• Vince McMahon Told WWE Legend To Not Respond To CM Punk’s Insults
2-Time WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash recently criticized CM Punk for wrestling in a t-shirt while being the World Heavyweight Champion:
“I watched Punk in the main event of that match… his punches looked really slow. He looks slow. If you’re the heavyweight champion of the WWE and you wrestle in a T-Shirt… ouch. I think it’s time for him. I think he’s done. I think Bron should beat him.”
After this, Punk trolled Nash during his match against Bronson Reed by wearing two t-shirts at a WWE Live Event in Fort Myers, Florida:
CM Punk trolls Kevin Nashpic.twitter.com/O4xal6hIwC
— WrestleFeed (@WrestleFeedApp) December 31, 2025
Nash had the following to say about this on his Kliq This podcast, where he revealed why didn’t respond to Punk’s insults in 2011:
“Wouldn’t it be easier to just go to the gym? This is the thing that kills me. Me and Punk were supposed to wrestle. We never wrestled. I’m in my 50s when I came back, and he gives me the whole ‘LOL, thought you were dead’ stuff.
And I’m not allowed to comment back, because I’d been told by Vince McMahon that I wasn’t allowed to cut a promo. And here he is… how old is Phil now? 48? He’s already fallen victim to the [no muscle definition t-shirt].”
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• 3 Latest AEW Departures Revealed, Chris Jericho’s Status
AEW’s handling of recent contract expirations has added renewed attention to Chris Jericho’s status, even as no internal signals suggest he has left the company.
According to Fightful Select, AEW circulated internal notices regarding expiring deals for Mercedes Martinez, Matt Taven, and Alex Abrahantes. Those names were subsequently removed from AEW’s official roster page, a process the company has consistently followed when contracts lapse. Jericho was not included in those communications.
Despite being absent from AEW television since the spring of 2025, Jericho remains listed on the roster page, and no memo has circulated internally indicating that his deal has expired or been terminated.
Jericho re-signed with All Elite Wrestling following All Out 2022. There has been no confirmation that the contract was paused, extended, or otherwise altered during his time away from TV.
AEW representatives were contacted by Fightful in an official capacity to clarify Jericho’s status but did not respond.
Sources familiar with the situation say AEW continues to have a strong working relationship with Jericho, while also acknowledging that creative decisions to keep him off television were influenced by concerns that the audience had grown fatigued with his on-screen presence.
On the WWE side, sources indicated that Jericho has not been discussed creatively and was not included in any plans they had seen for the January 5th RAW.
At present, there has been no indication within AEW that Jericho has exited the company, and no confirmation from WWE that he is involved or expected to be involved in their programming.
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