AEW World Champion CM Punk to Undergo Surgery After Injury

CM Punk being injured, steps away from AEW days after winning world championship

Just five days after becoming champion,Punk announced that he’s suffered an injury that will require surgery.

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CM Punk did not give up the AEW World Cup, but the interim champion will be crowned in his absence.

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CM Punk announced about his injury on Friday night of Rampage

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The injury was descripbed as a broken “wheel".

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Punk promised the fans that he will return bigger, faster, stronger,

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On June 26, the interim AEW world champion will be crowned

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Punk won the AEW world championship from Adam Page, “Hangman”

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7 years after walking out of WWE, Punk joined AEW last August

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