WOR Video: One Bill Phil

CM Punk’s promo and return on Collision was the lead story in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Dave Meltzer and Garrett Gonzales discussed the story on Friday’s Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer had reported that despite some reports saying the ‘counterfeit bucks’ line was known by the Bucks beforehand, it was not.

“I don’t know if it was approved by management or not,” Meltzer said. “I only know that [The Young Bucks] were not aware of the line, so there you go.”

Meltzer thought that the more interesting line in the promo was Punk referring to himself as “One Bill Phil’, a line referring to previous reports that AEW had secured a new billion dollar television deal, something that has not been confirmed. Tony Khan later in a media call said “that was the goal” when asked about the television deal, something that Dave thought could lead to disappointment if AEW secures anything less.

“If they get a deal and let’s say [they get] $750 million, which is still a great deal, it’s almost like it’s a disappointment even though it shouldn’t be.”