He took a brutal path to get there, however ultimately CM Punk emerged from WWE Dangerous Blood triumphant, getting a decisive, feud ending victory over Drew McIntyre in Hell in a Cell. And along with his close to 12 months lengthy rivalry with McIntyre now within the rearview mirror, many have been questioning what can be subsequent on Punk’s agenda. For now, the reply seems to be little or no, as Punk introduced final evening on “Uncooked” that he can be taking a sabbatical, and wasn’t positive when precisely he can be returning to WWE.
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A day later, the reasoning behind Punk’s promo grew to become clearer. Fightful Choose reviews that Punk lower final evening’s promo as a result of he won’t be participating in WWE’s upcoming Crown Jewel PLE on November 2 in Saudi Arabia. As such, the promo was used to jot down Punk off in the interim, although it stays unclear whether or not Punk might be returning instantly after Crown Jewel or will proceed his hiatus until after Survivor Collection.
Punk’s absence from Crown Jewel will not come as a complete shock, as previous to his WWE return Punk had overtly expressed negativity in the direction of WWE’s working relationship with Saudi Arabia. This included a tweet in the direction of The Miz the place Punk launched right into a profanity laced assault the place he advised Miz to “go suck a blood cash lined d**okay from Saudi Arabia,” and a promo Punk lower on his AEW rival MJF that referenced the WWE/Saudi relationship.
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At any time when Punk does return, it seems his subsequent program might be with Seth Rollins, whom Punk shared a quick staredown with after his promo. A rivalry between Punk and Rollins has lengthy been anticipated, and was even scheduled to happen at WrestleMania 40 earlier than Punk was injured on the Royal Rumble.
