need to know about the drama that led to the backstage fight between CM Punk, the Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega after AEW All Out.

Khan sent out a tweet that he will address the AEW World Championship and the World Trios Championships on the Sept. 7 that the AEW World Championship and Trios titles were officially vacated. That includes what punishments Punk and Steel will face. There is a tournament for the AEW World Championship,. The World Trios Championships are held by Omega and the Young Bucks. 6, saying that those on the Punk/Steel side claim that the Young Bucks approached Punk’s locker room, but he did not answer the door, causing the Bucks to have “kicked down the door.” As for why Steel hit Nick Jackson with the chair and bit Omega, he told those that his wife was in the room with himself and Punk. That is when they claim that Steel bit Omega and grabbed him by the hair. Meltzer notes that Punk will need surgery to address the injury. Meltzer says that “no matter what happens discipline-wise,” the AEW title situation will be addressed during the Sept. Well, let’s get to the much-talked-about press conference, where Punk aired his grievances to the media in attendance about a report alleging that Punk had pushed for Cabana to be moved from AEW to Ring of Honor (ROH). The EVP roles are held by the Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) and Kenny Omega. Also, Steel had allegedly begun biting Omega and grabbing him by the hair.

Tony Khan confirmed on Twitter that he'll address the status of both the AEW World Championship and the AEW World Trios Championships during the show. Stay ...

[Punk is still in Chicago tonight and suffered another surgery-requiring injury in his championship match with Moxley](https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/new-details-revealed-cm-punks-serious-injury-aew-all-out/). [Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks, Brandon Cutler, Michael Nakazawa and a number of backstage officials were suspended](https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/aew-dynamite-suspensions-cm-punk-situation-addressed-champions/) for the brawl that took place in the locker room late Sunday night following CM Punk's appearance at the post-show media scrum. Fightful Select is reporting that a talent meeting was held in Buffalo today led by Bryan Danielson, Chris Jericho and Jon Moxley.

AEW World Champion CM Punk has suffered a serious injury that will require surgery, believed to be from a tope onto Jon Moxley during their AEW World title ...

This would be the second serious injury Punk has suffered this year. After having surgery, Punk didn't return until the August 10th Dynamite when he confronted Moxley to set up what would be the first of two matches between them. As reports have gone today, Punk is expected to be suspended or fired Wednesday following a backstage brawl with himself, Steel, the Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.

CM Punk was at the center of controversy after Sunday's All Out pay-per-view after firing off numerous explosive comments about Colt Cabana, Hangman Page, ...

So he was gonna be stripped of the title either way (regardless of the fight). "It was not confirmed to me it was a torn triceps, but it was confirmed to me that it's surgery for a torn muscle in the arm, so it's triceps/biceps, maybe pec, but probably triceps. It was reported on Tuesday that [The Elite, Brandon Cutler, Michael Nakazawa, Christopher Daniels and Pat Buck](https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/kenny-omega-young-bucks-suspended-cm-punk-leaving-aew/) (the latter four were trying to break up the fight) had all been hit with suspensions but it wasn't confirmed at the time if Punk or Steel would even remain with the company.

An alleged backstage brawl following All Out in Chicago involving CM Punk, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks created a firestorm of rumors, reports, and wildly ...

As a result the AEW World Championship and the AEW World Trios Championship have been stripped from those involved. This was an opportunity to speak candidly, and honestly to the very people AEW so often praise for being the driving force behind everything they do — and instead they were kept in the dark again. If this was the approach there are no questions today. Consider for a moment you’re not a wrestling fan who refreshes Twitter looking for backstage reports, and who didn’t see the press conference following All Out. There were a thousand ways to better explain what was happening inside AEW, while also maintaining the integrity of the private investigation. If a wrestling company decides a writer is too much of a nuisance, they simply cut access — damaging the outlet’s ability to cover events, and hurting their bottom line. We take any incident involving our employees very seriously, and those involved have been suspended, pending the completion of a full investigation, which has already begun. However, trusted as writers’ sources may be, there remains a non-zero chance this is still an effort to pop ratings and create interest in the show — with these reports being used as a tool to achieve AEW’s goals. Professional wrestling remains a business of subterfuge, and companies maintain all the power in their relationship with writers. Dynamite was a chance to cut through the rumors and clarify the process, instead Tony Khan and AEW made it so much more confusing. If anything, the vagueness of his words simply led more wrestling fans to look online to try and garner information on what took place, rather than clarifying a very bizarre situation. Appearing on screen shortly following the show’s intro, Khan thanked fans, then, without explanation, announced that the AEW World Championship and AEW World Trios Championships had been vacated.

CM Punk and trainer Ace Steel are at the center of an all-too-real fist fight in the latest AEW drama.

[used to be handled](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2021/01/23/undertaker-gets-intense-backlash-for-calling-wwes-product-soft/?sh=7c6a15b05283). [AEW’s Double or Nothing media scrum](https://youtu.be/eW0Yoa7cpnA?t=292) in May, Khan unabashedly placed Punk on a pedestal higher than any other wrestler in the company, saying “no one person has made a more positive impact” on AEW in terms of ticket sales and viewership. While Khan’s adulation might be true, it also gave credence to why Punk could so freely make a mockery of Khan’s status as the head honcho of the company by bull dogging him whenever he tried to defuse tension during the media scrum. The glaring issue with this recent development is that CM Punk is AEW’s current world champion and Omega and the Jacksons are the company’s newly-crowned trios champions. After the crowd confusingly cheered for Page, Punk laid into him in a bizarrely heelish manner, demanding an “apology [...] as loud and as public as the disrespect” Punk claims he suffered when he was not-so-subtly blamed for Cobana’s departure. [Wrestling Observer](https://www.f4wonline.com/podcasts/wrestling-observer-radio/wrestling-observer-radio-aew-dynamite-latest-on-cm-punk-new-champions-and-more-to-be-crowned), CM Punk has been suspended from the company. Fightful Select (which is paywalled, but the story was shared by [Cultaholic](https://cultaholic.com/posts/report-aew-backstage-fight-from-cm-punk-and-ace-steel-s-perspective-revealed)) reports that Punk allegedly punched Matt Jackson, while Ace Steel, Punk’s trainer, bit Omega before throwing a chair at Nick Jackson, giving him a black eye. This rumor was refuted by Khan himself in a recent interview with [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/blakeoestriecher/2022/09/02/tony-khan-talks-aew-all-out-cm-punk-roh-more/?sh=3f3c5a083324). If you’re wondering what has become of CM Punk and Steele, multiple sources told Sports Illustrated they’ll either be added to the list of suspensions or will no longer be working with the company after tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite. [Cultaholic](https://cultaholic.com/posts/report-aew-backstage-fight-from-cm-punk-and-ace-steel-s-perspective-revealed), Kenny Omega and Nick and Matt Jackson confronted CM Punk after comments of his ruffled a few feathers. Punk also suffered a triceps injury during his match at All Out and must undergo surgery that’ll leave him out of the ring for eight months. ET: During the opening segment of AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan announced that the AEW world heavy weight championship and trios championships would be vacated and that a tournament would crown the new world champion.