According to F4WOnline, Jack Perry has disputed the claim he continually apologized or asked for forgiveness following his backstage fight with CM Punk at AEW All In that took place last August. He also disputes the claim there are current plans for him to return to AEW.
The report also notes, according to Perry, he did not hear from AEW CEO, President and General Manager Tony Khan for two months following All In. Perry also said he never sent a text to say that he was sorry and told Khan’s lawyers that he would not initiate first contact.
Khan finally set up an in-person meeting before the Full Gear PPV where the two discussed plans to bring him back last December. However, after Punk returned to WWE at the Survivor Series, the plans were then scrapped.
The report further notes that Perry had wanted to work Wrestle Kingdom but was unable to for logistical reasons. Perry then worked with Rocky Romero and Khan to set up his current NJPW run.
F4WOnline concludes by noting that at this point, Perry is still under AEW contract and that he did ask for his release, but AEW denied it. There are still no plans to bring Perry back. He has not spoken with Khan in months, nor cleared anything storylines he has done in NJPW. Perry tearing up his AEW and the use of the term scapegoat also has not been cleared by Khan.