CM Punk made his big AEW debut on tonight’s Rampage: “The First Dance” from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Punk kicked off tonight’s show to a massive pop from the crowd. Here is a full recap from our live coverage:
We are live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, as CM Punk music hits and he makes his way to the ring to start the show!
Punk takes his time and soaks in the moment, getting emotional in the process as the commentators remain silent and let the scene speak for itself. The crowd is going absolutely ape-sh*t the entire time. The camera shows some of the fans crying their eyes out. Punk leaps into a ton of fans arms at one point during his walk to the ring.
Punk finally enters in the ring as we go to commercial.
We’re back from the break and Punk says the crowd knows how to make him feel like Britt Baker in Pittsburgh. He says we’re going to take this as it comes. He says he needed to feel this before deciding what to say and do. He says he feels and hears Chicago. He holds the mic out and the fans begin chanting his name loudly.
He continues to say he’s not going to get to everything tonight but the good news is he’s got the time. He says Wednesday’s, Friday’s, a few Sunday’s a year — he’s not going anywhere. The fans go nuts again. He tells everyone listening that if any of his personal choices in his life and career leading up to this point let anyone down, he understands, as long as everyone else understands he was never going to get healthy staying in the same place that got him sick in the first place (WWE).
Punk asks if he can tell us a story. He takes his jacket off and shows an old-school CM Punk style “Best in the World” shirt with his logo on it. The fans pop. He sits cross-legged in the middle of the ring and begins telling his story. He talks about getting emotional on his way to the ring tonight and starts his story by talking about when he first had to leave Ring Of Honor. He said where he was going, WWE, was not going to be an easy place for a guy like him.
August 13, 2005 he left pro wrestling, he continued. August 20, 2021 he came back. The fans pop.
Punk says he saw talent he wishes was around when he was 10 years ago and he thought to himself, why not go back. So now he is back. He’s back to work with some of these talents. He first names Darby Allin. The fans pop and begin chanting his name. The camera pans to show Darby Allin in the rafters alongside “The Icon” Sting.
We hear Punk address Darby directly. He tells him he’s good. He mentions some of the things he’s seen him do. He says he’s here to help. He says there’s nothing he can do that is more dangerous than wrestling CM Punk. He says accept wrestling CM Punk in Chicago. He tells Darby he’ll see him and Sting — September 5 at ALL OUT — LIVE on pay-per-view!
Punk says he forgot one thing. He says it’s years late but to everyone in the United Center — they can grab an ice cream bar for free on him on the way out tonight. His music hits and the fans go nuts again. The camera shows Punk and Darby back-and-forth as the fans start loudly singing along with Punk’s theme, Chris Jericho style.
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CM Punk Makes AEW Debut – Challenges Darby Allin To All Out
