{"id":139608,"date":"2025-08-04T23:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=139608"},"modified":"2025-08-04T23:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T03:11:48","slug":"cm-punk-deja-vu-moment-wwe-summerslam-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/04\/cm-punk-deja-vu-moment-wwe-summerslam-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu Moment WWE SummerSlam 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CM Punk took on the World Heavyweight Champion Gunther in the main event of Night 1 at WWE SummerSlam 2025. The Best in the World <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/02\/cm-punk-wins-world-title-after-12-years-at-wwe-summerslam-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">outlasted The Ring General<\/a> and won a world title in the company after a 12-year gap. As Punk was emotional and trying to savor the moment, unexpected music hit, and Punk experienced d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. It confirmed that the story continues in WWE, and anything can happen in the company.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138905\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-138905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/11-66.jpg\" alt=\"A WWE SummerSlam 2025 preview and card graphic for night one, August 2nd, 2025.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/11-66.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/11-66-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/11-66-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/11-66-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/07\/11-66-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Happened During the Closing Moments of WWE SummerSlam 2025 Night 1?<\/h2>\n<p>CM Punk was appreciating the fans\u2019 support after defeating Gunther to become the new World Heavyweight Champion. His happiness turned to dismay as Seth Rollins\u2019 theme song started playing.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins has been Punk\u2019s arch-nemesis since the latter\u2019s return to the company during the closing moments of Survivor Series WarGames 2023. Seth had been out of action since sustaining a supposed leg injury during a match with LA Knight at Saturday Night\u2019s Main Event in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Architect returned during the closing moments of SummerSlam 2025, discarding his crutches. He then proceeded to the ring and cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase.<\/p>\n<p>CM Punk couldn\u2019t withstand the wrath of the former World Heavyweight Champion after his grueling match with Gunther. Punk succumbed after an attack with the briefcase, followed by a stomp to the mat. This led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/02\/seth-rollins-screws-cm-punk-at-wwe-summerslam-2025-cashing-in-money-in-the-bank\/\" target=\"_self\">crowning of a new World Heavyweight Champion<\/a>, Seth Rollins, to close Night 1 of SummerSlam 2025.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE RUSE OF THE CENTURY! \ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins just cashed in on CM Punk and just became the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion at SummerSlam! <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p7LED0AvPn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/p7LED0AvPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1951816426303488287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The D\u00e9j\u00e0 Vu Moment for CM Punk<\/h2>\n<p>CM Punk returned in 2023 and had a storyline with Drew McIntyre. An injury he suffered at Royal Rumble 2024 kept him out of action for WrestleMania XL. Despite this, Punk attacked McIntyre ringside after being provoked following McIntyre\u2019s World Heavyweight Championship win over Seth Rollins at the Show of Shows.<\/p>\n<p>The attack led to a Money in the Bank briefcase cash-in by Damian Priest, which made McIntyre\u2019s run a short one at 5 minutes 46 seconds. Seth Rollins\u2019 cash-in at SummerSlam 2025 made Punk\u2019s championship run the shortest at 5 minutes and 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">SETH ROLLINS is here! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>And he&#39;s CASHING IN! \ud83e\udd11\ud83e\udd11\ud83e\udd11 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LtGSMlBb6V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LtGSMlBb6V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1951815976959250634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Seth Rollins and CM Punk Have a Long History<\/h2>\n<p>CM Punk\u2019s return at Survivor Series WarGames 2023 baffled Seth Rollins. The two continued their rivalry after Punk\u2019s storyline with Drew McIntyre ended in a Hell in a Cell match at Bad Blood 2024, where Punk emerged victorious.<\/p>\n<p>Rollins and Punk headlined Raw on Netflix\u2019s debut episode, with The Best in the World coming out on top. Rollins avenged his loss during the March 10, 2025, episode of Raw when he defeated Punk in a singles steel cage match.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s Next in the Seth Rollins and CM Punk Saga?<\/h2>\n<p>CM Punk was betrayed by his former manager and best friend Paul Heyman at WrestleMania 41. Paul now works alongside Seth Rollins, and after what transpired at SummerSlam 2025, it\u2019s clear that the story between the two is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>While Rollins won his latest surprise match against Punk, it\u2019s evident that both will stop at nothing to hurt their nemesis during the upcoming episode of Raw.<\/p>\n<p>Seth Rollins has Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker as his stablemates and henchmen. It will be interesting to see who Punk aligns with in this rivalry. Roman Reigns and Jey Uso faced Bron and Bronson as their opponents at SummerSlam 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The big question is whether Survivor Series WarGames 2024 teammates will come together to take down a common enemy. We will need to wait until Raw to find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM Punk took on the World Heavyweight Champion Gunther in the main event of Night 1 at WWE SummerSlam 2025. The Best in the World outlasted The Ring General and won a world title in the company after a 12-year gap. As Punk was emotional and trying to savor the moment, unexpected music hit, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5578,"featured_media":139665,"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":[2192,4],"tags":[140,76,9475],"class_list":["post-139608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wrestling","category-wwe","tag-cm-punk","tag-seth-rollins","tag-summerslam-2025"],"modified_by":"Michael Joseph Sugue, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139608","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\/5578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139608"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139666,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139608\/revisions\/139666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}