CM Punk: Darby Allin Has The It Factor
Punk sees Darby Allin being an AEW cornerstone for the foreseeable future.
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Aug 24, 2023
CM Punk's first match in almost eight years was against Darby Allin at AEW All Out 2021. Almost two years removed from that bout, the Straight-Edge Superstar sees Darby as one of the company's MVPs.
During a recent conversation with Sports Illustrated, Punk was asked to identify the AEW locker room's 'Connor Bedard' (in reference to the 18-year-old phenom who was drafted by Punk's beloved Chicago Blackhawks hockey team), and named Allin as someone who could be a cornerstone of the brand for the next decade.
"It's Darby Allin. He's still fairly young, and he always makes chicken salad out of chicken sh*t," Punk said.
Continuing, the 'Real AEW World Champion' said:
"He's got that 'It Factor', and he's really getting comfortable. We had a whole big promo segment a few weeks ago [on Collision], and I thought he shined. That made me super proud. He has a tonne to offer, as long as he doesn't kill himself jumping over his house in a f***ing monster truck or something like that".
Darby will team with Sting to take on Swerve Strickland and AR Fox in a Coffin Match at All In this Sunday.
