Booker T has called out The Elite for their conduct on a recent episode of AEW Dynamite, commenting that “two wrong’s don’t make a right.”
On the November 23rd edition of AEW Dynamite The Elite took on Death Triangle in the second match of their best of seven series. To make things even more interesting, the show was held in CM Punk’s hometown of Chicago.
This marked the first time that AEW had returned to Chicago since CM Punk launched into his now infamous tirade at the post-All Out media scrum in September. In amongst Punk’s verbal assault he took aim at Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks. This led to a fight breaking out backstage which saw everyone involved suspended. While Punk remains absent, The Elite returned to action at AEW Full Gear on November 19th.
Unsurprisingly, Kenny Omega and the Young Bucks were heavily booed on Dynamite as fans chanted for their hometown hero. During the match itself the trio amped up the barbs towards the former AEW World Champion with Omega performing Punk’s GTS finishing move. The Best Bout Machine also bit PAC, a reference to being bitten by Ace Steel during the brawl at All Out. To top things off Matt Jackson deliberately failed to execute a Buckshot Lariat and even clutched his foot afterwards, in a nod to Punk failing to execute the move at Double or Nothing.
Booker T Questions The Elite’s Conduct
Speaking on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T said that he was “perplexed” by the trios actions on Dynamite, and said the whole thing was “distasteful.”
“You know man, I’m perplexed on that situation right there. Just because I don’t think it was anything tasteful about it, you know? I don’t think rehashing what happened a couple of months ago [as] opposed to letting it go away is making anything better as far as that company goes. And if Tony Khan knew about it and signed off on it — and they know CM Punk isn’t coming back, they probably going to be thinking about moving their headquarters after this last show here [in Chicago].
“Like I said, I don’t I don’t see what the smarts were in going out there and doing something like that. Leaning into it just because it’s where CM Punk is from and you’re going to get some heat, you know what I mean? And you can’t take the heat, it’s almost like, ‘You hit me, I’ma hit you back.’ You know, two rights don’t make a wrong, I just didn’t — for me, it was just distasteful.”
The Elite’s performance came just hours after an interview with Kenny Omega was published here the former AEW World Champion called on people to “let go” of the incident.
H/t to 411Mania