CM Punk shared some unfortunate news with AEW fans during an episode of Rampage, revealing that he is injured and will need surgical treatment. That suggests he will run out action for a bit, and he said throughout his promo he didn't wish to hold up AEW and all the talent that could complete for the AEW World Championship. After some conflicting remarks by the commentary team, AEW described that he had not abandoned the Title, which they will hold a Battle Royal on next Wednesday's Dynamite to identify who will face Jon Moxley for the Interim AEW World Championship at Forbidden Door.
We aren't sure who will be in the battle royal yet, however Punk mentioned two people in his promo. One was Moxley, who is currently set to be in the mix, and the other was Bryan Danielson. It would make sense for Danielson to be in the mix also, and we could potentially be seeing Danielson vs Moxley for the AEW Interim World Championship.
During his promo, Punk stated "I have liked every 2nd I've been in this ring. Every time I've been in this ring in front of all of you has actually been a present I never ever believed I 'd get to experience ever again. Here's the bad news. The problem is I'm injured and I need surgery. A couple of things are broken, the most significant one is my heart. Because I 'd enjoy absolutely nothing more to carry out in front of all of you and I wanted to go on a hell of a run."
" The excellent news is I can still do all that. I informed you I was going to go till the wheels fall off and they are still there and have not fallen off, it's just that one of them happens to be broken," Punk stated. "I've been through even worse and this is a bump in the roadway. It hurts like hell. I desire to wrestle for you. I wish to fight right now. That being said, let's talk about this Title. I informed Tony before I came out here that I do not desire to hold this up. There's a shopping list of talent that might be filling my shoes and be Champion. I'm talking Bryan Danielson. I'm talking Jon Moxley. But Tony informed me he believes in CM Punk, and he believes this is a bump in the road."
Punk ended with "The come back is going to be better than the obstacle. I'm Champion for a reason, and I'm going to show you why I'm coming back quicker, more powerful, and hungrier than ever before, and I will prove why I'm the best in the world!"