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Stars Shine As WWE and AEW Ramp Up Competition

I'll raise you one. I'll see that and raise you two.

At an investor call a few weeks ago, WWE CEO Vince McMahon was asked about the competition between his promotion and two-year-old newcomer All Elite Wrestling, and if, like in the late '90s, this will be the tide that lifts all boats. He blew off that notion and pretty much tried to blow off AEW as competition.

But the competition between the two major pro wrestling brands has never been more serious, nor has any competition in wrestling dating back 22 years.

On Friday night, AEW brought CM Punk, one of pro wrestling's biggest stars from 2010-2014, out of a seven-year retirement.