The always outspoken former WWE commentator Hugo Savinovich has a hit out on AEW’s booking of CM Punk, saying Tony Khan has done a poor job since the former World Champion made his debut last year.
Punk made his AEW debut, and return to wrestling in August 2021, over seven years after his controversial walk-out in WWE.
Although Punk’s booking has faced near-universal acclaim so far, Savinovich isn’t a fan as he explained in an interview with Sportskeeda:
“Tony Khan has not done a good job with CM Punk, especially when they just put him on commentary, that just got me so upset. But I still believe CM Punk’s comeback, over seven years waiting, I wish I would have had something to do with the creative part because I would have had to strangle Tony Khan and whoever would not give CM Punk a chance. He gave a better opportunity creatively to Daniel Bryan than he did to CM Punk.”
The former WWE Spanish announcer explained how he would book Punk in AEW:
“I think his comeback was news and CM Punk, if he is portrayed the right way and creatively, if AEW people, now you’ve just got to say Tony Khan. If he does the right thing, I think CM Punk could shock the world again. But he’s got to have no respect for AEW, or Tony Khan, he has to kick a– to comeback and do what he did for many years as a straight-shooter.”
Punk is 12-1 since coming to AEW, with his only loss being to MJF on the February 2nd edition of Dynamite.