AEW Rampage sells out United Center following CM Punk rumors

AEW Rampage will premiere on August 13, 2021 on TNT at 10 pm ET. During the last AEW Dynamite, Tony Khan made a major announcement when he revealed the second Rampage episode will take place at the United Center in Chicago, CM Punk's hometown.

The announcement from the AEW boss added further fuel to the CM Punk story and this anticipation that the Straight Edge superstar could be making his in-ring return after 7 years boosted ticket sales.

WrestleTix, a Twitter account that keeps track of ticket sales for wrestling shows, reported that within five minutes of going live, all tickets had sold out.

AEW Rampage @ United Center:An early screenshot of the General Public onsale. First count I grabbed was 1,020. Mostly 200 section seats made available.In 5 minutes they are all gone (some could re-emerge if someone doesn't complete transaction).SOLD OUT. pic.twitter.com/NVUTVh2iIj

— WrestleTix (@WrestleTix) August 2, 2021

The news is yet to be officially verified by AEW but it is not hard to imagine AEW selling out so soon. CM Punk story aside, AEW Dynamite has been on fire lately and every episode is a must-see for multiple reasons.

Any doubts over Rampage being AEW's B-show on television would be dispelled if CM Punk indeed shows up in Chicago in front of his hometown fans.

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Will we see CM Punk at AEW Rampage: The First Dance?

CM Punk to debut on August 20?

CM Punk to AEW has been dominating all the wrestling news outlets and the announcement of AEW Rampage being in Chicago in an arena which would normally be difficult to sell out bolsters that news.

- Rampage is not yet an established show - The location was just revealed last week- AEW really only gave us Easter Eggs in terms of CM Punk lol- All Out is only about 2 wks after, same market Yet more than 12K tickets sold in presale & rest sold out in 4 mins. WILD. 🤯

— Denise Salcedo (@_denisesalcedo) August 2, 2021

Moreover, throughout AEW Fight for the Fallen, AEW dropped some subtle and some not-so-subtle hints. Darby Allin called out the 'best in the world' in a video segment while MJF referred to some of CM Punk's pipebomb lines in the last segment of the show.

You may have missed it but MJF saying “as you sit there in more pain than you've ever been in your entire life” is a line from Punk’s Pipebomb. -Rich https://t.co/RMfBLNFUMB

— Voices of Wrestling (@voiceswrestling) July 29, 2021

At this point it seems all but certain that the former WWE Champion will be debuting at AEW Rampage: The First Dance, the name itself quite suggestive. The reaction of a raucous Chicago crowd will be one to behold if the Cult of Personality blares throughout the arena at any point during the show.