CM Punk looks increasingly likely to be WWE's World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 42, and he could learn his opponent this weekend at the Royal Rumble. Punk isn't advertised for the event but will likely be in attendance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to see who wins the Rumble match.

Otis & Akira Tozawa def. The Creed Brothers, New Day and Los Americanos via pinfall after Tozawa hit Julius Creed with a top-rope senton. With the win, Otis and Tozawa became No. 1 contenders to the world tag team championship.

AJ Styles and CM Punk's main event match for the World Heavyweight Championship on "WWE Raw" ended after inference by Finn Balor.

Recently, we discussed the potential matches that could feature in a CM Punk-centric Showcase Mode in the upcoming WWE 2K26. Specifically, these were some of Punk’s best and favourite matches, as per the three expected categories listed in Mike Straw’s report.

An all-new “super-premium” Monday Night War Edition features content tied to WWE stars of the Attitude Era, as well as a collection of WCW’s biggest names of the era, including “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Goldberg, Booker T, and Eric Bischoff.

For the second time in his career, and the first since the 2013 installment, CM Punk has graced the standard cover edition of WWE's flagship video game franchis