{"id":158583,"date":"2023-05-10T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T16:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=158583"},"modified":"2023-05-10T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T16:43:18","slug":"ftr-heap-praise-on-cm-punk-discuss-what-advice-and-help-punk-provided-in-aew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/10\/ftr-heap-praise-on-cm-punk-discuss-what-advice-and-help-punk-provided-in-aew\/","title":{"rendered":"FTR heap praise on CM Punk, discuss what advice and help Punk provided in AEW"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-989904607\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Dax Harwood, one half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions as part of FTR, says that CM Punk is his best friend in the wrestling business.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_168373682751010&amp;key=5ef840cd8d8214611115d8a36d4f23a1&amp;libId=lhhx6ajm01036gyw000UL7p92ns4l&amp;loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightful.com%2Fwrestling%2Fftr-explain-helpful-advice-cm-punk-has-given-them-say-punk-s-door-was-always-open-aew&amp;v=1&amp;out=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FWdpqqnowhWs&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fightful.com%2Fwrestling&amp;title=FTR%20Explain%20Helpful%20Advice%20CM%20Punk%20Has%20Given%20Them%2C%20Say%20Punk%27s%20Door%20Was%20Always%20Open%20In%20AEW%20%7C%20Fightful%20News&amp;txt=Monopoly%20Events%20Q%26amp%3BA\">Monopoly Events Q&amp;A<\/a>, FTR discussed their relationship with Punk and what type of advice and help he provided while all three were on the road in AEW.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is one of my best friends in the business,&#8221; Harwood said of Punk. &#8220;He hasn&#8217;t given me any specific advice, but I&#8217;ve been pretty forward about my anxiety issues. My anxiety issues stem from sleeping. Going to work was really difficult to me because I didn&#8217;t have my wife, who is my support system, I didn&#8217;t have her on the road with me. Not that Punk helped me in the way that my wife does, if you know what I&#8217;m saying. Maria, sorry, hope you&#8217;re not listening. She was my support system and she was my comfort. Going on the road was really difficult for me because I was worried about sleep and I was worried about my mind wandering. Punk would say, &#8216;come to my room, let&#8217;s watch wrestling, let&#8217;s hang out.&#8217; He just helped me acclimate my brain back to being on the road for my anxiety issues. I&#8217;m forever indebted to him for that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He really hasn&#8217;t given us any specific advice,&#8221; Cash Wheeler said. &#8220;The crazy thing is, he&#8217;s usually just very complimentary of what we&#8217;ve done. If we have a match with Aussie Open and he watches it, usually it&#8217;s just, &#8216;you guys are insanely good.&#8217; To me, most importantly, we were very like minded as far as our mentality goes, wrestling-wise. That&#8217;s what has kind of bonded us. He really hasn&#8217;t given us a ton of wrestling advice other than, &#8216;keep doing what you&#8217;re doing,&#8217; which I think maybe more than anything gives us the confidence to know we&#8217;re on the right path.&#8221; (h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightful.com\/wrestling\/ftr-explain-helpful-advice-cm-punk-has-given-them-say-punk-s-door-was-always-open-aew\">Fightful<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>CM Punk has been away from AEW since injuring his tricep and going on a post-PPV media scrum tirade at All Out last September. Reports indicate Punk is likely to return to the company this summer.<\/p>\n<p>FTR are the AEW World Tag Team Champions. They are scheduled to speak on this week&#8217;s episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/10\/aew-dynamite-5-10-full-match-card\/\">AEW Dynamite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/10\/aew-set-to-make-td-garden-debut-in-boston\/\">AEW set to make TD Garden debut in Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1418537704\"><div id=\"pwtor-1630327741\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dax Harwood, one half of the AEW World Tag Team Champions as part of FTR, says that CM Punk is his best friend in the wrestling business. 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