[CM Punk is making his second appearance since being crowned AEW World Champion five days earlier at Double or Nothing 2022. As he enters the ring he receives a huge ovation from the the crowd. However it's apparent he is close to tears. Before he has a chance to speak, the fans begin to chant his name.]CM Punk: "When I got here earlier today, I pulled up to the arena and every bone in my body was screaming at me to turn around and go home, and just go hug my wife and Larry.
[Note: Larry is CM Punk's dog] And when I say every bone in my body, I mean even the broken ones.
But my brain told me to stay, and my gut told me that everybody here live deserved an explanation, so here I am.
[Crowd cheers] I said since I stepped foot here in All Elite Wrestling that I was gonna wrestle and give you my all until the wheels fell off... Well, I got good news and I got bad news, which one do you want first?
[Punk pauses for a moment to compose himself.]
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