"He's gonna have a major role" - Reason for CM Punk's involvement in upcoming WWE show revealed by top official
CM Punk’s WWE return is still one of the hottest topics in the wrestling industry. Shawn Michaels recently confirmed why The Best in the World has been announced for an upcoming WWE show.
Michaels has been leading NXT in the right direction for a couple of years, and the show is ready to switch from the USA Network to CW Network later this year. The change will be massive for the brand.
Shawn Michaels recently confirmed that NXT will travel to celebrate the network change. The inaugural event will be held on October 1 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. CM Punk has been announced for the show and will likely make it a big deal.
In an interview with 103.5 KISS FM, HBK confirmed why Punk would appear at the show. The top official said CM Punk volunteered to be part of the episode. He texted the legend and asked to play a major role in NXT’s first show on the CW Network.
"Well look, I’ll tell you what, as soon as this announcement came out, (CM) Punk texted me and he was like, ‘Anything I can do? Any opportunity? Anything that I could do. Any role,’ and look, for us, for NXT, one, he’s just been an incredible supporter of NXT since he’s been back and I have to say that when he heard about this event, he volunteered himself," he said.
Shawn Michaels added that the details of his involvement in the show haven’t been ironed out yet.
"Right now, we’re still kind of working that out but I’m telling you, you have the opportunity to have one of the biggest global superstars in all of WWE offer to be a part of your show, clearly, you take advantage of that so, we’re certainly gonna do that. He’s gonna have a major role. We haven’t quite defined what that is yet. But I can promise you, it’ll be something big going down on October 1st with CM Punk in NXT," he said. [H/T Ringside News]
WWE fans can expect many more changes on NXT after its move to CW. The creative team could also bring in more big names during NXT’s early days on CW to boost ratings.
UFC Welterweight Champion wants to team with WWE’s CM Punk
CM Punk's work in the wrestling industry has made him a global brand. He has also helped some big names reach their full potential.
Belal Muhammad recently won the UFC Welterweight Championship, and Punk congratulated him live on a recent edition of WWE RAW.
In an interview, Belal said he would love to team with Punk someday. The UFC Welterweight Champion also noted that he was supposed to be at SummerSlam but couldn’t make it due to his UFC schedule.
“I want to be a tag team with CM Punk,” said Muhammad. “I was supposed to go to SummerSlam, but I went to Abu Dhabi for the UFC fight. I knew Punk was making his comeback and I wanted to see it, and then I saw Jelly Roll in the ring, and I was thinking, ‘Hey, that could have been me!’”
WWE fans would love to see the UFC fighter join CM Punk in the ring someday. It would help create some top moments and memories for fans.