CM Punk couldn’t assist however snort after studying that Seth Rollins known as him out for an MMA combat within the UFC forward of their triple risk match at WrestleMania 41 on Saturday.
The 2-time UFC fighter, who returned to WWE in 2023 following a decade away from the promotion, addressed the callout after Rollins admitted that he would practice MMA only for the sake of settling his variations with Punk within the cage. Whereas Rollins has no formal martial arts background, he promised he would put in a full coaching camp for the possibility to face Punk in an actual combat.
“That could be the one one I do however you set me in there with any of the opposite guys in my weight class, I’m out,” Rollins stated. “However Dana [White], you need to make some cash, guide it, brother.”
The disdain shared between the 2 WWE superstars is nicely documented, but when Rollins desires a combat, Punk says he has to look no additional than their match arising in Las Vegas.
“Look, I’m going to punch this motherf*cker within the face on Saturday,” Punk informed The Ringer Wrestling Present. “He’s speaking about desirous to do an MMA combat. All proper, I’ll see you Saturday child. Welcome to hell.”
In fact, Punk famously signed with the UFC in 2014 after his preliminary exit from WWE and he ultimately made his debut two years later. He finally suffered a submission loss to Mickey Gall in his debut after which dropped a choice to Mike Jackson in his second and last MMA combat in 2018 however that outcome was overturned after Jackson examined optimistic for marijuana.
Whereas Punk stays an avid MMA fan — he really sympathized with the feelings Diego Lopes confronted after his loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314 throughout the identical interview — he’s now turned his full consideration again to his profession in skilled wrestling.
That stated, Punk stays shut with a lot of his former coaching companions together with UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad so perhaps a return to the octagon isn’t completely out of the query.
“I actually respect my time in MMA,” Punk stated. “I actually respect that everybody can take a look at that and underestimate me. I feel it’s probably the most unbelievable factor on the earth.”
Punk will get his fingers on Rollins and Roman Reigns after they meet in a triple risk match headlining the primary of the two-night WrestleMania 41 occasion being held at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday.
