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#3 Jim Cornette was a fan of CM Punk's promo on AEW Dynamite

CM Punk made his first appearance on AEW Dynamite last Wednesday, for an in-ring interview with Tony Schiavone. One person who was a fan of Punk's promo was wrestling legend and often outspoken critic of All Elite Wrestling, Jim Cornette.

He gave props to Punk for his promo, putting him over for doing his job to promote his match against Darby Allin at AEW All Out amongst other things. The wrestling legend also said that the promo would have slotted in perfectly into any wrestling show over the years:

"Punk retired the Voice of the Voiceless because this place has a voice. Classic babyface material and then he wondered if he can still go like these young guys. Darby Allin, in particular. He put Darby Allin over. 'If I was 15 years old, he would be the guy that would be my favorite wrestler.' This is obviously Punk's material, speaking from the heart, what he wants to say and yes, there's an element of working in it because he's selling a match but you can't tell the difference between what his real feelings are and what he's saying on television. Which is the f**king point. Some of it he means both, some of it he means one way."

"Played it perfectly, then he plugged the pay-per-view and said hello to his wife. This could've been on RAW back when RAW was good. This could've been on any wrestling program anywhere it would've worked," said Jim Cornette.

CM Punk is set to return to the ring after seven years at AEW All Out this Sunday.