CM Punk didn't win the Royal Rumble and will now have to find a new path to WrestleMania.
Punk never main eventing a WrestleMania has become a story in WWE, with Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, and Cody Rhodes referencing Punk's white whale.
Speaking to Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen on Good Guy/Bad Guy, Punk was asked if he was disappointed when he found out he wouldn't be winning the Rumble and going on to main event WrestleMania.
"Early in my career, yes. Now, I'm more inclined to pitch me losing things. I think there is a broader story to tell. 100%. It's all about the chase. The most recent example I can give is Cody [Rhodes] losing to Roman at WrestleMania 39. That was Cody's time. He loses in the main event and it's [imitates mind being blown]. He spends the entire year as a redemption arc and he's chasing the title and he wins it at 40. The Rumble didn't go the way I would've booked it, so to speak, I would have had me and Cena as the last two guys and I would've had Cena throw my ass over the top rope. At this stage, losing is so much more valuable than winning. I'm almost afraid of me winning everything I ever dreamed of because what do I do then?"
Jey Uso won the men's Royal Rumble, last eliminating John Cena.
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