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CM Punk on AEW: “This is really about the soul, the spirit and the art of professional wrestling”
Long before CM Punk became an international commodity, he proudly cut his teeth as an indie wrestler.
Punk rose to new heights in 2002 with the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South, where he had the opportunity to wrestle the legendary Eddie Guerrero.
Guerrero belonged on the grandest stage possible, but he no longer had that opportunity.