WWE Survivor Series War Games 2023 *Spoilers*

I think it comes down to a few things and obviously we're all outside observers.

Punk was the biggest name and get for AEW. Maybe he expected the company to be built around him or people to bow down at his feet. AEW needed Punk more than he needed them though.

WWE don't need him. He's an added bonus and will no doubt be a boost in the short term, maybe long-term depending how this all pans out.

One of the things that makes AEW great is also one of it's downsides. They have more creative freedom than they do in WWE, that's execellent when everyone is on the same page but naturally people who don't prosper in that environment will falter. People who do can succeed but they also will have to sacrifice their egos at times more so that when they are being told by a team of writers or a whole creative team. It can lead to a contentious environment.

One of the reasons I was sympathetic to Punk was that whatever way he acted, the company, AEW handled it terribly. There was warning signs that this could happen for a long time and (seemingly) nobody did anything about. People on the inside ran to the dirtsheets, people took jabs on social media and on live tv and instead of being grown-ups and resolving the conflict it boiled over until they HAD to take action.

AEW are a young company still and Tony Khan seems like a nice guy generally but I don't really get the sense that his roster respects him all that much. They like him sure but I think he's afraid to make tough calls cause it might influence his relationship with the wrestlers. There were people on here bending over backwards to defend him for not speaking up at the Brawl Out conference but there was never any repurcussions until he had to suspend people. Only for the same thing to happen again, he split the roster rather than trying to heal things over. Maybe he was blinded by how big of a fan he was but that's exactly the problem.

I doubt Punk likes Triple H or WWE but I also think he realises they would have less of an issue firing him if he caused problems. They're on a hot streak without him. It's horribly ironic cause AEW seems like the place Punk would have wanted but maybe these days he's suited more to WWE.

Again this is half speculation and only my two cents.

Would be incredible to see MJF and Punk continue their feud in WWE

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