CM Punk shared his thoughts on a WWE retirement that could take place this weekend at Royal Rumble 2026 in Saudi Arabia. The Second City Saint defended his World Heavyweight Championship against AJ Styles in the main event of last night’s episode of WWE RAW.
The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor interfered in the match and hit Punk with several Coup de Graces. AJ Styles is scheduled to battle Gunther at Royal Rumble this weekend with his career on the line.
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After the match, the World Heavyweight Champion was interviewed backstage and claimed that the stakes were too high for Styles at the PLE this Saturday. He noted that it is difficult to imagine both Styles and Cena within the span of two months.
“I’ve been in the ring with Gunther, and I can, without ego, say I beat Gunther. But I don’t feel like I beat him, I feel like I survived. So for AJ to be able to pull this out, I don’t know. The stakes are just too high. I don’t like it, and I don’t like to think about it. We just saw John Cena retire, and it’s hard to fathom that in a two-month span, we’re losing John Cena and AJ Styles,” he said.
CM Punk defeated The Ring General at WWE SummerSlam 2025 to become World Heavyweight Champion. However, Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract on Punk after the match to win the title.
CM Punk sends a message to injured WWE star
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk recently delivered some harsh words to Dominik Mysterio.
Mysterio is the reigning Intercontinental Champion but is currently out of action with an injury. Punk battled AJ Lee on the latest episode of First We Feast’s Hot Ones Versus and made it known how he felt about The Judgment Day star.
“F*** Dominik Mysterio,” he said.
The former AEW star defeated Finn Balor last week on WWE RAW to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. It will be fascinating to see what the promotion has planned for the rivalry between CM Punk and Finn Balor moving forward.
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