Backstage Talk On Ace Steel’s AEW Status – CM Punk’s tumultuous time in AEW came to an abrupt end following his altercation with Jack Perry during the All In 2023 event. Punk’s release was not only a result of his heated confrontation with AEW President Tony Khan but also due to another undisclosed incident that occurred behind closed doors.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer shed some light on Ace Steel’s status within AEW. Interestingly, it was Punk who advocated for the promotion to rehire Steel after he was initially let go for his involvement in the All Out brawl. Since his return, Steel has been fulfilling his role remotely as a producer for AEW.
Meltzer also mentioned that there haven’t been any reports of individuals within AEW pushing for Steel’s release. As it stands, Ace Steel continues to contribute to AEW in his production capacity, unaffected by Punk’s departure.
“Ace Steel, which he [AEW President Tony Khan at the AEW All Out media scrum] didn’t address. I mean, he still is in the same position that he was in three days ago. There’s nothing for sure. For sure. Obviously, he could be let go, but he hasn’t done anything wrong, number one. And there’s no movement like there’s a lot of people who wanted Punk gone. A lot. I mean, not everyone, but a lot, as best I can tell at this point. And this is the whole key to the whole freaking thing. And the sad part of the whole thing is that as best I can tell, nobody’s adamant that Ace is gone. They weren’t happy when he was hired, but now it’s kind of like he’s there. He’s working remote. He didn’t do anything wrong. I have heard no movement of anyone like, ‘Okay, now that Punk’s gone, let’s get rid of Ace’ at all from anybody. My gut is that he’ll be there, and he’ll be working the same job that he’s working. And there’s no reason for him not to.”
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Backstage Talk On Ace Steel’s AEW Status
