CM Punk has beforehand made it clear that he desires to main-event WrestleMania. Nevertheless, he has a distinct perspective now.
Punk returned to WWE in November 2023, and he set his sights on lastly headlining WrestleMania. A torn triceps took him out of motion and prevented him from competing at WrestleMania 40. Punk later returned to motion, and he resumed his mission to punch his ticket to WrestleMania. He got here up brief within the Royal Rumble, however he had one other shot at WWE Elimination Chamber.
In an interview with Alex McCarthy of Inside The Ropes (by way of Mail Sport) forward of WWE Elimination Chamber, CM Punk famous that main-eventing WrestleMania had at all times been a objective of his. Nevertheless, he said that targets modified.
“It’s actually not that massive of a deal. Essential-eventing WrestleMania has at all times been a objective of mine, CM Punk stated. “However targets change. It doesn’t imply I don’t wish to wrestle in the principle occasion of WrestleMania. However you understand what, I’m on the stage of my profession now the place I’m like, okay, so this particular person’s gonna principal occasion?
“Alright, properly, you’re not gonna have the ability to comply with this, so I don’t know what to inform you. I’ll go first, and I’ll bathe, and I’ll eat some doughnuts, and I’ll watch no matter you name a principal occasion, and I’ll simply go, ‘Yeah, I used to be proper. I used to be proper. They couldn’t comply with it.”
CM Punk in the end didn’t stroll away with the win at WWE Elimination Chamber. John Cena eradicated him to win the match and earn a title shot at WWE WrestleMania 41.
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