CM Punk finally revealed his favor to the world, revealing that Paul Heyman will be in his corner at WrestleMania 41.
Punk made the reveal on the April 4th episode of WWE SmackDown, much to the dismay of Roman Reigns and the hilarity of Seth Rollins.
In the closing segment, Reigns wasted no time getting to the ring, power walking down the aisle after arriving to the arena.
Reigns said that Punk wouldn't be back in WWE or in the main event of WrestleMania without him.
Reigns called Punk down to the ring, but he got Rollins instead. Rollins said that he wouldn't miss Punk delivering the favor and that Reigns doesn't live in reality, delivering the examples of WrestleMania 31 when Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase and WrestleMania XL when Reigns struck Rollins instead of Cody Rhodes.
Rollins once again stated that Reigns could have prevented all of this with Punk, but he didn't and now he has to suffer. Rollins said the reality is you either get left behind or adapt.
Reigns said Rollins is untrustworthy and that he accepted Punk at WarGames because Heyman asked. Reigns stated that he didn't call Rollins out, he called out Punk.
Punk made his way to the ring and joined Reigns, Rollins, and Heyman inside the squared circle. Punk said that the favor was about keeping promises and loyalty.
Punk said that it goes back to when he was first signed and "they" told Heyman he was trouble. Punk recalled when Heyman was fired by WWE and a conversation he had with Heyman, wondering what was going to happen to him. Heyman told him, "When you main event WrestleMania, force them to deal with us."
Punk said "they" are not there anymore, so he was going to force Roman to deal with him by having Heyman in his corner at WrestleMania.
La reacción de Roman Reigns cuando CM Punk le dice el favor de que Paul Heyman esté en su córner. Y se echa a reír xd #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/Be8piCFquB
— LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) April 5, 2025
PAUL HEYMAN LE DICE QUE NO A ROMAN REIGNS Y PUNK ATACA A ROMAN #SmackDown pic.twitter.com/JDwpFSpzbg
— LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) April 5, 2025
Reigns didn't believe Heyman would be in Punk's corner, telling Heyman to let Punk down. Reigns told Heyman to "tell him no," and Heyman said he couldn't do that. Roman grabbed Heyman, but Punk saved him, delivering a GTS to Reigns.
Punk squared up to Rollins, who was laughing throughout Punk revealing the favor, but Rollins backed out.
Earlier in the night, Punk said he wanted to tell Reigns personally what the favor was. Before Reigns arrived, Heyman accepted the favor no matter what it was.
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