BREAKING: CM Punk Quietly Removed By WWE – Major Change – REPORTS

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It was earlier reported that CM Punk had been advertised for a number of SmackDown shows. However, on the WWE website, the star is still shown to be a member of RAW, with the company not having made the change official as of yet… at least publicly.

As per the latest report by PWInsider, CM Punk has been quietly removed from WWE RAW and has been instead moved over to the SmackDown brand going forward, after his WWE Championship win. The change has been made internally. With the blue brand’s show fast approaching this weekend, perhaps the company is waiting to make it official there, but he is already on SmackDown in the internal roster.

While at this time, it’s expected that the star will be facing and feuding with Cody Rhodes heading into SummerSlam, Sami Zayn will also be involved, and it’s not certain what’s next for the former champion. Given that they share a brand, and Gunther is also upset with Cody Rhodes, and cost him the title shot that he had earned, there are now four names in the bucket heading into the biggest event of the summer for WWE.

At least for the Ring General, it appears that Nick Aldis may be returning to the ring in some capacity after the star got physical with him, and that’s what happens at SummerSlam. So could there be a triple threat between Zayn, Punk, and Rhodes at the event for the Undisputed WWE Championship? That’s unclear, but with Punk now on the blue brand, it is definitely a possibility.

The quiet removal from RAW, though, has left a gap in the red brand, as now, Punk no longer has a chance to go after Reigns for a rematch. The star took the World Heavyweight Championship from him at WrestleMania, and now that he’s back, he seems to have forfeit that title shot, and going after Reigns, instead focusing on the Undisputed WWE Championship that he now holds.