{"id":152553,"date":"2026-02-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=152553"},"modified":"2026-02-24T02:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T07:01:53","slug":"who-stops-cm-punk-before-wwe-wrestlemania-42-3-real-threats-to-the-best-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/02\/25\/who-stops-cm-punk-before-wwe-wrestlemania-42-3-real-threats-to-the-best-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Stops CM Punk Before WWE WrestleMania 42? 3 Real Problems for the “Best in the World”"},"content":{"rendered":"

CM Punk won the World Title that Seth Rollins vacated by defeating Jey Uso at SNME XLII in November.<\/span> Although he did not have the opportunity to beat Seth Rollins for the title, he technically redeemed himself from that 5-min title reign at SummerSlam. Despite how many times he lost on PLEs in 2025, Punk was untouchable with his superior storytelling abilities in his feud with The Vision.<\/p>\n

Punk is a true locker room leader who brings the best out of the stars around him, including Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, Jey Uso, LA Knight, Logan Paul, and even Roman Reigns. He is currently in a feud with Finn Balor<\/a>, who will merely be his final roadblock, rather than a threat, before his Mania match against Roman Reigns. Here are three major threats to CM Punk’s title reign.<\/span><\/p>\n