“He is such a complex individual” - Former AEW Star Addresses CM Punk WWE Exit Rumors

× CM Punk has been absent from WWE since the RAW after WrestleMania 42. Fans have been wondering about the whereabouts of the former WWE Champion. There is massive speculation among fans that The Best in the World might have some tension with WWE and could be on his way out.

Ad Former AEW star Matt Hardy recently gave his thoughts on the matter surrounding The Second City Saint. Over the years, Punk has been involved in several controversies in his career. First, he left WWE in 2014 after backstage tensions, and then he was fired from AEW in 2023 following a backstage altercation.

Therefore, fans believe that the former WWE Champion might have developed some heat in the Stamford-based promotion this time around as well. Ad Trending Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the legend acknowledged The Straight Edge Superstar as an icon. Therefore, he believes such rumors are natural in his absence.

However, Hardy added that due to Punk's complex nature over the years, the rumors of his WWE exit are at an all-time high. “I think when you are a big star like CM Punk obviously is, and you have a history of some of the things CM Punk has, I think it’s easy for people to kind of run wild when it comes to the rumor mill. I don’t think that is something that is ever going to go away when it comes to a guy like him because he is such a complex individual.

No doubt about it,” Hardy said. [H/T: Ringside News] Ad The former WWE star went on to heap high praise on The Second City Saint. He called him the type of individual who stands by his statements, which is why Hardy believes fans love him so much.

Matt Hardy believes CM Punk had a hold on Tony Khan in AEW CM Punk's AEW run received mixed reactions. His first year in the company was filled with nostalgic moments, but his second year had some major controversies. Matt Hardy recently said that Punk knew he had a hold on Tony Khan in AEW, which made him feel he was free to do whatever he liked backstage.

Ad In the same conversation on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the former WWE Tag Team Champion said that CM Punk felt he could just "flex his muscles" to get what he wanted in All Elite Wrestling. “In some ways, maybe. Yes.

But I do feel like when Punk was in AEW, he knew he had a hold on Tony Khan to a degree that he could kind of get away with what he wanted if he had something he was dead set on wanting to do. He could kind of flex his muscles and he could get away with it,” Hardy said. [H/T: Ringside News]While Punk may be out of action in WWE as of now, he is expected to return soon.

He is very likely to be involved in a major program for the SummerSlam card. × Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Get all the hottest wrestling news FIRST by clicking here Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anugrah Tyagi CM Punk has been absent from WWE since the RAW after WrestleMania 42.

Fans have been wondering about the whereabouts of the former WWE Champion. There is massive speculation among fans that The Best in the World might have some tension with WWE and could be on his way out. Ad Former AEW star Matt Hardy recently gave his thoughts on the matter surrounding The Second City Saint.

Over the years, Punk has been involved in several controversies in his career. First, he left WWE in 2014 after backstage tensions, and then he was fired from AEW in 2023 following a backstage altercation. Therefore, fans believe that the former WWE Champion might have developed some heat in the Stamford-based promotion this time around as well.

Ad Trending Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the legend acknowledged The Straight Edge Superstar as an icon. Therefore, he believes such rumors are natural in his absence. However, Hardy added that due to Punk's complex nature over the years, the rumors of his WWE exit are at an all-time high.

“I think when you are a big star like CM Punk obviously is, and you have a history of some of the things CM Punk has, I think it’s easy for people to kind of run wild when it comes to the rumor mill. I don’t think that is something that is ever going to go away when it comes to a guy like him because he is such a complex individual. No doubt about it,” Hardy said.

[H/T: Ringside News] Ad The former WWE star went on to heap high praise on The Second City Saint. He called him the type of individual who stands by his statements, which is why Hardy believes fans love him so much. Matt Hardy believes CM Punk had a hold on Tony Khan in AEW CM Punk's AEW run received mixed reactions.

His first year in the company was filled with nostalgic moments, but his second year had some major controversies. Matt Hardy recently said that Punk knew he had a hold on Tony Khan in AEW, which made him feel he was free to do whatever he liked backstage. Ad In the same conversation on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the former WWE Tag Team Champion said that CM Punk felt he could just "flex his muscles" to get what he wanted in All Elite Wrestling.

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