Backstage Details on Jack Perry’s Reaction To Conversation With CM Punk Before All In

As you are no doubt aware, CM Punk and Jack Perry had some sort of altercation at AEW All In, although accounts differ on what exactly happened. Tony Khan confirmed something happened and it was currently under investigation.

The incident reportedly took place because Perry did a spot involving real glass, then said into the camera to “cry me a river.” This was in reference to a conversation he reportedly had with Punk weeks ago over not using the spot. Punk was said to have been asked to talk to Perry after other AEW officials had already done so.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, there are also, perhaps unsurprisingly, conflicting stories about that incident as well. Perry was planning to take a bump on the glass to explain his absence, as he had a pre-planned week off for a vacation to Hawaii. The time off had already been approved at that point, so he wanted to explain it and build to a future match. Punk and Perry had an argument, with Punk saying they didn’t need to use real glass.

However, AEW had reportedly approved of the spot and even brought a car in for the angle for that episode of Collision. Many talent believe Punk was yelling at Perry for liking a negative tweet about him. While he had good advice, people didn’t see it as him giving out advice but airing grievances. It was noted that this is likely a case where people were going to see what they wanted to see regardless of Punk’s intent.

Perry never said anything about the argument after it happened and it was believed things were settled. However, once the story about Ryan Nemeth being sent home broke, Punk or someone close to him mentioned the Perry incident. Perry thought it made him look bad publicly, as he thought the way some reported it made him look like he was trying to find a way to miss a show. However, he didn’t say anything publicly at the time. Instead, he made the comment at All In and everything unfolded as it did.