{"id":159730,"date":"2023-05-31T20:22:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T01:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=159730"},"modified":"2023-05-31T20:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T01:22:24","slug":"cm-punk-officially-announced-for-aew-collision-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/31\/cm-punk-officially-announced-for-aew-collision-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk officially announced for AEW Collision premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1920383356\" 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>After months of being away from wrestling, CM Punk will return to AEW at the premiere of Collision in Chicago on June 17. Tony Khan announced the news during this week&#8217;s episode of AEW Dynamite.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS<br \/>As announced by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> CEO &amp; GM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyrkhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tonyrkhan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWDynamite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMPunk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMPunk<\/a> returns to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEW<\/a> on Saturday, June 17 for the premiere episode <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWCollision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AEWCollision<\/a> LIVE from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnitedCenter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UnitedCenter<\/a> in Chicago!<\/p>\n<p>Get your tickets NOW at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1SFY\">https:\/\/t.co\/UN1cNj1SFY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hPrJgCFxM\">pic.twitter.com\/2hPrJgCFxM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1664068142765834241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Khan did not reveal whether or not Punk would wrestle on the show or appear in another fashion. 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At that event, Punk won the AEW World Championship from Jon Moxley and tore his tricep in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Punk famously went on a post PPV media scrum tirade against The Elite, which led to a backstage brawl between himself, Kenny Omega, and The Young Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>CM Punk is a two-time AEW World Champion and a former WWE Champion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/05\/31\/nick-aldis-opens-up-on-free-agency\/\">Nick Aldis opens up on free agency<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1574568736\"><div id=\"pwtor-916205921\"><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>After months of being away from wrestling, CM Punk will return to AEW at the premiere of Collision in Chicago on June 17. 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