WWE Hall of Famer shares surprising reaction to CM Punk calling Kevin Owens fat

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“Here’s the thing about the fat slob comment or whatever colorful language Punk used last week. Telling Kevin that he’s fat, or needs to wear a shirt, I believe means absolutely nothing. Because I believe fans realize that ok, he doesn’t go to the gym, he’s a little chubby and he wears a shirt. He’s also main evented WrestleMania against f**king Steve Austin, he headbutted Vince McMahon in the face, he tears down the house every time he’s in the ring, he knocks the promos out of the park, he gets massive pops blah blah blah I could go on all day,” he said. (H/T: WrestleTalk)

Owens missed over a year of action due to a neck injury before his surprise return at SummerSlam. The Prizefighter defeated Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, and Gunther to become the number one contender for CM Punk’s Undisputed WWE Championship.

Former WWE Champion praises CM Punk

The Miz recently commented on CM Punk and praised his promo following SummerSlam 2026.

Punk ranted about not being the main event of Night 1 of SummerSlam and called out Oba Femi during the Post-Show following the PLE earlier this month. Speaking on WrestleRant, The Miz praised the promo and noted that he liked that version of Punk’s character.

“When I saw that promo (after SummerSlam), I was like ‘ooh I like this Punk’. I like a Punk that’s not the main event, that should be in the main event, that knows he deserves to be in the main event and deserves to be where he’s at, now he’s letting people know,” he said. (H/T: WrestleTalk on X)

It will be interesting to see if CM Punk can defeat Kevin Owens this Friday night on SmackDown to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship.