Al Snow is the latest pro-wrestling name to weigh in on the CM Punk departure from AEW.
The OVW President spoke with Forbes about the situation, which he believes to be a two-fold problem. Snow begins by saying that Punk has a strong personality and with that he needs someone with strong leadership.
Punk’s got a very strong personality. The problem with Punk is you have to have strong leadership, and you have to have as strong a personality as the talent do. And that’s where things can go astray.
Snow then speaks about Tony Khan, someone he thinks is a “really good guy” but doesn’t feel like a lot of talents respect him the way they respect Vince McMahon.
I think Tony Khan’s a really good guy, but I think for the sake of AEW in these situations—they always come up, the Punk situation is not an unusual circumstance—we’ve had those type of things happen here. But there’s a certain modicum of respect that I have, and as a result, I’m able to direct those people even when those situations occur. I don’t worry about being liked, I worry about being respected. I think Tony wants to be liked, and he should be more focused on being respected. There were lots of times I didn’t like Vince McMahon. He can be an incredible bully. He could be nasty. I’ve always respected him. Always.
The main purpose of Snow’s interview was to discuss the upcoming “Wrestlers” series on Netflix, one which will cover his OVW promotion. You can read details about that by clicking here.
