Booker said Punk had the chance to be a leader in AEW when he first signed with the company. He compared it to his own run in TNA. Booker said when he got to the future Impact, he sat down and had a meeting with the guys in the back.

“I let those guys know that I was down to help them. I wasn’t there to take anything away from them. I was there to elevate everyone’s games to the next level,” Booker explained. He said he felt as though Punk could have been that same kind of guy for the younger stars in AEW. He said Punk was in a great position to be that same kind of ambassador he was.

“The reason why I think CM Punk could have did a whole lot better than I could have is because he was getting paid a whole lot more money. And that right there for me, if I’m getting paid, I’m going to come over here and try to help this thing last as long as I can because I want to get this check for the next 10 years,” he said.