World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk narrowly avoided an uncomfortable situation in the ring this week. The WWE star was present for the television tapings before the holidays.
Punk has been a prominent face on the WWE roster since making his return in 2023. The star won the World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event back in November. The title was vacated after Seth Rollins’ injury, and he defeated Jey Uso to reclaim the gold.
WWE was taping episodes for next week’s SmackDown this Friday. After the show, The Usos and Cody Rhodes were in the ring addressing the fans. Punk was also in the ring. But when the babyfaces started singing songs for the fans, The Best in the World gradually slipped away.
It was a hilarious moment for the fans and superstars as Punk quietly slithered off with a smile on his face. In fact, The Usos even called him to join the group and sing Christmas carols with them.
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CM Punk has a huge title match coming up
After Bron Breakker pinned CM Punk at WarGames, he has been making his case for a title match against the champion. Paul Heyman worked out the details with RAW general manager Adam Pearce and scheduled a huge title defense for Punk on the January 5 edition of RAW.
CM Punk will have to bring his A-game against a vicious competitor like Breakker. The Best in the World felt Bron’s power firsthand when the second-generation star speared him in the ring this past Monday night. Punk was distracted by Austin Theory revealing himself as the masked man and didn’t see the challenger come in.
.@CMPunk almost got split in half from a @bronbreakkerwwe spear! 🫢 pic.twitter.com/dZ9sEO9FvJ
— WWE (@WWE) December 17, 2025
It will be interesting to see if The Straightedge Superstar can retain the title on the first Netflix anniversary edition of RAW on January 5.
