"Punk was mad at me today" - that means he is mad at you forever by the way - just so Bryan knows this.

"Now i'm getting on a ridiculous tangent." We're used to it, Dave.

People kept saying they wanted the real CM Punk. Well they got him now

If you watch the Scrum, Jericho whispered something to Tony, what you could hear Jericho say is "Some shit went down."

"Now I'm getting off on a ridiculous tangent"...like that has ever stopped you before Dave lmfao

Meltzer is the reason that KZfaq videos have a 1.5x speed feature.

"It was hard to tell who he was talking about". No, it wasn't.

A Wrestling journalist/insider with absolutely no bias just said “ He can’t be talking about the Young Bucks” lol

"He cant be talking about the Young Bucks" I think you'll find he can.

Tony literally checked his phone before Jericho got to the scrum

Dave:"Now I'm getting off on a tangent." Me:"We are used to that Dave." 😂😂😂😂

I don’t know what’s going on, but this is so entertaining. I’ve spent a good eight hours on AEW today

All we need now is Jim Cornette to rock up as punks manager 😂

If this is anything close to real, Cody is the smartest man in wrestling.

‘He can’t be talking about the Young Bucks!’ 😂😂

None of the talent should be EVPs. It’s really that simple

I wonder if the Bucks throw superkicks when they're fighting behind the scenes

I'm not even sure wtf is a work or a shoot anymore. Goddamn if it ain't fascinating regardless

Dave can't be this delusional. He knows exactly who he was talking about.

Sounds to me like this is what AEW wanted Punk for. Wall to wall coverage in every wrestling publication. He has built about a year's worth of feuds in one press conference. Tony is on record saying he thinks Cornette has some valid points, and it's no surprise they seem to be leaning into that to make a story out of it. Punk heavily hinted almost everything Cornette has said. There is money in feuds that appear genuine. Punk has built hype almost on a level of the original WWE pipe bomb.

Dave, you always go on tangents 🤣 And once Punk hates you, it lasts forever. Just so you know Alvarez.

The scrum was fucking great. Meth'd out TK, pissed off Punk, fuck yeah.

“You don’t try to middle your top baby face”. These stupid guys think we are in Reseda”. Dave Meltzer: Punk can’t possibly be talking about the Young Bucks.

WCW Speedrun by Tony Khan (World Record, Glitchless)

I mean... Punk DID say "If you have a problem with me come to me"... perhaps the Bucks just said "Okay, we will"?

You have one side that plays nice to everybody’s face and just does passive aggressive stuff when no one is looking, and another that is constantly looking for a fight over real and imagined slights everywhere he goes. This was inevitable. I just find it amusing that anyone can find one side to be blameless in this whole thing.

EVPs that couldn’t manage a Target is what he said, and yes it was in reference to the Bucks.

I can never clown my wife for watching her reality drama, because this is some TEA!

Bro……Jim Cornette is gonna have a field day about this……I can’t wait for that 😂😂😂😂😂

They really need a PPV called "Civil War"

I'll tell you who suffered most from Phil's tirade, and it's MJF. His return was eclipsed by what occurred after the event.

Decent report but Dave completely whiffed on the "guys don't want to listen to me" bit. He (Punk) referred specifically to Hangman doing an outside interview where he said he "doesn't listen to advice". He also referred to the "backstage wisdom", mentioning Dean Malenko and Jerry Lynn and said he like (sarcastically) to see Hangman tell Terry Funk "I don't need to listen to you."

Remember when everyone was talking about Seth and Riddle’s shoot promo? Not anymore.

Tony Khan should ask Eric Bischoff what happens when you let talent do whatever they want and act however they want. Look at what happened to WCW. If Tony Khan doesn't take control, things are not going to end well for AEW.

1 year on and it only gets better 🤣

Wanna know a surefire way of proving you’re either young and/or didn’t actually watch WCW back in the day? - Keep saying, “This is just like 1999-2000 era WCW.” No, it isn’t.

There's reports that Brian and Dave pissed themselves when Punk spoke to them.

Remember when Brandon Cutler got pissy at JR on the twitters over a comment JR made about everyone so obviously standing in the same spot for a long time waiting to catch a tope suicida? That was someone in the Elite's orbit mad at a man giving advise for improving optics on TV. Cutler took aim at a man who signed some of pro wrestling's biggest stars. Right or wrong, we currently have a version of the Klique in AEW and most of them are from the west coast. It is what it is. People can be pissed at Punk for airing it out but he isn't the first nor will be the last in the business to air some shit out.

