Smackdown Date: June 21, 2024 Location: Allstate Arena, Chicago, Illinois Commentators: Corey Graves, Wade Barrett It’s time for the return to one of the bigger cities and as you might expect, that means CM Punk is here for a special appearance. We’re getting closer and closer to Punk being able to return to the ring and it would not surprise me to see the recently departed Drew McIntyre show up to go after him here. Let’s get to it.
We open with a look at CM Punk costing Drew McIntyre the Raw World Title at Clash At The Castle. This led to McIntyre quitting WWE the following Monday on Raw. The fans chant for CM Punk and here he is to get things going.
Punk talks about the pressure of live TV and doing it in your hometown is even more pressure. It is even harder to make a promise to your hometown and then have to deliver. He gets nervous every time he hears that static and “LIKE MUSSOLINI” (there’s your Cornette reference) and it always works.
Punk brings up promising to win the WWE Title at Money In The Bank 2011 and he lived up to the pressure. Drew McIntyre couldn’t do that and now McIntyre has quit..
..and here is Paul Heyman to interrupt, with Punk giving a pretty great surprised reaction.
Heyman says this isn’t about disrespect before talking about how hot it is out there and in here. Punk sat next to his children at the Hall Of Fame induction when he was still the wise man to Roman Reigns. The fans chant for Reigns, with Punk saying Heyman is the only pe.