Colby Covington (left) has had his fair share of issues with CM Punk
At UFC 245, Colby Covington put on an impressive performance in his UFC Welterweight championship fight against the reigning champion, Kamaru Usman and despite suffering a loss to 'The Nigerian Nightmare', it is safe to say that Covington proved some of his naysayers wrong with an impressive show inside the Octagon.
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One man, in particular, who did keep an eye out for Covington's performance at the recently concluded UFC pay-per-view is non-other than former WWE superstar CM Punk himself. As seen, Punk also took to Twitter and gave his take on when fans could possibly expect to see 'Chaos' inside the squared circle in WWE.
CM Punk gives his take on Colby Covington in WWE
In the conclusion to UFC 245, a fan asked CM Punk on Twitter how long till Colby Covington jumps ship from UFC to the WWE and finally graces the squared circle. Punk, who for one famously made the jump from WWE to UFC, said that he feels Covington really wants to make the move but the whole shtick might be too divisive for WWE in 2020.
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I think he really wants it, but the schtick is too divisive for 2020 WWE. Which is ironic because that’s what rasslin’ is supposed to be sometimes.
Soumik Datta is a professional wrestling journalist who has been following the business for more than a decade.
In 2017, Soumik joined the Sportskeeda Wrestling team and is best known for his work with the WWE team. He has previously contributed to the Sportskeeda AEW, MMA, and the football team where he specifically covered the Major League Soccer.
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