It is unbelievable how much Dave and Bryan defend these EVPs

Tony did have his phone on him. He texted Jericho prior to him coming out.

When wrestling gets real - the best times.

You had it comin Bryan 😂

As a fan of everyone involved in this mess, I find it all highly entertaining. It's like I'm back in my early twenties working back-of-house at Red Robin.

Punk also said that MJF is very talented during the scrum. He was clearly working when he called MJF a pr*ck

This CM Punk, the Elite issue is getting heated big time 👏👏👏🔥

Being a "nice" owner in this business doesn't work. Otherwise people will take advantage of your kindness. Now we know why Vince was hated so much. He was hated, but he also commanded respect.

Someone should probably remind Dave that the ‘All Friends Wrestling’ tag is a pejorative. The tag was due to the EVP’s hiring their friends rather than the best people for the promotion when it started out.

Tony Khan is getting walked on walked over and made to look like a jabroni

i died when he said he went over there just to say “hi” 💀⚰️

Some1 DID leak that CM Punk got Colt Cabana reassigned to ROH and Tony Khan had to say that wasn't the case. So who leaked that lie? The wrestling media picked it up and ran with it. Cornette has been cooking The Elite for years but yall are mad at Punk? There's two sides to every story. Hobbs got the win a lot of people wanted at All Out. Hobbs was one of the first people Punk worked with and he praised Punk for his assistance and advice backstage. Both sides have there supporters, but I see many interviews with talent praising TK and other vets backstage and it's never The Elite! One things for sure, controversy creates cash and people will tune in like they did they past two weeks.

Punk had all the dirt sheets in attendance at the scrum shook. Well deserved, hope this happens more often. Pull a wedgie on all of them one by one for stirring bs.

Tony Khan really needs to crack down on that roster. Like he just let's them walk all over him.

So he was mad bc y’all was reporting that he got Cobana fired or reassigned elsewhere. So now y’all come and report that he may try to get the Young Bucks fired 😂😅 instigation at its finest

He was talking about Hangman who went on record and said he didn't need to listen to older wrestlers advice.

I never thought wrestling would get as crazy as it was in the attitude era again. But here we are guys

it was really clear who CM Punk was really mad at... this is the most dishonest response ever to what actually happened... he looked both of you right in the eyes and you said nothing... you both had a moment that every reporter or journalist dreams of and you both did nothing.

Listen to the spin in this conversation. It’s fascinating to hear these two ack like they weren’t shit stirring. When the “journalists“ become part of the story, you ain’t doing the job right.

Whether it's a work or not, people should not forget how pale TK is when this whole thing happened. His face is usually fairly animated, but it did something more this time.

The comment that bothered me personally the most is how some young talent are not sitting down and listening to some of the best minds wrestling has to offer. If you don’t wanna learn and you aren’t getting better, they should be let go.

I really dug Jaime Hayter tonight and was happy to see the crowd give her the respect she deserves. The tag titles match was really great too. It's a shame nobodies talking about that and instead the company wants to highlight Punk and his never-ending BS over "that young talent".

I think Punk is more old school which is why there is so much friction with him and certain people at AEW backstage. I'm currently training as a wrestler, and while I haven't seen any backstage altercations, I have met wrestlers who have different mentalities of how wrestling works. For example, Acid Jaz was trained at Windy City Wrestling, same place CM Punk was trained. He is WAY more stiff in the ring than any other wrestler I've met in the ring so far. Some people like getting chopped like me, others will threaten to punch you in the face if you even ATTEMPT a chop.

You guys are tight roping between being mark journalists and biased instigators

I think Punk is showing how his acting has improved Sounds like a gotcha gotcha for ratings

This kind of really makes me kind of in awe at how Vince was able to build the WWE to what it has become because Tony Khan is now finding out how hard it is to build a business and deal with all these egos and philosophies

The Nick Punk mentioned was Nick Hausman, not Nick Jackson lmao Alvarez

The longer Bryan and Dave talked the more I think it's a work haha

Why does no one mention that Punk said he’d never job for Hangman?

Funny how Meltzer will openly bash Cornette for his comments about the Reseda guys but when Punk sits right in front of Dave and bashes them, Dave had NOTHING to say.

3 things may happen 1.) Situation gets fixed 2) CM Punk walks out 3.) Omega and Bucks walk out

This is very simple. The EVP’s and Hangman were the focus of AEW and now they are not. The WWE signings (not just Punk) have stolen their thunder and they are upset.

TK has to remind people he's the boss and stop letting his employees walk all over him.

