Bryan Danielson was part of the team that ultimately made the decision to let CM Punk go from his AEW contract.
Following a series of reports surfacing regarding Punk’s alleged behaviour backstage at AEW events, the final straw came when an incident took place backstage at All In at Wembley Stadium, where Punk confronted Jack Perry over comments made during the pre-show.
Both men were suspended and Punk was ultimately fired following the findings of a disciplinary committee. According to a new report, a familiar face was part of that committee.
As reported by Fightful Select, following Megha Parekh recently stepped away from her duties as Chief Legal Officer in AEW, focusing on the Jacksonville Jaguars. The committee consisted of 5 members, AEW General Counsel Chris Peck, 2 others, an attorney and Bryan Danielson.
Danielson was selected as he is viewed to have “appropriate moral compass who exemplifies objectivity” within the company and was effectively named the head of the committee. Danielson spoke to the roster regarding the termination and stated that it was a hard decision to make.
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At the meeting, Danielson was quoted with the following statement:
“”My dad always told me, “The right thing is often the hardest thing to do. It won’t always make the most money. It won’t always be the most popular. But it’s still the right thing.”
This was also what Danielson tweeted out on November 27th. Punk is believed to be aware that Danielson was part of the committee and the report concludes by saying that Danielson is still a part of this committee, handing out fines where necessary.
In an update on December 1st, Danielson gave an interview with Maggie & Perloff, confirming the report that he is a part of the committee:
“Yeah, I’m a part of the disciplinary committee. Clearly, what happened has happened. I’m somebody who, I like CM Punk, I think he brought a lot to AEW while he was there. There is not a lot I can say about it, or that I want to say about it about. I am part of it. It’s really funny, you know how the internet is. Some people say I was the head of the disciplinary committee. There were more than three people involved in this decision, but most of them were all lawyers. To say that I was the head, I don’t even have a college degree [laughs]. I’m not in there bossing people around. I am part of the disciplinary committee.”
“Absolutely [it was difficult]. As somebody who…I have a lot of empathy. I’m grateful for the time he was able to spend in AEW. He did a great job for us. I wish him the best in his future and I hope his run there goes well.”
[H/t to Fightful]
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