Why CM Punk defeated Sami Zayn for the Undisputed WWE Championship on RAW revealed by veteran

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Speaking about the incident on the July 8 edition of the Coach and Bro show, Vince Russo noted that WWE decided to crown CM Punk “for the pop.” The wrestling veteran also criticized the abrupt title change.

“Here’s the why: The pop in Chicago. That’s what it was all about, Coach. If I am Sami Zayn, yeah, that pi**ed me off. If we’re going to do this for a pop, that is momentarily. The pop is here and then it’s gone. The pop is gone in five minutes. The pop is forgotten. If that’s what you’re gonna do it for, yeah I got an issue with that. If there was a built-in storyline and you know we had a game plan and everybody was on board with the storyline and it was long term, no problem. But let’s be clear about this: they did that for the pop.”

CM Punk will face Cody Rhodes at WWE SummerSlam

CM Punk was present on SmackDown last night, where he met the first challenger for his newly won title. The Best in the World came face-to-face with Cody Rhodes on the blue brand, and the two men will face off for the Undisputed WWE Championship at SummerSlam.

Punk is also slated to be active on the upcoming live events, where he could defend his title in non-televised matches. However, his first major title defense will come at SummerSlam 2026.

Please credit the Coach and Bro show with H/T to Sportskeeda Wrestling for transcription if you use any quotes from the article.