Tony Khan, Samoa Joe, Miro Reportedly Involved In Punk/Perry Incident At AEW All In

Update 8/29/23, 8:10pm EST: On Tuesday evening, Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reported via a Fightful Select video stream that the interaction described below between CM Punk and Miro was not a serious confrontation, but rather a joking exchange in which Punk and Miro pretended to challenge one another to a fight, without any intention of actually doing so.

After initial reports suggested that Perry “came at Punk and got choked” moments before Punk’s All In match with Samoa Joe, former TNT Champion Miro claimed (via Twitter) that side of the story was “fake and untrue.” According to Alvarez, this was the result of Miro getting into an argument with Punk after “The Second City Saint” successfully defended his “real” AEW Championship.

Alvarez says he was told that Punk was approached by Miro as he walked through the backstage curtain following his match with Joe. After Miro asked Punk what had happened with Perry, Punk reportedly asked Miro if he had a problem with him, as well. While the exact details of their alleged dispute are still unclear, Alvarez indicated that the argument stayed within the confines of the backstage area and was not “taken outside,” as was threatened.

It’s important to note that  Nick Hausman of Haus of Wrestling has said he was told the aforementioned situation between Miro and Punk did not happen, while PWInsider reports that “There were words between the two but no physical altercation.” Alvarez maintains that he heard the story from multiple sources.