Meltzer’s report also referred to a 2023 interview between Punk and ESPN, with the source claiming that the interview was heavily edited shortly before it was released, which rubbed some people the wrong way. The cut parts of the interview reportedly featured “transparent lies” by Punk, which would have disproved some of Khan’s previous public statements on the matter. The interview was nonetheless controversial upon release, with Punk taking aim at “Hangman” Adam Page and others. Meltzer’s source was unwilling to state what specific information was removed from the interview.
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A second source, labeled by Meltzer as a “major star” within AEW, stated that they still don’t feel they’ve been told the truth about the situation. According to Meltzer, after the previous times Khan publicly backed up Punk’s statements about what occurred behind the scenes in AEW, Meltzer was approached by numerous prominent performers in the company and told that Khan’s statements were not true.
Before their falling out, Punk and Cabana were on the same side of a lawsuit involving WWE, based on comments made by Punk on Cabana’s podcast in 2014. However, the two found themselves in conflict over lawyer fees, which later resulted in another lawsuit — this time between Cabana and Punk — that was settled out of court. When Punk eventually arrived in AEW, Cabana was taken off the road before later being placed on the Ring of Honor brand with a reduced schedule.
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