{"id":165685,"date":"2023-09-13T15:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=165685"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:43:33","slug":"several-big-name-veteran-wrestlers-talk-about-how-aew-and-tony-khan-can-react-and-grow-from-the-controversies-with-cm-punk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/09\/13\/several-big-name-veteran-wrestlers-talk-about-how-aew-and-tony-khan-can-react-and-grow-from-the-controversies-with-cm-punk\/","title":{"rendered":"Several big name veteran wrestlers talk about how AEW and Tony Khan can react and grow from the controversies with CM Punk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2431308514\" 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>The fallout from the firing of C.M. Punk from AEW isn&#8217;t entirely clear yet as AEW adjusts the main event scene, redirects wrestlers who were slated to face Punk in coming months, and adjust the identity of their Saturday series, AEW Collision. The locker room is also adjusting, as a leadership void opened up in Punk&#8217;s absence behind the scenes, not just on TV. Wrestlers are also keeping an eye on whether Tony Khan adjusts his leadership style in the wake of the Punk situation.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran wrestler and trainer Al Snow suggests Tony Khan aim more for being respected than being liked after the difficulty he had with C.M. Punk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPunk\u2019s got a very strong personality,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/alfredkonuwa\/2023\/09\/13\/netflix-perfectly-captures-pro-wrestling-in-new-wrestlers-docuseries\/?sh=44b12dd95f93\">Snow told Forbes<\/a>. \u201cThe problem with Punk is you have to have strong leadership, and you have to have as strong a personality as the talent do. And that\u2019s where things can go astray. I think Tony Khan\u2019s a really good guy, but I think for the sake of AEW in these situations\u2014they always come up, the Punk situation is not an unusual circumstance\u2014we\u2019ve had those type of things happen here. But there\u2019s a certain modicum of respect that I have, and as a result, I\u2019m able to direct those people even when those situations occur.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t worry about being liked, I worry about being respected. I think Tony wants to be liked, and he should be more focused on being respected. There were lots of times I didn\u2019t like Vince McMahon. He can be an incredible bully. He could be nasty. I\u2019ve always respected him. Always.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Nash said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/kliq-this-the-kevin-nash-podcast\/id1631431106\">Kliq This<\/a> podcast that Khan would benefit from having a deputy working between him and the wrestlers with a strong personality who can demand respect from wrestlers or hold then accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think that Tony Khan needs to get somebody there to be the heater,&#8221; Nash said. &#8220;He needs to bring somebody in. Vince wouldn\u2019t put up with that shit. It\u2019s disrespectful to Tony. To me, Punk is almost a bully at this point because he knows that Tony is not, that\u2019s just not in his DNA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Punk, Nash said he thinks Punk needs counseling.\u201cHonest to God, I mean, this is in all seriousness, what I take from this whole thing is he needs serious help,&#8221; Nash said. &#8220;He needs mental help. When it becomes destructive, when there\u2019s a chance this costs you millions of dollars and you just continue to push and push and push. They have to (let him go). I\u2019ll tell you right now man, if I would have broke in and saw some mother&#8212;-er doing that sh&#8211;, I would have said, \u2018Oh if he can get away with that, well f&#8212;, then I\u2019m going to do it.\u201d [h\/t WrestlingNews.co]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/wrestling\/news\/bryan-danielson-details-his-future\">Bryan Danielson told Sports Illustrated<\/a> that a loss of a top wrestler like Punk can either bring a locker room together or divide it<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2743519988\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIn any job, when you lose somebody who\u2019s very important, or you lose somebody you really like working with, that\u2019s hard,\u201d Danielson said. \u201cBut everyone keeps doing the job. And any time there is loss or controversy or struggle inside an organization, it\u2019s a chance to bring people closer. It\u2019s also a chance to divide people.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So you have this thing where you can use struggle to make your life worse, or you can use struggle to make your life better. When I lost my father, I came out on the backside. I was worse. Struggling with my depression, I\u2019ve come out of it better. So how you approach something and how you learn from something, that\u2019s what makes the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/09\/13\/danielson-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-full-time-wrestling-next-year-but-isnt-retiring-completely\/\">Danielson says he is stepping away from full time wrestling next year, but isn\u2019t retiring completely<\/a><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-7\" data-zone-count=\"18\">\n<div data-google-query-id=\"CPLgheiuqIEDFSHnlAkd6f8Ojg\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\"><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/09\/12\/vince-mcmahon-back-from-medical-leave-made-changes-to-wwe-raw\/\">Vince McMahon back from medical leave, made changes to WWE Raw<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1790312164\"><div id=\"pwtor-1770517108\"><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>The fallout from the firing of C.M. 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