CM Punk Shoved AEW’s Jack Perry In 2023 Backstage Altercation, Footage Shows

AEW aired footage of the bodily altercation that led to CM Punk‘s firing from the promotion in 2023 on Wednesday … displaying the wrestling famous person shove and seemingly choke Jack Perry after a heated trade.

The video was a part of the AEW Dynamite occasion this week as a part of the Younger Bucks’ present storyline in opposition to tag group FTR … with YB claiming the incident was presumably orchestrated by their opponents — blurring the strains between an actual backstage incident with their ongoing TV feud.

The clip reveals Punk approaching Perry backstage on the All-In occasion in London again in September … and the 2 obtained on a passionate back-and-forth earlier than issues obtained violent.

Punk pushed Perry away from him … after which proceeded to wrap his arms round his neck space.

The 2 wanted to be separated by a number of bystanders … and ultimately, Punk stormed away from the scene.

All of it stemmed from a earlier incident at AEW’s present, Collision — when, in line with Punk, Perry was hellbent on utilizing actual glass for a spot.

It led to a confrontation between them … after which Perry went forward and used actual glass in a spot — and informed the digicam, “Cry me a river,” which Punk took as shade.

Punk — who’s again with WWE following his boot from AEW — defined his aspect of the scuffle in an interview final week … claiming he did not really feel prefer it was a fireable offense since he did not punch Perry, simply “choked somebody a little bit.”