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I didn't want Punk in AEW, thought his ego would be too big and didn't want him ruining what seemed like a well bonded/happy locker room. Then he came in I was pleasantly surprised. He was working with younger guys and seemed genuinely happy to elevate them. I thought I had been wrong.
Then the media scrum and brawl happened. Everything I had initially worried about came true and more. Punk is a TNT stick that can go off at any moment, it's simply not worth the potential triggering to bring him back in.