CM Punk gets a new tattoo amid WWE absence

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Maverink Studio, which is based in Los Angeles, California, recently posted a video of Punk. The Best in the World got a new tattoo dedicated to his late dog, Larry, from a specialist in pet portraits, Tam Gallardo.

You can check out Punk’s new tattoo in the video below.

Punk and his wife, AJ Lee, also paid homage to Larry in their WrestleMania 42 gear last month. Larry passed away in December 2025.

CM Punk is Cody Rhodes’ dream WWE opponent

CM Punk’s first televised bout following his WWE return in November 2023 was the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble Match. Cody Rhodes threw Punk over the top rope to reign supreme and earn a world title shot at WrestleMania XL. Since then, the duo has come face-to-face many times, but they have yet to square off inside the ring.

WWE seemingly laid the foundation for the much-awaited showdown between The American Nightmare and The Best in the World on the RAW after ‘Mania. In a recent chat with ESPN, Rhodes called Punk his dream opponent and discussed the likelihood of the showdown.

“Fans think might happen, but I think [it] is very hard to put together, and I’ll use myself in this example, but a dream match that I’d like to be part of probably is myself vs. CM Punk. The likelihood of it happening, who knows? Wrestling has gotten more (…) it’s difficult, you know, we’re collaborators these days, so it’s difficult. I don’t know if he’d want that, and I don’t even know if I’d want it. I know it would just be really great and be very good for wrestling,” Cody Rhodes said.

It will be interesting to see if Rhodes and Punk lock horns in the near future following the tease on RAW.

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