CM Punk‘s AEW career looks to be over after the controversial circumstances of his exit following All Out 2022.
He suffered an injury at the event after beating Jon Moxley for the AEW Championship that will keep him out of action until well in 2023, but that was not the big surprise at the event.
It was the post-match press conference in which he went in on The Elite, accusing them of leaking information about his rivalry with Colt Cabana and accusing Adam Page of jeopardising their match at Double or Nothing 2022 together.
He spent exactly one year in AEW, from his first match to his last. It was one of the great runs in the company and he became one of the the all-time greats in the company in just one short year.
If AEW were to create their own hall of fame, he would be a first ballot hall of famer if he and The Elite can put their differences aside.
CM Punk wrestled 23 matches in AEW between All Out 2021 and All Out 2022. He added a further 10 matches after his return on AEW Collision in June 2023, ending in a victory over Samoa Joe at Wembley Stadium, in a battle for the AEW Real World Championship
He made his big return to wrestling after 7 years out of the business, walking out on the WWE after the 2014 Royal Rumble never to return. Rumors of his return swirled in August 2021, with the mere thought of him making a return selling out the United Centre in Chicago.
Punk’s return was one of the great moments in AEW history and garnered one of the biggest pops in wrestling.
He had some legendary matches, including against Eddie Kingston, MJF and Jon Moxley. In this article below, we will give you the rating for each of these matches, using the rankings given by the users on Cagematch.net and Dave Meltzer’s weekly ratings from the Wrestling Observer (when available).
Rating Every CM Punk AEW Match
CM Punk vs Darby Allin – AEW All Out 2021
Cagematch Rating – 7.91
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 3.75 Stars
CM Punk vs Powerhouse Hobbs – AEW Rampage 22/9/22
Cagematch Rating – 6.39
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs Daniel Garcia – AEW Rampage 6/10/22
Cagematch Rating – 7.81
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 3.5 stars
CM Punk vs Matt Sydal – AEW Rampage 6/10/22
Cagematch Rating – 7.46
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 3.5 Stars
CM Punk vs Bobby Fish – AEW Dynamite 15/10/22
Cagematch Rating – 6.82
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 3.5 stars
CM Punk vs Eddie Kingston – AEW Full Gear 2021
Cagematch Rating – 8.52
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4.5 stars
CM Punk vs QT Marshall – AEW Dynamite 24/11/22
Cagematch Rating – 5.01
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs Lee Moriarty – AEW Dynamite 1/12/22
Cagematch Rating – 6.52
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk, Darby Allin & Sting defeat The Pinnacle (Cash Wheeler, Dax Harwood & MJF) – AEW Holiday Bash 2022
Cagematch Rating – 8.00
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4 Stars
CM Punk vs Wardlow – AEW Dynamite 12/1/22
Cagematch Rating – 5.91
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs Shawn Spears – AEW Dynamite 19/1/22
Cagematch Rating – N/A
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs MJF – AEW Dynamite 2/2/22
Cagematch Rating – 8.63
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4.25
CM Punk & Jon Moxley vs FTR -AEW Dynamite 9/2/22
Cagematch Rating – 8.00
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4 Stars
CM Punk vs MJF (Dog Collar Match) – AEW Revolution 2022
Cagematch Rating – 8.98
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4.75 stars
CM Punk vs Dax Harwood – AEW Dynamite 23/3/22
Cagematch Rating – 7.86
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4.25 stars
CM Punk vs Max Caster – AEW Dynamite 30/3/22
Cagematch Rating – 5.61
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs Penta Oscuro – AEW Dynamite 23/3/22
Cagematch Rating – 7.13
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 3.75 Stars
CM Punk vs Dustin Rhodes – AEW Dynamite 20/4/22
Cagematch Rating – 7.35
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4 Stars
CM Punk vs John Silver – AEW Dynamite 11/5/22
Cagematch Rating – 6.06
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs “Hangman” Adam Page – AEW Double or Nothing 2022
Cagematch Rating – 8.10
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4.5 Stars
CM Punk & FTR vs Max Caster & Gunn Club – AEW Dynamite 1/6/22
Cagematch Rating – 6.02
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs Jon Moxley – AEW Dynamite 24/8/22
Cagematch Rating – N/A (Too Short)
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – N/A
CM Punk vs Jon Moxley – AEW All Out 2022
Cagematch Rating – 8.28
Dave Meltzer Star Rating – 4.25
Which was your favourite of CM Punk’s matches in AEW?
Do you think he’ll come back or will CM Punk be fired by AEW for his part in the infamous “Brawl Out” situation post-All Out 2022?
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