Punk was right about everything

The drama backstage entertaining people more than the product is an awful sign. TK looks weak right now, questionable leadership is not exactly going to get advertisers excited.

Here is the gist of it. CM Punk is angry because a story got out he got Colt Cabana pushed off the roster into ROH. He blames the leaks on Adam Page and the Young Bucks. I believe he had nothing to do with it. Colt Cabana wasn't used much before Punk came in. Why? He isn't a major star. He is an Indie darling who was made for indie shows in high school gyms. He is a dark match type of guy. That has nothing to do with CM Punk. It is entirely Colt Cabana's doing. As for the Young Bucks as EVPs. They need to go. Their interests are their own and for their friends. Not for the betterment of AEW. Tony Kahn should have realized this when Cody Rhodes jumped ship. If the Young Bucks want to leave if they get demoted. Let them go. They still have the best tag team in Wrestling with FTR. The very team the Young Bucks seem hell bent on burying in my opinion.

So apparently CM Punk is being the New Hulk Hogan

I am VERY Entertained. Finally some beef, some heat, some sizzle

It started with Cody. It's all starting to really become apparent now.

"There was a melee." Oh so everybody made up and played Smash Bros together. That's great!

So many times there was a storyline where things got settled in the ring. I wish that was actually a thing, because there is way too much backstage (and now front stage) name-calling and I wish it would go away, because I suspect rather than leading to good matches which settle things, it's instead going to lead to people leaving promotions with bad attitudes.

When I saw "sounds off" in the thumbnail I thought Solomonster had joined Wrestling Observer.

The older you get, the more you understand why some bosses are rough around the edges, not looking for friends, and don't take any nonsense. People start to take advantage of your friendliness and will ruin your entire company just to feed their ego.

This isn't Punk's fault, he only reacted, Hangman started when he cut that unnecessary promo on put. If the EVP's did or didn't something about it I don't know.

Cody was so smart leaving the company

I bet Dave was mad having to sit in front of Punk and listen to him dissing his boyfriends.🤣

I gotta say its quite the twist that AEW has turned toxic while WWE's backstage morale is as high as its ever been. I also don't know how anyone can be surprised by this when Punk has been an abrasive asshole who rubs people the wrong way literally his entire life. You knew what you were getting with him

It’s funny Dave can remember anything in wrestling that’s ever happened except the contents of Hangman’s. Promo that pissed off Punk…

PLEASEEEEEE DEAR GOD, WERE THE CAMERAS ROLLING DURING THESE ALTERCATIONS?

“All Friends Wrestling was a good thing, not a bad thing.” Lmao

An interesting incerpt was raised by Chris Jericho, as the narrator, on the Bruiser Brody episode of the 'dark side of the ring', where he states that once your wrestling career comes to a close, you are extremely lucky to leave with any legitimate friends left. Wether this is a pipe bomb, overly- manic shoot, reckless abandonment etc- whatever.....few guys and girls in wrestling are where they should be on merit alone. I've been in some indy locker rooms, and you can always sense that the person sat beside you is secretly hoping you fuck up and fail. I was not a wrestler, but I was reading the room, and nobody is legitimately wishing the best for anybody. It put me off massively, but I wasn't suprised by it. If I take my hand to wrestling again it would probably be for summink like the snake pit. Authentic guys, zero political bullshit, and may the best man win. Judging by some of the twitter comments; I think people are beginning to seriously reconsider if following professional wrestling is worth anything to them these days....

Damn when Punk returned I doubted if it was too late for him. If he could make me care about wrestling again. All my doubts got cleared today. He wrestled a great match and then some

I'm sure uncle Dave went home and lit a candle for the "Hardly Boy's?"

This just feels like a “work”

Didn't Punk say he didn't want to sign with AEW because he didn't want any backstage drama. I don't put it past Tony to make this the next Blood and Guts match.

Mmmmmm this was some high quality vintage Meltzer 👌

I have to wonder how much of this is probably worked. And if it is, it's still ingenious. With everything that's fake about prowrestling, the backstage stuff is the only thing left that can leave us wondering what's real and what's not. And I think certain media personalities like WOR, Chris Van Vliet, Ariel Helwani, Sean Ross Sapp, etc. are all sort of in on it.

This is actually interesting n entertaining

Fix this video wtf

It's proof that how important Cody was for AEW. He was one of the founders and always behaved professionally and with his departure, AEW is becoming more toxic backstage. I wonder what happened between Cody and The Elite.

I'll tell you what, nobody's talking about clash at the castle

He didn’t bury MJF. He has put over MJF at every turn. He actually said he was massively talented before saying something a bit more generically negative as well.