Cody Rhodes and CM Punk got into it after Saturday Night’s Main Event
Tensions escalated between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes during a heated backstage encounter following Saturday Night’s Main Event.
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CM Punk and Cody Rhodes engaged in a heated backstage segment and nearly came to blows after Saturday Night’s Main Event. The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage, with subsequent reports focusing on general Raw takeaways and fallout.
Epilogue added 43d ago, after coverage quieted.
The obvious questions
Where did the confrontation between Rhodes and Punk take place?
The incident occurred backstage after Saturday Night’s Main Event went off the air.
What official announcement was made during the event?
The WWE title match for SummerSlam was made official.
How has the reception to the feud been described?
While some outlets noted they nearly came to blows, Fightful reported that they failed to heat up the feud.
The story so far
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes engaged in a confrontational backstage segment after Saturday Night’s Main Event went off the air. The encounter nearly led to physical violence between the two.
During the same event, the WWE title match for SummerSlam was made official. Coverage from Sports Illustrated, 411MANIA, and Cageside Seats focuses on the intensity of the confrontation.
However, Fightful reports that the segment failed to heat up the feud, while Bleacher Report characterized a subsequent episode of Raw as the worst of 2026. Future developments center on the WWE Championship storyline involving CM Punk and the upcoming title match at SummerSlam.
Synthesized by Archynetys from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 43d ago.
Sources (8)
- WWE Raw takeaways: A bad case of the Mondays Wrestling Junkie · 45d ago
- Why This Was WWE's Worst Raw of 2026 and More Fallout Bleacher Report · 45d ago
- CM Punk and Cody Rhodes Nearly Come to Blows After SNME Sports Illustrated · 47d ago
- CM Punk & Cody Rhodes Engage In Heated Backstage Segment After Saturday Night’s Main Event Goes off the Air 411MANIA · 47d ago
- WWE title match for SummerSlam made official during Saturday Night’s Main Event F4W/WON · 47d ago
- Punk & Rhodes FAIL To Heat Up Feud Fightful · 47d ago
- Here's How WWE Can Make CM Punk's Controversial WWE Championship Storyline a Winner Bleacher Report · 47d ago
- Cody Rhodes and CM Punk got into it after Saturday Night’s Main Event Cageside Seats · 47d ago
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