Jul 14, 9:00 PM
Jim Ross wishes his 'friend' CM Punk was still in AEW
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During the most recent episode of his Grilling JR podcast, Jim Ross touched on his relationship with CM Punk, calling the WWE star “one of his friends.” The legendary commentator also said he wished Punk was still in AEW rather than in the rival company. Punk, of course, had a successful run in AEW that began in 2021 and ended two years later. His time in Tony Khan’s promotion came after he shockingly left WWE in 2014 and seemingly walked away from wrestling for good. During his run in AEW, he won the world championship twice, but his final days there were tumultuous to say the least, and he seemingly burnt some bridges with at least a few top stars. Punk soon returned in WWE in 2023, and he resumed his role there as one of the company’s top stars, which included recently winning the Undisputed WWE Championship on Raw following a post-WrestleMania hiatus. Meanwhile, Ross has recently missed a significant amount of time away from the AEW announcing desk due to a prolonged hospital st