Chris Jericho took to Twitter at 4:22 AM Christmas morning to gift everyone with comments on the CM Punk and Ace Steel vs. The Elite backstage fight at AEW All Out 2022. Yes, as we were all opening presents this AM, Jericho decided this is what Twitter (and the rest of us?) wanted to wake up to for Christmas morning:
Hey @StephenPNew- I don’t adhere to an employee handbook and have NEVER had one in 4 years of working for @aew. Ive also never signed an NDA in my life ….ever. So stop trying to be a bully and making egotistical fantasy brags for your clients, and start doing some research… https://t.co/P8Fjda7d9K
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) December 25, 2023
This all started several days ago when Jericho's own website reported that Stephen P. New, an attorney who has advertised on MLW programming in the past and who is regularly plugged on Jim Cornette's podcast, revealed during an online discussion that he repped Ace Steel during the fallout of the All Out fight, where Steel was fired, re-hired and then released again. During that conversation, New stated that CM Punk and Steel were under NDAs for the rest of their lives and the only person who could freely speak on the situation was Lucy Guy, Steel's wife.
This led to Jericho, correcting his own website, stating he was not under an NDA. New responded that Jericho would be under one based on his AEW employee handbook. That all led to the Jericho post above, where it certainly came off like he was taking a swipe at Punk and Ace and Mrs. Steel.
Jim Cornette, never one to mince words, possibly taking a break from watching NWA President Billy Corgan performing on Disney's Christmas Parade on ABC, responded with the following:
God, Chris, it's Xmas--slap Tony's dick out of your mouth, you've got his Dad's money the next 10 years & the Buckaroos will still let you play with the cool kids. You don't have to tell the truth, just QUIT LYING, Punk is sorry he made a difference in AEW business & you haven't. https://t.co/xOKbOSAevz
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) December 25, 2023
CM Punk will be part of one of the three main events in what will likely be a sold-out Madison Square Garden tomorrow.
Chris Jericho's band Fozzy will play the UK in February.
Jim Cornette will likely remain at home for as long as possible.
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