CM Punk reacts to AJ Lee chants ahead of WWE SummerSlam
CM Punk reacted to WWE fans chanting for AJ Lee ahead of his return to the ring tomorrow night at SummerSlam. The 45-year-old has been out of action since suffering a torn triceps during the Men's Royal Rumble match in January.
The former AEW star will be facing Drew McIntyre at the Premium Live Event tomorrow night. The Scottish Warrior is in possession of a bracelet with AJ Lee's name on it and the rivalry between the two stars has gotten very personal.
During the SummerSlam Kickoff Show today, the WWE Universe started to chant "AJ Lee!" while CM Punk was on stage. The Second City Saint informed the crowd that he would tell his wife that Cleveland said hello in response to the chants.
"I will also tell my wife that Cleveland says hello," he said.
RAW General Manager Adam Pearce suspended Drew McIntyre after he put his hands on WWE officials last month at Money in the Bank. However, the veteran has since been reinstated, and Seth Rollins will be serving as the Special Guest Referee for the match between McIntyre and Punk tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
Former WWE writer criticizes CM Punk's segment on RAW
Vince Russo was not a fan of the promo between CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, and Seth Rollins this past Monday night on RAW.
Speaking on the latest edition of Sportskeeda Wrestling's Legion of RAW podcast, Russo claimed that the promo on Monday night was "hot garbage." He noted that the promo went on for too long and did nothing for anyone involved.
"You guys want to carry on about Vince McMahon scripting promos? I wish Vince McMahon scripted this promo. This promo was all over the place. It absolutely sucked with all freaking parties involved. It went on for about 18 minutes, it went nowhere, and it ends with the five-cent bracelet again at the end. This was hot garbage," Russo said. [From 11:31 onwards]
You can check out Russo's comments in the video below:
Seth Rollins has admitted that he dislikes both Punk and McIntyre ahead of the match at WWE SummerSlam. It will be interesting to see if The Visionary influences the result of the match tomorrow night by getting involved in the action.