5 AEW stars who are close to Tony Khan in real life

#3. CM Punk made his in-ring return for AEW thanks to Tony Khan

Tony Khan has managed to bring one of the biggest names in history out of retirement for AEW in CM Punk.

The Best in the World made his return to the ring earlier this year for AEW and defeated Darby Allin to show that he’s still got a lot left in the tank. Outside the ring, the former WWE Champion has formed a good relationship with the CEO of AEW.

During an interview, Tony Khan revealed he and Punk had been in talks for a long time before his return in Chicago. Khan further revealed that the two have become friends.

"It involved a lot of conversations with myself and Mr. Punk," he said. "We had built a really good relationship, I think a friendship. We didn't think it made any sense to bring Punk back to wrestling during the pandemic era. I think it helped that AEW navigated the pandemic era as well as possible."

CM Punk has often had some differences with the men he has worked for. However, AEW’s Tony Khan is one person who CM Punk is seemingly very close to.