Did CM Punk fail as the World Heavyweight Champion on WWE RAW? Wrestling veteran gives his honest take

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Speaking on K100 with Konnan and Disco Inferno, a fan made a crude comment about CM Punk and questioned his run in the promotion as the World Heavyweight Champion. While Konnan didn’t elaborate, Inferno explained why he thinks The Second City Saint is having a good run on the red brand as the champion.

“I like [CM] Punk as the World Heavyweight Champion because he cuts an excellent promo, and he knows how to sell his matches. He goes out there and wrestles a very logical WWE-style match. He’s an excellent professional wrestler. I have zero problem with him. He’s over,” Punk said.

CM Punk will defend his title on WWE RAW

Earlier this year, CM Punk won the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time in over a decade when he dethroned Gunther in New Jersey. However, Seth Rollins was waiting to pounce on the new champion, as he held the Money in the Bank contract for weeks and faked an injury to catch The Second City Saint off guard.

In the coming months, Rollins and Punk continued their feud on the red brand. However, the injury in Perth changed the plans for both stars, and CM Punk eventually won the vacant title from Jey Uso at Saturday Night’s Main Event in Salt Lake City.

Unfortunately for The Second City Saint, The Vision wanted the title in their faction, and Bron Breakker got the opportunity for the title when he pinned the World Heavyweight Champion in San Diego to win the Men’s WarGames match. CM Punk will defend the title on January 5th, 2026, against The Vision’s Bron Breakker on WWE RAW.

If you use quotes from the article, please credit K100 with Konnan and Disco Inferno and provide an H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for the transcription.

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