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Jack Perry Reflects on Controversy and Growth, Sets AEW Title Challenge

The Close Up interview arrives before his National Championship match at New Year’s Smash.

Overview

  • In a Close Up conversation recorded before the Continental Classic, Perry said the difficult stretch was painful yet freeing and that he “wouldn’t change anything.”
  • The August 2023 backstage altercation at AEW All In resulted in CM Punk’s firing and Perry’s indefinite suspension.
  • Perry reemerged at NJPW Battle in the Valley in January 2024 in San Jose, where he attacked Shota Umino, after which he returned to AEW programming later in 2024.
  • He entered the 2025 AEW Continental Classic as an injury replacement for Darby Allin, competing in the Gold League and finishing with six points.
  • He is booked to face Ricochet for the AEW National Championship at AEW Dynamite: New Year’s Smash.