"CM Punk should be fired" - Wrestling fans explode as they want Tony Khan to sack former WWE Superstar for throwing punches at top AEW stars backstage

CM Punk's AEW World Championship triumph in Chicago wasn't the only moment that became the talk of the wrestling world following All Out this year.

Soon after, The Second City Saint went off on some prominent backstage figures during the media scrum.

The 43-year-old indirectly held Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks (the EVPs of the company) responsible for spreading lies to the dirt sheets about him getting Colt Cabana "fired" from AEW.

He also addressed what instigated him to go into business for himself when he called out Hangman Page on live television a few weeks ago. Punk's fiery rant about the AEW originals caught their attention, and it later spiraled into a physical altercation backstage.

According to reports, CM Punk started the tussle by first throwing a punch at Matt Jackson.

The word making the rounds is that Nick Jackson was knocked out by Ace Steel (backstage producer) with a chair and the latter also bit Kenny Omega during the incident.

The locker room is said to have been "completely divided," with backstage belief alluding to Omega and The Bucks threatening to leave the promotion.

The rumor mill has stirred the wrestling world on Twitter, with many fans asking Tony Khan to reprimand the AEW World Champion and his real-life friend Ace Steel.

Others are skeptical of the head honcho taking action because the Chicago native is arguably the biggest box office attraction for the promotion.

Check out some of the Twitter reactions below:

JobberNationTV: THE REALITY CHECK FOR THE IWC

@JobberNationTV

This is worse than I imagined

Punk is the champ. If Im Con, I fire Steel & Punk asap

I strip the Elite of their EVP status & replace them with respected business men

If Con doesnt handle this, AEW will fall by the end of the year

Mark my words twitter.com/WrestlePurists…

WrestlePurists

@WrestlePurists

There was a fight backstage of the media scrum with CM Punk allegedly starting things by swinging fists at Matt Jackson.

Ace Steel threw a chair that hit Nick Jackson in the eye. Kenny Omega was also involved with Steel, grabbing his hair and biting him.

- Wrestling Observer

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There was a fight backstage of the media scrum with CM Punk allegedly starting things by swinging fists at Matt Jackson.

Ace Steel threw a chair that hit Nick Jackson in the eye. Kenny Omega was also involved with Steel, grabbing his hair and biting him.

- Wrestling Observer https://t.co/4Wmz1XkNJ8

This is worse than I imagined

Punk is the champ. If Im Con, I fire Steel & Punk asap

I strip the Elite of their EVP status & replace them with respected business men

If Con doesnt handle this, AEW will fall by the end of the year

Mark my words twitter.com/WrestlePurists…

AJ Luvs U

@ajluvsu7

@JobberNationTV he won’t fire punk and remove the elite from their evp roles, it’s one or the other. idk what he’d pick because he clearly loves punk, but the elite have been with him since the beginning

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@JobberNationTV he won’t fire punk and remove the elite from their evp roles, it’s one or the other. idk what he’d pick because he clearly loves punk, but the elite have been with him since the beginning

No Rest Holds

@NoRestHolds

@JobberNationTV The entire locker room is watching. You have to set an example here or the entire house of cards will go.

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@JobberNationTV The entire locker room is watching. You have to set an example here or the entire house of cards will go.

Sidgwick

@MSidgwick

CM Punk should be suspended for throwing a punch at one of the Young Bucks. Eddie Kingston was. Alternatively, imagine Eddie Kingston's tweet if that doesn't happen and rejoice

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CM Punk should be suspended for throwing a punch at one of the Young Bucks. Eddie Kingston was. Alternatively, imagine Eddie Kingston's tweet if that doesn't happen and rejoice

Chuckie VanHoose

@ChuckieVanHoose

@MSidgwick I completely agree. Shoot have MJF bring it up. He could say Punk was scared of the devil@so he got himself suspended. If he doesn’t then Kingston should be angry. No one should throw punches backstage. If you’re the champion hold yourself higher

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@MSidgwick I completely agree. Shoot have MJF bring it up. He could say Punk was scared of the devil@so he got himself suspended. If he doesn’t then Kingston should be angry. No one should throw punches backstage. If you’re the champion hold yourself higher

Sunil Mistry

@Yearhhhhhhhhhh

@MSidgwick No chance..... He's going to have a live MIC and opening dynamite.
TK will back his biggest draw....

Keep taking notes though, this week is deffo going to be #1 on those decline of AEW articles in a few years!

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@MSidgwick No chance..... He's going to have a live MIC and opening dynamite.
TK will back his biggest draw....

Keep taking notes though, this week is deffo going to be #1 on those decline of AEW articles in a few years!

Kenneth McAndrew

@kmac23va

@MSidgwick If it went down as reported, Punk should be suspended and then booked to lose to MJF at Grand Slam, get the belt off him. If he walks, let him. Steele should be fired for throwing a chair and hitting Jackson. Otherwise, the Elite might just walk. NJPW and WWE would talk to 'em.

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@MSidgwick If it went down as reported, Punk should be suspended and then booked to lose to MJF at Grand Slam, get the belt off him. If he walks, let him. Steele should be fired for throwing a chair and hitting Jackson. Otherwise, the Elite might just walk. NJPW and WWE would talk to 'em.

Kevin Carvalheira

@Kevin_C87

Hey @TheRajGiri CM Punk should be fired, for swinging on a EVP. He might bring in a lot of money, but he clearly did more damage in that presser to hurt the company. And put Tony Khan in an impossible position while going on that rant. He can't be trusted.

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Hey @TheRajGiri CM Punk should be fired, for swinging on a EVP. He might bring in a lot of money, but he clearly did more damage in that presser to hurt the company. And put Tony Khan in an impossible position while going on that rant. He can't be trusted.

Baseball Fan

@smsportsguy

@MSidgwick The EVP’s should be suspended also then because they started this crap by going to Meltzer.

@MSidgwick The EVP’s should be suspended also then because they started this crap by going to Meltzer.

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What's next for AEW World Champion CM Punk following All Out pay-per-view?

On the heels of becoming the AEW World Champion for the second time in his career, CM Punk will revisit an old feud with the returning MJF.

The Salt of the Earth showed up during the Casino Ladder match, disguised as a mysterious masked man with a group of thugs, led by Stokely Hathaway, who helped him retrieve the poker chip.

Later, Friedman revealed his identity and rained on Punk's parade to close out the All Out pay-per-view.

All Elite Wrestling

@AEW

He's back, and he has the #AEW World Championship in his sights.

Order the replay & watch the #AEWAllOut PPV on @bleacherreport & Internationally on @FiteTV / @ppv_com

@The_MJF @CMPunk

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He's back, and he has the #AEW World Championship in his sights.

Order the replay & watch the #AEWAllOut PPV on @bleacherreport & Internationally on @FiteTV / @ppv_com

@The_MJF @CMPunk https://t.co/M2Aqqb3Kb9

The buzzworthy staredown between MJF and Punk alluded to the rubber match for their feud, possibly at the AEW Dynamite Grand Slam event or Full Gear pay-per-view this year.

But with news of backstage turmoil lately, it will be interesting to see whether The Second City Saint and the EVPs face ramifications for their actions.

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What do you make of this incident? Do you think CM Punk should get fired or suspended? Sound off in the comments section below.

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