Ya know, I'm not entirely sure. I'll do some digging.
if I were to guess, I think Kenny got more wrapped up in coming yo the states and being the face of AEW then basically playing second to the Rainmaker.
I think Punk does the job for him.
Sting backing him AND Punkgod taking an L off the rip would give this dude a ******* Rocket Elon Musk couldn't even mess with.
Punk has a way of talking to the kid in me. The one who tape traded so I could see Ultimo, Busa, and Liger. Nakano, Lioness Asuka, and Hokuto.
He loves the artform, respects it (whether some would agree or not), and really is a wrestlers wrestler.
And his reverence for those before him...
Angle's baby boy came through my store today. Nice dude, with his wife. Busy working BS at Smackdown and he is a new father. Dapped me up and went about biz.