Eric Bischoff On If CM Punk To AEW Will Change The Landscape Of Pro Wrestling Photo Credit: WWE The WWE Hall of Famer mentioned how massive the signing of Punk to AEW would be for the company. He also spoke about whether or not the company should reveal Punk in advance or have his first appearance be a surprise. “Obviously [Punk signing with AEW] will be a massive shot in the arm, it will be a huge step forward,” Bischoff said. “If it happens. I’m a big proponent of surprise, I have such a high level in the long term benefit of establishing yourself as a platform that creates surprises on a consistent basis and CM Punk would be a great opportunity had it been just a surprise. But, I’m also a big advocate of creating anticipation. What AEW has done a great job of doing is creating anticipation and we’re seeing the results of that manifest with ticket sales so good on them, as long as he shows up.