CM Punk was a part of a WWE house show in Las Cruces, New Mexico. During one particular spot, a former United States Champion made the Second City Saint completely break character.
CM Punk isn’t exactly one to break character, but in a WWE live event, it seems to be fair game. In fact, many fans who started watching WWE post-2020 may not be aware of how important live events were to the roster. It was a double-edged sword in that it gave wrestlers a far more hectic travel schedule than they do now. However, on the flip side of it, live events allowed wrestlers to get reps in the ring as well as see what works and what doesn’t in front of a “test” audience before it gets put on television. There now seems to be a middle ground where live events are slowly being reintroduced, but not to the extent that superstars have to wrestle thrice a week.
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In the WWE Live Event’s headliner, or presumably after the match, Otis hit the worm, and former United States Champion LA Knight hilariously hit the worm as well. Seeing this forced CM Punk to lose it and completely break character.
CM Punk and LA Knight don’t exactly cross paths on television, although they have before. Knight seemed to be in a war against The Bloodline, but we remain unsure what the actual direction is after his 1-1 back-and-forth with Jimmy Uso on RAW. It seemed like Knight may have been positioned to become a future contender to Roman Reigns based on how things played out, but with the megastar, it’s hard to tell what WWE truly wants to do with him.
Either way, it’s going to be a very interesting month ahead for both Knight and Punk on RAW heading into SummerSlam 2026.
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Edited by Rohit Nath