CM Punk has been an impish presence on WWE tv, unable to compete because of a tricep harm, however has continually been a thorn in Drew McIntyre’s aspect, costing McIntyre the World Heavyweight Championship not as soon as however twice. With SummerSlam on the horizon, the query stays whether or not Punk will miss his second tentpole occasion since his harm on the Royal Rumble.
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In line with “PWInsider,” CM Punk was confirmed on the WWE Efficiency Heart by a number of sources, working within the ring within the hopes of being cleared by WWE’s medical workforce. Punk had lately mentioned he hoped to be cleared by his medical doctors in Chicago, however till this replace, there had been no additional information on Punk’s progress, exterior of appearances on “WWE Uncooked” and on the current Cash within the Financial institution premium dwell occasion.
Punk suffered his harm in his first televised match in WWE since returning to the promotion in November. He had wrestled choose Dwell Occasion matches, however tore his tricep within the closing moments of the boys’s Royal Rumble match, which was his first televised match for WWE in a decade, having final wrestled within the 2014 Royal Rumble earlier than strolling out of the corporate the following evening.
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His hiatus from WWE included two fights in UFC and a controversial tenure in AEW, which noticed him struggle quite a few co-workers backstage, finally fired for making firm president Tony Khan “worry for [his] life” at AEW All In in August of final yr, opening the door for his WWE return at Survivor Collection.