{"id":121558,"date":"2023-11-30T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=121558"},"modified":"2023-11-30T01:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T06:55:20","slug":"cm-punks-first-wwe-feuds-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/11\/30\/cm-punks-first-wwe-feuds-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"First Feuds for CM Punk in WWE Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Since <strong>CM Punk<\/strong> returned to <strong>WWE<\/strong> wrestling (sorry, sports entertainment) fans have been busy fantasy booking his next feuds. Well. That, or they\u2019ve been sulking about the \u201cVoice of the Voiceless\u201d renouncing his morals and following money back to WWE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We\u2019ve all seen this guy burning his CM Punk shirt, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrestling Fans on Twitter Burning CM Punk T-Shirt\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P1SboTILAng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But we needn\u2019t fantasy book anything.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk returned to <em><strong>WWE Monday Night Raw<\/strong><\/em> this week and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/11\/29\/cm-punk-return-promo\/\" target=\"_self\">cut a promo<\/a> that hinted at his first WWE feuds. As did multiple segments across Raw.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here, we unpackage what was said on Raw to hint at CM Punk\u2019s first WWE feuds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>CM Punk&#8217;s WWE Feuds Revealed\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Feud: Cody Rhodes<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Was Said:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">CM Punk referenced <strong>Cody Rhodes\u2019<\/strong> father, Dusty Rhodes,\u00a0when he said \u201cThe American Dream\u201d told him to always talk from the heart. Earlier in the night, Cody welcomed CM Punk back to WWE before declaring for the <em><strong>Royal Rumble<\/strong><\/em>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The two mentioning each other hints at a feud, albeit one that might start amicably. It is likely CM Punk will also declare for the <em><strong>Royal Rumble<\/strong><\/em>, which could be the birth of this feud.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cody\u2019s initial feud looks set to be with <strong>Shinsuke Nakamura,<\/strong> who attacked \u201cThe American Nightmare\u201d on <em><strong>Raw<\/strong><\/em>. So don\u2019t expect Rhodes vs. Punk before 2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Any History:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Punk and Rhodes have never had a proper feud, not in WWE or <strong>AEW<\/strong>. Sure, they had a couple of TV matches in 2008, but both have changed a lot since then.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Feud: Seth Rollins\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Was Said:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">One of the biggest talking points post-Punk return at <em><strong>Survivor Series<\/strong><\/em> was the reaction of <strong>Seth Rollins<\/strong>. Videos of Rollins screaming at Punk to do some very unpleasant and biologically impossible things to himself went viral.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rollins responded to \u201cCM Punk\u201d chants from the Monday Night Raw crowd by saying he refused to waste his time or energy on that \u2018hypocrite.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During Punk\u2019s promo, he mentioned that \u2018almost everybody\u2019 was happy to see him back. Punk vs. Rollins is 100% happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When: <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s already happening. Expect plenty of subtle digs between the two as WWE slowly builds towards this feud. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Right now, it feels too big to happen anywhere other than <em><strong>WrestleMania 40<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Any History:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the words of <strong>Randy Savage,<\/strong> \u201cOhhh yeah!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Punk was technically responsible for Rollins&#8217; main roster call-up. <strong>The Shield<\/strong> (Rollins, <strong>Roman Reigns<\/strong>, and <strong>Dean Ambrose<\/strong>) debuted in WWE as hired guns for Punk. Before that, the two had an <em><strong>NXT<\/strong><\/em> match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Since Punk left WWE, Rollins has had some very unsavory things to say about him. Calling him, at best, a hypocrite and, at worst, cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0IqnOCs96Y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C0IqnOCs96Y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by An OG Wrestling IG account (@thewrestlingsuperfan)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Feud:<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Randy Orton<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Was Said:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Rhea Ripley<\/strong> taunted <strong>Randy Orton<\/strong> for having his big return at <em>Survivor Series<\/em> upstaged by CM Punk. Orton sold this pretty well as being truth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Orton has an initial feud with <strong>The Judgement Day<\/strong> to contend with, but after that, \u201cThe Viper\u201d will surely look to settle that score with CM Punk. Expect this to follow the feud with Rollins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Any history:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bags of it. The two were in WWE for years together and have crossed paths plenty of times. They even went one-on-one at <em><strong>WrestleMania 27,<\/strong><\/em> where Orton hit an RKO outta nowhere to defeat Punk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WWE WrestleMania - Randy Orton Vs CM Punk - Match Simple - Promo&amp;Match\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=xpakc7&#038;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Feud: Roman Reigns\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What was said:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Punk referenced Paul Heyman in his <em>Raw<\/em> promo. This wasn\u2019t a surprise, given the two having a history together. What was interesting was that Punk called <strong>Paul Heyman<\/strong> \u201cthe Wiseman\u201d. This is a moniker not used for Heyman until he partnered with Reigns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Punk said: \u2018A wise man told me to leave to get everything good out of this place.\u2019 Punk praising Heyman shows the two still have a bond. Punk using the moniker Reigns chose for him points to something happening.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Reigns vs. Punk is too exciting not to happen at some point. With Punk on <em>Raw,<\/em> whether it happens or not will depend on how long WWE can keep Punk happy for. <em><strong>WrestleMania 41<\/strong> <\/em>in 2025 seems most likely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Any history:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As with Rollins, Punk could claim to have introduced Reigns to the main roster. The feud could reintroduce doubt over who Heyman is loyal to, similar to when Reigns and <strong>Brock Lesnar<\/strong> battled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Feud: Wade Barrett<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What was said:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Of all the people subtly mentioned during his promo, <strong>Wade Barrett<\/strong> was the only one that Punk went as far as to look in the eye. Punk said a phrase he\u2019d uttered many times. That he is the best in the world \u2018in the ring, on the microphone &#8211; even on commentary!\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is unlikely that this will ever really happen due to Barrett&#8217;s retirement. But we could hear Barrett trash-talk Punk on commentary, especially while Punk is a face.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Any history:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barrett hasn\u2019t wrestled in years and is sitting very comfy on the broadcast desk at the moment. But the two have a lot of history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Barrett debuted in WWE when his <strong>Nexus<\/strong> stable attacked <strong>John Cena<\/strong> and CM Punk as they headlined <em>Raw<\/em>. Punk ultimately got one over Barrett when he became the leader of Barrett\u2019s stable six months after they arrived in WWE. Punk teased helping Barrett out of a steel cage when he faced Orton and <strong>Sheamus<\/strong> in a WWE Championship no.1 Contender&#8217;s match. Instead, Punk ripped Barret&#8217;s Nexus armband off and kicked him to the canvas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Simply put, there&#8217;s lots to exploit if CM Punk vs. Wade Barrett ever needed a build.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Raw: Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. Wade Barrett\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/szparUc5Rcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/span><\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0for more on WWE Crown Jewel and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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Well. That, or they\u2019ve been sulking about the \u201cVoice of the Voiceless\u201d renouncing his morals and following money back to WWE. We\u2019ve all seen this guy burning his CM Punk shirt, right? &nbsp; But we needn\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3852,"featured_media":121564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,2192,25,4,3],"tags":[140,98,58,77,76,1171],"class_list":["post-121558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-north-america","category-wrestling","category-raw","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-cm-punk","tag-cody-rhodes","tag-randy-orton","tag-roman-reigns","tag-seth-rollins","tag-wade-barrett"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3852"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121558\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}