News about Samoa Joe

CM Punk appeared in his first match since his return to the WWE after almost a decade away from the company. During a WWE live house show at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Punk took on Dominick Mysterio versus Dominick Mysterio, attracting a packed audience for the company's traditional day after the Christmas show. He was eventually serenaded with chants of 'you still got it,' by the fans attending the match.

CM Punk made his first appearance since being dismissed by All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at the start of September. Along with broadcaster John Morgan, the 44-year-old served as a guest commentator on the Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) match, claiming the wrestler was 'back for a cause.' Punk, also known as Phillip Brooks, had been involved in AEW since 2021, joining the wrestling company seven years after leaving WWE.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Punk, a former employee of the company, battled Samoa Joe at AEW's first pay-per-view in England since the company's establishment in 2019. He was released a week after another backstage brawl at a show, this time with Jack Perry, who had been banned from playing a mistunement with members of 'The Elite'. Joe's last match before his departure, which he would have to keep the 'tru' AEW world championship.

CM Punk of the AEW won his latest title with a show of support for the transgender group. On Sunday, Punk defeated Samoa Joe at Wembley Stadium for the Real World Championship. The 44-year-old wrestling veteran posed with a fan holding a sign that read, "Trans rights are human rights."

Over 80,000 people attended Wembley Stadium on Sunday night, and the company has already booked in the sequel for next year. Wrestling fans were shocked that AEW's first foray into the British market packed the largest arena, and it was the first time wrestling had taken place at the historic stadium since WWE's SummerSlam in 1992.

CM Punk and Jack Perry were reportedly involved in a "physical confrontation" prior to the former's spectacular opener to AEW All In against Samoa Joe. After a spot on AEW's All In buy-in show involving a car windshield, Perry said, "It's real glass, cry me a river." It's a direct reference to the discussion he had with Punk a few weeks back over using glass in a segment on weekly television. Punk was dissatisfied with Perry's decision to use real glass, considering it risky, while still assuming that Perry was doing it so he wouldn't have to go back to work the next week.