Regardless of struggling a triceps damage within the 2024 Royal Rumble match, CM Punk has made it his mission to make the person who injured him, Drew McIntyre, really feel as depressing as potential. For the reason that two initially crossed paths, Punk has attacked McIntyre after his large win at WrestleMania 40, main Damian Priest to money in his Cash within the Financial institution contract on him and steal the World Heavyweight Championship. Punk then screwed McIntyre out of profitable the belt from Priest in his dwelling nation at Conflict on the Fortress, and likewise attacked him at Cash within the Financial institution after McIntyre cashed in his contract throughout Priest’s title match in opposition to Seth Rollins.
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All of that is constructing to the eventual showdown between Punk and McIntyre, which many individuals imagine will happen at SummerSlam on August 3. Nonetheless, issues aren’t that straightforward, as it’s unclear if Punk will probably be medically cleared in time. In accordance with Dave Meltzer within the newest Wrestling Observer Publication, Punk not being cleared is the rationale why he and McIntyre have been stored aside on WWE TV. Nonetheless, it’s believed that Punk will probably be cleared in time to wrestle at SummerSlam, along with his current go to to the WWE Efficiency Middle in Orlando, Florida being a part of the method to take action.
Meltzer additionally famous that there’ll possible be a backup plan in case Punk is not cleared in time, however particulars on that stay a thriller on the time of writing. If Punk was to wrestle at SummerSlam, it could solely be his fourth WWE match since returning to the corporate at Survivor Collection 2023, with the opposite two matches outdoors of the Royal Rumble in January coming in opposition to Dominik Mysterio throughout WWE’s Christmas tour on the finish of 2023.
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