CM Punk Refuses To Say AEW Is A Threat To WWE
AEW might like to compete with WWE eventually more directly, but CM Punk seems to know that, right now, All Elite is simply a viable alternative product. There's nothing wrong with that, of course. Even mild competition tends to breed excellence in the land of professional wrestling, especially now that the ultra-competitive and driven Triple H is in charge of WWE's creative process.
WWE has changed noticeably since Vince McMahon abruptly retired, and the behind-the-scenes shifts will continue to have a lasting effect on the landscape of this business. CM Punk has been on both sides of this equation, so when he speaks, it's from a place of experience and knowledge. Still, even Tony Khan has admitted that trying to compete with Triple H's WWE will be different than it has been for All Elite up to this point.
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In a recent interview with That Hashtag Show, Punk opened up on the current state of professional wrestling. "The landscape… it depends on your perspective. It depends on, I think, how grumpy I am that day, you know? You can go either way. You can say that 'Oh man, wrestling's dying.' Or you can say 'Well, look at it, it's thriving.' For the first time, there's a second company that's viable — and I'm not gonna say it's a viable threat, it's just a viable, healthy company and a second place where men and women can get paid to wrestle in a ring on television." It's interesting to note that Punk wouldn't go so far as to say that All Elite is a threat to WWE at this time. "I know there's people that think Dynamite is the greatest thing in the world. There's people that think Dynamite isn't good. There's people that think it's somewhere in
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