CM Punk provides an update and teases that he will be back soon.
CM Punk is currently sidelined with a torn triceps. He was advertised to appear on both nights of the 2024 WWE Draft, which began on the April 26 episode of WWE SmackDown. Punk did not appear on-screen during the show.
After SmackDown went off the air, CM Punk came out to address the crowd. (Clip courtesy of @BWAMatt on Twitter/X)
"Big things going on here in the WWE. The draft was today. The draft continues Monday. I felt compelled to come out here and speak to my friends in Cincinnati. I have missed you. Take a moment to look around at this place. Y’all packed this house. We couldn’t do this without each and every single one of you, so on behalf of everybody backstage, in front of and behind the camera, we humbly thank you very, very much. I want to give a little update. My tricep is not 100% yet, but I am on track, and I promise, soon, I will be back, and I will be competing with all of the big, tough badasses backstage," Punk said.
Punk then played to the crowd by bringing up Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose and saying that he deserved to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"For me, it’s fun watching a lot of the young superstars mixing with the Hall of Famers out here to announce draft picks. Ladies and gentlemen, I am in Cincinnati. If we’re gonna talk about the Hall of Fame in Cincinnati, we’re gonna talk about Pete Rose. Pete Rose belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame," Punk said.
Chad Gable interrupted Punk and said that Rose deserved the lifetime ban that he got. He proceeded to insult Cincinnati in a promo.
CM Punk off-air promo #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/d2mppfyQ0B
— BWAMatt (@BWAMatt) April 27, 2024
Punk has been advertised for the April 29 episode of WWE Raw.
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