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CM Punk has seemingly responded to a recent shot by a major WWE Superstar on social media today. The veteran appeared at WrestleMania and called the action during the World Heavyweight Championship.
Drew McIntyre was in action at a WWE Live Event today in the United Kingdom and angrily responded to fans when they started a "CM Punk!" chant. McIntyre fired back by stating that Punk is always injured, and likely wouldn't travel to Birmingham if he wasn't.
The 45-year-old has taken to his Instagram story to troll McIntyre. He shared a promotional image for the June 15 edition of SmackDown and the Clash at the Castle premium live event on the following night. Punk hilariously placed a nerd emoji over McIntyre's face as seen in the image below.
Drew McIntyre defeated Seth Rollins to become the new World Heavyweight Champion during Night 2 of WrestleMania XL. He approached Punk at the commentary table and quickly regretted the decision. Punk attacked McIntyre, and Priest quickly cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to win the title.
CM Punk cost The Scottish Warrior once again during the Fatal 4-Way match last week and helped Jey Uso become the number-one contender. Jey Uso will battle Damian Priest for the title at WWE Backlash next month.
WWE legend praises CM Punk following recent episode of RAW
WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long recently lauded CM Punk following his promo on the March 25 edition of the red brand.
Speaking on Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Time Machine podcast, the former WWE GM commented on the veteran's promo with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins last month. He noted that some of it felt real and everyone involved in the segment looked comfortable while performing.
"That was just outstanding. That was well written, and it didn't take a lot to write it because I could see that some of it was not written. Some of it was actually real. Those promos were outstanding. Everybody was on time. There's certainly a change there, and the change looks good. You can see in the guys like Punk, Drew, and them, when they were cutting their promos, they were so comfortable," said Long. [From 06:02 - 06:29]
CM Punk was terminated by All Elite Wrestling following a backstage incident with Jack Perry at All In 2023. The promotion decided to air the footage of the fight on last week's episode of Dynamite with an introduction by The Young Bucks.
