CM Punk injured his tricep during the Royal Rumble match, and that took him out of a WrestleMania 40 match. He will still be around for Mania, and he made that clear as he showed up for RAW in Chicago.
The Second City Savior showed up on WWE RAW this week, and they pushed the limits. Punk made reference to Vince McMahon calling McIntyre the Chosen One years ago, and he even broke the TV-PG rules.
In the end, it was decided that CM Punk will be on commentary during Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre's match at WrestleMania 40.
Punk Takes Over WWE RAW
CM Punk received a huge ovation as he made his entrance on RAW this week. His promo started off with a huge pop, and then he mentioned Pat McAfee's show, and how he had Roman Reigns on as a guest. Punk said he didn't listen to it, because he listens to The Experience and the Drive-Thru, which showed love to Jim Cornette's two shows.
He mentioned how Roman Reigns was on Pat McAfee's show recently, and he had some trash to talk about Punk. That is when Punk said that he has a feeling he will cross paths with the Tribal Chief soon.
Then, CM Punk directed his attention to Drew McIntyre, and the Scottish Warrior came out to make his presence known. He trash-talked Punk, saying that he prayed for his injury.
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While Drew McIntyre showed off his merchandise with CM Punk's name on it, the Second City Savior said that he never had to put another man's name on a t-shirt to sell it. Then McIntyre wondered why, as a straight edge guy, CM Punk spends all of his time in rehab.
Punk invited McIntyre into the ring, but he didn't take him up on it. Drew said he was afraid that Punk had a weapon hidden in the ring. Punk laid down on the mat, and then McIntyre crossed his legs and sat on the announce table as they continued.'
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Drew McIntyre said he was the Chosen One. Then Punk asked who chose him, "go ahead, say his name!" Drew remained silent, and only smiled. That was, of course, a reference to Vince McMahon.
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Seth Rollins entered the situation next, and the Chicago fans sang his song in a big way. Then he got down to business to hype his WWE World Heavyweight Title match against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania XL.
Rollins asked fans if CM Punk should be on commentary during his match, as fans chanted "referee." Rollins said that Punk's injured arm is his "counting arm," which caused Punk to get on the mat and count 1-2-3. Then Punk said, "to be fair I don't think I could be objective with these two dip sh*ts." McIntyre quickly replied, "PG, brother."
In the end, CM Punk said that he will put on a headset and call CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 40. This decision drew a very positive response from fans.
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WWE's Original WrestleMania 40 Plans
CM Punk was originally slated to face Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 40. Cody Rhodes was always going to win the Royal Rumble, but an injury angle was going to take him out of action.
The Rock was initially going to take on Roman Reigns in the main event, with Cody waiting until later to cash in his Rumble win. After Punk's injury and the #WeWantCody reaction from his "Cody Crybabies," WWE changed the WrestleMania 40 card to what we have today.
