Scott D’Amore confirms that he attempted to sign CM Punk to TNA Wrestling after Punk was fired from AEW
Despite internet speculation, CM Punk did not appear at the 2023 Bound For Glory PPV in Chicago as he attended the Chicago Blackhawks home opener game instead. However, Punk was reportedly backstage at the Impact tapings following BFG.
In his The D’Amore Drop blog, former TNA head of creative Scott D’Amore confirmed that he attempted to sign Punk after Punk was fired from AEW…
“It wasn’t a well-kept secret that I tried to sign Phil to TNA after things with AEW fell apart. I knew it was a long shot, I knew I was asking him to work in smaller arenas than he had in a long time.
He listened; he was interested. He never big-timed TNA once, and he conducted himself the way we’d all wish a professional would. Ultimately, he went back to WWE, which, of course, is where he belongs.
CM Punk’s 10-year journey back to WWE has been healing not just for Phil, but also, like kids caught up in a messy divorce, for all those fans who love both WWE and Punk, and hated seeing them take shots at the other.
This return could not have gone better (injury be damned). Every time he’s out there, I feel myself willing him to do his absolute best.”