CM Punk advances in AEW Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament
CM Punk has advanced to the semifinals of the AEW Owen Hart Foundation men’s tournament.
Punk defeated NJPW’s Satoshi Kojima in a quarterfinals bout at Sunday’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door pay-per-view in Toronto to advance, pinning Kojima after hitting a Go To Sleep.
Similar to Saturday’s Collision in Toronto, Punk received a mixed reaction from the Toronto crowd at Forbidden Door, and he played into the negative side of the response with exaggerated heelish mannerisms.
The bout was Punk’s first singles match since last September’s All Out pay-per-view, where he defeated Jon Moxley for the AEW World title in a bout where he tore his left triceps.
Punk now awaits the winner of the quarterfinals bout between Roderick Strong and Samoa Joe, with those two set to square off on this week’s Collision episode.
On the other side of the bracket, Dustin Rhodes vs. Powerhouse Hobbs is one quarterfinals bout, and the other is Ricky Starks vs. Juice Robinson. Both of those matches are also set for this week’s Collision, which will be taped on Thursday in Hamilton, Ontario and will air Saturday.
