"Fall off a 15-foot ladder through a table and you're fine and you're running 6 miles the next day and you're in the gym. "I think, in wrestling, we always kind of joke how we always get hurt doing the dumb stuff," Punk said. Punk said he's back to 100% now, and photos and videos on his Instagram have shown an impressive physique. It was tough mentally, he said, because the injury was sustained in just his second match back after recovering from breaking his foot in June 2022. The injury required surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation process. The absence was due to Punk tearing his left triceps tendon completely off the bone in the All Out match against Moxley, Punk said. Tune in to find out exactly what I have to say. "So, y'all haven't seen me since I won the belt. "I know pro wrestling is absolutely the most bizarre form of entertainment on Earth, but to me, I treat it like a business, and I treat it like the television show that it is," Punk told ESPN in his first interview since last September. For those consuming only AEW's product and not any wrestling media, the entire situation was shrouded in mystery. No public statement was made about his whereabouts or his triceps injury for months. Punk's name was not mentioned on AEW programming at all until very recently. 7 episode of "AEW Dynamite" that the title had been vacated. Without saying why, AEW owner Tony Khan announced on the Sept. Punk, whose real name is Phil Brooks, is no longer the AEW champion. Punk, one of the most popular and polarizing professional wrestlers of the past two decades, walked out of the news conference room in his native Chicagoland and, as far as AEW television is concerned, has hardly been seen since - until now.Īfter nine months away, a devastating injury, backstage drama that reportedly turned physical and a deluge of rumors about his future, CM Punk will return to AEW on Saturday night for its new weekly show "Collision" (TNT, 8 p.m. The All Elite Wrestling (AEW) World Championship belt he had just regained in the All Out pay-per-view main event against Jon Moxley was tucked under his right arm, the strap slung over his shoulder. 4 with blood still on his face, a towel around his neck, and bags of muffins and sparkling water in either hand. 'I'm coming back': AEW star CM Punk on new show, injuries and the elephants in the roomĬM Punk stepped down from a dais inside the bowels of NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, last Sept. Robbie Lawler vs.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser.Bryce Mitchell vs Ilia Topuria - Featherweight bout.Alex Gustafsson vs Ovince Saint Preux - Light Heavyweight bout.Darren Till vs Dricus Du Plessis - Middleweight bout.Raul Rosas Jr vs Jay Perrin - Bantamweight bout.Ronnie Lawrence vs Cameron Saaiman - Bantamweight bout.(Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)įor reference, here are the bouts that have been confirmed for the fight card from Las Vegas, Nevada (via UFC.com): LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 23: Paddy Pimblett of England before his fight with Jordan Leavitt of USA in the Lightweight bout during UFC Fight Night at O2 Arena on Jin London, England.
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