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CM Punk & AJ Styles Weren’t Always On The Best Of Terms It’s not a secret that Punk has had beef with many wrestlers in his career. In AEW, it was The Elite and Adam Page. He also got into a fight with Jungle Boy, which ultimately led to his release. Punk faced a lot of backlash at that time. Some people even went so far as to call him a “cancer” in the locker room. Even in WWE, Punk ended friendships with wrestlers like Corey Graves and The Miz after leaving the company. There were also rumors that Styles and Punk didn’t like each other from their ROH days, but not much is known about this. But a few years back, Punk called out those people who didn’t speak up during the Black Lives Matter movement. One fan brought up AJ Styles, who hadn’t said anything about this subject, and said they had to unfollow him. Punk responded by saying, “Well. Come on. That one has been obvious for years.” When Styles was asked to respond to Punk’s comments on X, The Phenomenal One said it’s not worth his time because he doesn’t respect the latter. He said: “I will not react at all coming from a guy like that [who] I don’t respect anyway. It doesn’t really matter. Look, my job as a performer is to perform and get [fans’] minds off all the things that have happened throughout the world. I’m not going to react to people saying ridiculous and stupid things.” (H/T Wrestlezone) When Punk first returned to WWE at Survivor Series 2023, there was skepticism among fans that he wouldn’t be a great addition to the locker room. Many were proven wrong, including AJ Styles. Both stars have seemingly buried their hatchet and have publicly shown respect to each other many times.
