Overview
- Speaking with WWE’s Corey Graves, CM Punk said he doubts Roman Reigns had to approve his 2023 return and joked that if Reigns did have that power he should have said no.
- Punk argued Reigns was given repeated chances early in his career and said management pushed him, adding that those breaks let him fail without learning.
- In a two-minute video posted to social media, Reigns hit back by knocking Punk’s activity level as champion and taking a jab at Punk’s winless UFC run.
- Reigns also dismissed Punk’s independent wrestling path, saying his family’s legends do not respect Punk and casting him as an outsider to the business.
- Punk will defend the WWE World Heavyweight Title against Reigns at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas, following Punk’s 2023 WWE return after years of public clashes with the company.