CM Punk opens up on his controversial AEW exit as he reveals what REALLY happened in backstage altercation with Jack Perry

CM Punk has finally addressed his controversial departure from AEW following a backstage altercation with fellow wrestler Jack Perry last year.

Punk and Perry faced off at the All In pay-per-view event last August, leading to the former terminating his contract while Perry was suspended by AEW president Tony Khan.

It was reported at the time that Punk had objected to Perry wanting to use real glass on the show, but, more than seven months later, Punk explained his side of the story about what really happened behind the scenes at Wembley Stadium.

He told Ariel Helwani in MMA time: ‘Jack came back from his match, I was the next match and I have people with me. I’m not going to say who they are, because I have a lot of friends who work there and I don’t want them to be punished for being my friends.

“I come up and say, ‘Why do you insist on doing this Internet nonsense on TV?’ And he said, ‘Well, if you have a problem, do something about it,’ and I said, ‘Come on, I’ll tell you.’ would kill, what are we doing?”

Punk clashed with Perry (pictured) backstage at Wembley Stadium at AEW All In

Punk addressed what really happened during an appearance on The MMA Hour on Monday.

“I thought I was doing something responsible, I didn’t hit anyone, I just choked someone a little. Samoa Joe was there, he told me to stop and then I left him.

“I turned to Tony and told him this place is a fucking joke, you’re a clown, I quit.”

After leaving AEW, Punk returned to WWE for the first time since 2014 at Survivor Series in November.

He also spoke on The MMA Hour about meeting company founder Vince McMahon shortly after his return, but revealed that he hasn’t seen him since the 78-year-old resigned from his position as CEO of TKO Group Holdings following accusations of sex trafficking. against him by a former WWE employee.

“I was talking on the phone and then I saw him walking to the gym. “He came to do his daily workout,” Punk said.

‘He gave me a big hug. He said, “Welcome home, good to see you. Let’s connect after working out.” And I said “okay.” I haven’t seen him since.

Punk also gave his opinion on Vince McMahon after sex trafficking allegations were made against him.

Addressing the allegations against McMahon, which he strongly denies, Punk added: “By doing this, I figured they were going to ask me about it, I know the easiest thing to do is avoid it, but it’s there.”

“I’m a little surprised at how stupid I was, writing things down and leaving that paper trail, it’s horrible.

“At this point, all energy must be used, there are victims here, so what CM Punk thinks about Vince and the CM Punk/Vince relationship means nothing here, all those things take a backseat.” “What worries me most is how, in the future, those people will survive that trauma.”

Punk suffered a triceps injury in January that kept him out of competing at WrestleMania 40 this weekend, but he could still appear at WWE’s flagship event.