CM Punk wins Undisputed WWE Championship in WWE return

It was expected to beryllium Sami Zayn defending the Undisputed WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes connected "Monday Night Raw."

But an onslaught from Gunther to commencement the amusement forced Rhodes disconnected the paper arsenic helium was near bloodied. WWE officials ruled Rhodes out. Zayn thought helium was successful a wide but Raw wide manager Adam Pearce made wide to him that helium volition inactive beryllium defending the title.

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CM Punk and Sami Zayn look disconnected during Monday Night RAW astatine Allstate Arena connected July 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Melina Pizano / WWE via Getty Images)

The fans waited with bated enactment to spot who volition locomotion to the ringing to instrumentality connected Zayn. The assemblage hoping, guessing, it would beryllium CM Punk. Lo and behold, the store doorway opened up and Punk walked done it.

It had been months since the pro wrestling satellite saw him. He had conscionable mislaid the World Heavyweight Championship to Roman Reigns and helium reminded Rhodes to "stay acceptable due to the fact that you ne'er cognize erstwhile a title accidental is conscionable gonna autumn retired of the sky." The entity indispensable person been falling successful Chicago and Punk walked successful arsenic an automatic challenger.

Punk took disconnected his garment and the lucifer was on. There were questions astir however Punk was going to fare against Zayn aft having astir 3 months off. But helium took vantage of the momentum that the assemblage gave him.

Zayn, however, was showing wherefore helium was a champion. Even though helium was tossed retired of the ring, helium got backmost the vantage successful the lucifer with a bid of stomps and a treble axe grip from the apical rope. Both competitors were giving it their each successful the main lawsuit of the show. Zayn deed Punk with a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Punk wouldn’t enactment down.

CM Punk celebrates aft winning the Undisputed WWE Championship Title during Monday Night RAW astatine Allstate Arena connected July 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Melina Pizano / WWE via Getty Images)

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Punk came backmost with a bulldog and an elbow driblet from the apical rope. He past tried to marque Zayn pat retired with an Anaconda Vice successful the mediate of the ring. Zayn showed his ringing consciousness and slipped retired of it. Zayn rolled up Punk and astir pinned him clean.

Punk had Zayn connected his shoulders for the Go to Sleep. However, Zayn reversed it and deed Punk with his ain finisher. But Punk conscionable wouldn’t enactment down. Punk avoided a Helluva Kick and deed the exploder suplex into the corner, pulling a determination retired of Zayn’s playbook.

Zayn again deed a Go to Sleep and coupled it with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Still, Punk kicked retired of a pin. "CM Punk" chants erupted aft the latest footwear out. An exasperated Zayn told Punk helium was the champion present arsenic helium continued to clobber him.

Punk, with his articulator busted open, deed Zayn with the Helluva Kick and past the Go to Sleep. He pinned Zayn to go the undisputed WWE champion. Zayn’s reign lasted each of 9 days.

CM Punk looks connected during Monday Night RAW astatine Allstate Arena connected July 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Melina Pizano / WWE via Getty Images)

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For now, Punk is acceptable to locomotion into SummerSlam arsenic the champion. His hostile is inactive yet to beryllium determined.