AEW World Champion CM Punk will undergo surgery after an injury

AEW World Champion CM Punk hits the opening bump on the runway.

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Five days after becoming champion, the 43-year-old punk announced on Friday night's episode of Rampage that he had an injury that required surgery.

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Punk will not give up the AEW World Championship but will be crowned interim champion in his absence.

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Punk described the injury as a broken "wheel". He promised to come back bigger, faster, stronger, and hungry like never before.

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Addressed to the audience on the punk rampage with tears. Good news for fans, bad news.

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"The bad news is, I'm injured and I need surgery. Some things are broken.

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My heart is so big because I want nothing more than to perform for all of you

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I want to run to hell. This is bad news," Punk said.

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