During CM Punk’s time with AEW, he took a lot of shots at WWE. His first promo in AEW touched on how WWE made him sick and he needed to get better, that he left professional wrestling when he left Ring of Honor in 2005, and even during his feud with MJF he made fun of WrestleMania for being a “Buy one get one free extravaganza.” A lot of Punk’s promos from his AEW run have been clipped and shared across social media by fans who believe him to be something of hypocrite, but does MJF think Punk is a hypocrite?

“I hope he’s able to enjoy what he’s accomplishing over there. I have no idea because the things that he said in my company do go against the things that he’s saying now. Some people might say that’s hypocritical, that’s not my place. All I know is since I’ve jumped into pro wrestling, I’ve been saying the same thing since the jump. My tune has not changed. I’m Maxwell Jacob Friedman and I’m better than you and you know it.”

The feud between Punk and MJF was set to continue after the AEW All Out pay-per-view in September 2022, where Punk regained the AEW World Championship from Jon Moxley. However, the now infamous “Brawl Out” incident between Punk and The Elite changed all of that as Punk would get himself suspended while also being injured in the match with Moxley. MJF would end up dethroning Moxley for the title at that year’s Full Gear pay-per-view in November, kickstarting his now record-setting first reign as the AEW World Champion which he is looking to surpass with his current reign.

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