According to AEW, World Champion CM Punk underwent successful foot surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles, CA.
During Wednesday night’s Dynamite, as per Josh Boutwell’s recap, Jim Ross announced that Punk’s surgery was a success.
At the opening of last Friday night’s special live Rampage, Punk announced that he had a “broken wheel.” Punk was not stripped of the AEW World Championship. A tournament is now underway to crown an interim AEW World Champion, which will take place at the Forbidden Door pay-per-view in Chicago on Sunday, June 26.
When Punk returns, there will be a match to crown an Undisputed AEW World Champion.