In one of the most blatant examples of "hotshot booking" you could ever hope to see, AEW President Tony Khan made the decision earlier this year to air the security footage from CM Punk's altercation with Jack Perry at All In.
It didn't reveal much beyond the fact Punk had told the truth and attempts to turn the whole thing into an AEW storyline didn't work (it also did nothing for Dynamite's ratings and instead only served to promote a wrestler now competing in a different company).
During a recent interview, Punk talked more about how it felt to see AEW sling mud his way.
"It felt really ugly," the Best in the World admitted. "I was like, why? Showing that footage isn't going to help them or hurt me. So I was just like, whatever. Being the top draw in two different companies is wild, thanks guys."
"It's kinda like, I have to wrestle Drew McIntyre, right? This garbage person I don't want in my life. But this is the fight game, it's the sh**-talk business," he added, bringing the conversation back to his match with Drew McIntyre at tomorrow's SummerSlam PLE.
Elsewhere in the conversation, the Second City Saint was asked whether he finds himself rooting against AEW - a company it once looked like he'd end his wrestling career in - after the issues he faced there.
"I don't root against them. I think it's easy to be able to say like, 'Oh, can't wait till something bad happens to them' but the reality is there's a lot of people backstage that earn a paycheque," Punk explained. "I still have friends that work there, so it's not like I'm hoping somebody loses their job or everybody loses their job or something like that."
"I look at it like it's just not the same business that I'm in and if you're trying to get paid and you can go there, go get paid, congratulations."
It's clear that Punk has moved on, even if AEW and Tony Khan haven't! Whereas that company continues to decline in popularity, WWE is bigger now than ever before and Punk's return has only served to increase interest in the promotion.
The plan had been for him to main event WrestleMania prior to his injury and the hope among fans is that's now in the cards for next year.
You can check out the full interview with Punk below.