LionDen
09-03-2023, 04:41 AM
Before AEW Collision went on the air, Tony Khan explained CM Punk's firing to the live crowd in Punk's hometown of Chicago. Needless to say, Chicago wasn't thrilled with it, but towards the end, they did turn back towards Khan's favor when he put over how hard the rest of the roster works for the fans.
Khan's statement to open tonight's AEW Collision:
"Welcome to AEW Collision. Today, I had to make one of the toughest decisions of my professional career. Today, I terminated Phil Brooks, CM Punk for cause. This stems from a backstage incident at AEW All In last Sunday. The incident was regrettable and it endangered people backstage. That includes the production staff, the people who helped put the show on every week, innocent people who had nothing to do with it. I've been going to wrestling shows for over 30 years. I've been producing them on this network for nearly four years. Never in all that time have I ever felt until last Sunday that my security, my safety, my life was in danger at a wrestling show. I don't think anybody should feel that way at work. I don't think the people I work with should feel that way, and I had to make a very difficult choice.
Today, it came at the recommendation of a discipline committee here in AEW, as well as outside legal counsel who delivered a unanimous recommendation, and I have followed up on that recommendation. I'm sorry to any fans who are upset by this. I'm sorry to anyone who's upset by this. Despite that, we're going to have a great show tonight on Collision, and we're going to have a great AEW All Out pay-per-view tomorrow here in Chicago. Last weekend was the greatest weekend in AEW history. This is the greatest week in AEW history. We're going to continue the Great momentum here tonight on Collision and tomorrow night On All-Out Pay-Per-View. Let's take a look at this huge week."
Below is Khan in 4 parts.
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Khan's statement to open tonight's AEW Collision:
"Welcome to AEW Collision. Today, I had to make one of the toughest decisions of my professional career. Today, I terminated Phil Brooks, CM Punk for cause. This stems from a backstage incident at AEW All In last Sunday. The incident was regrettable and it endangered people backstage. That includes the production staff, the people who helped put the show on every week, innocent people who had nothing to do with it. I've been going to wrestling shows for over 30 years. I've been producing them on this network for nearly four years. Never in all that time have I ever felt until last Sunday that my security, my safety, my life was in danger at a wrestling show. I don't think anybody should feel that way at work. I don't think the people I work with should feel that way, and I had to make a very difficult choice.
Today, it came at the recommendation of a discipline committee here in AEW, as well as outside legal counsel who delivered a unanimous recommendation, and I have followed up on that recommendation. I'm sorry to any fans who are upset by this. I'm sorry to anyone who's upset by this. Despite that, we're going to have a great show tonight on Collision, and we're going to have a great AEW All Out pay-per-view tomorrow here in Chicago. Last weekend was the greatest weekend in AEW history. This is the greatest week in AEW history. We're going to continue the Great momentum here tonight on Collision and tomorrow night On All-Out Pay-Per-View. Let's take a look at this huge week."
Below is Khan in 4 parts.
1698123263187063169
1698123476060529134?
1698124046351712592?
1698124165021151258