Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk’s summer schedule is filling up after he defeated Sami Zayn for the gold on Monday’s edition of “WWE Raw” live from his home turf of Chicago. In line with a brand new report, he’s been added to WWE’s next big special.
In line with PWInsider, WWE issued a live event advisory for Punk, and among the many dates is Saturday Night’s Primary Event at Madison Square Garden on July 18. Punk is listed under “featured superstars” on the page for the Recent York City event on WWE’s website.
The page doesn’t specify whether or not Punk shall be defending his title on the show, nevertheless. Also included under “featured” are Danhausen and JD McDonagh, who’re set to square off one-on-one, in addition to Jacy Jayne, Fallon Henley, and Lainey Reid, the latter of whom are set to challenge Paige and Brie Bella, also listed, for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships.
Current reports indicate that Punk will defend the Undisputed WWE Championship on either night one or two of SummerSlam, against former champion Cody Rhodes. The pair went face-to-face on the “Raw” after WrestleMania 42, where they appeared to foreshadow a match, when the “American Nightmare” still had the title.
Punk made his return to WWE, the primary time since his post-WrestleMania promo with Rhodes, on Monday’s edition of the show against Zayn. He replaced Rhodes within the fundamental event match after the star was taken out backstage by GUNTHER. “The Second City Saint” ended Zayn’s nine-day reign with the title, a divisive move amongst wrestling fans online.