Post by underjohngrohs on Jul 24, 2020 2:13:10 GMT -5
This has been something I wanted to do for a long, long time. And I finally get the opportunity to do it right now, this is what if CM Punk had stayed around in the WWE from 2014 and now.
2014:
After the Royal Rumble, CM Punk notices a staph infection from Dr. Amann, Punk requests to McMahon and Triple H that he takes time off to heal from it, he does not walk out in the end, but does miss WrestleMania, Punk will get better in the summer to rest up. Also, Punk's soon to be wife AJ Lee drops the Divas Title to Paige at WrestleMania 30 and also takes time off with Punk for the summer. Punk and AJ eventually get married and Punk is set to make a return by mid-july with AJ Lee. Punk returns on the Money in the Bank after RAW to save Daniel Bryan who's not injured in this timeline after Bryan has successfully defended the WWE Title in a 1 on 4 Handicap Match against the entire Authority. After the match, The Authority gang up on Bryan until Punk makes his return to help Bryan and delivers the GTS to Triple H. The next RAW, Punk addressed that he decided to take time away cause of his injuries, but he wanted to come back to settle the score with Triple H. Bryan had his moment, and now it's Punk's turn. Punk challenges Triple H to a match at Battleground, but The Game refuses, instead The Game gives Punk an opportunity instead if Punk can defeat the man who cost him the Royal Rumble Match, Kane. Demon Kane is used again, Kane takes it upon himself to lure CM Punk, in CM Punk's first match back on SMACKDOWN 9 days before Battleground. against Curtis Axel after a victory. Kane is shown backstage and has Punk's wife AJ held hostage. Kane tells Punk that he wanted AJ all to himself two years ago because when he saw AJ's lips on his. He felt pleasure in it. Punk gets backstage to try to stop AJ, But instead he receives a RKO by Randy Orton and a Curb Stomp by Seth Rollins. Kane then chokeslams Punk through a table, but AJ is let go and checks on Punk. Stephanie also abuses Punk's wife in where she tells AJ Lee that she would never ever receive a Divas Title Match. On the RAW before Battleground. Punk recovering threatens Stephanie to give AJ a Divas Title Match against Paige at Battleground, Stephanie eventually lets in and AJ receives her match against Paige for the Divas Title. on the SMACKDOWN Go-Home Show before Battleground, Punk cuts a promo talking about he and Kane's past and mentions that Kane has had it out for him when Punk struck him with that urn. When Punk disrespected Paul Bearer, when he disrespected The Undertaker. But he was doing that not to disrespect the name of Undertaker and Paul Bearer. He wanted to do it because he wanted to break the streak and that was his downfall and that was why Kane cost him the Royal Rumble Match and nearly cost him everything, In Punk's first PPV Match. He defeats Kane and earns his match against Triple H at Summerslam. Punk says that this match to him has been 7 months in the making. If there's another man that can stop Triple H and his Authority. It's CM Punk. 2 weeks before Summerslam in Punk's match with Seth Rollins in the main event. Triple H appears to attack Punk and handcuffs him to the ropes. AJ gets in to try to stop Triple H but instead The Game grabs her by the hair and gives her the pedigree while Orton, Kane and Rollins restrain Punk. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose attempt to make the save but they are beaten down as well. The Game then bloodies Punk up and massacres him with his sledgehammer. The next week on RAW on the go-home show. Ambrose, Reigns and Punk defeat Kane, Orton and Rollins in a 6-Man Tag Team Tornado Street Fight Match. Triple H appears and Punk sees him and the two get into a pullapart with superstars and officials restraining them. Punk gives one last restraint by kicking Triple H off the stage. At Summerslam, Triple H and Punk's match happens without any intereference. There is no intereference and it turns out to be the match of the night. Punk kicks out of 2 pedigrees, And in the end. After a second GTS. Punk wins the match against Triple H, at the same event. Brock Lesnar wins the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat Match against Daniel Bryan and John Cena, the next night. Punk announces that now that he beat Triple H and Brock Lesnar's the WWE Champion. Punk wants to face Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions. Triple H shows up and says that Punk didn't deserve anything just because he defeated him. Punk tells Hunter that the WWE Championship is more to him than life itself and he doesn't want a part-timer like Brock Lesnar walk out with the WWE Title around his waist. The Game gives Punk an opportunity, Of course he wants Punk to wrestle a 1 on 3 Handicap Match against Kane, Seth Rollins and Randy Orton and if Punk was to win, he would receive a match against Lesnar for the title. But if Punk didn't win. Punk will never challenge for the WWE Title again. Punk despite all the odds eventually wins the match and goes on to face Lesnar for the title at Night of Champions. Lesnar shows up and attempts to hit Punk with a F5, But Punk fights out of it and hits the GTS on Brock. Punk picks up the Championship Belt and Lesnar gets to his feet but Punk takes him down again with the belt. At Night of Champions, Punk and Lesnar fight on with Lesnar showing his dominance. Although Punk gets some offense in by hitting 3 GTS's on Lesnar. It's still not enough. Rollins intereferes in the middle of the match to attempt to cash it in but Punk hits him with the GTS on the Outside. The referee is knocked down and Punk hits his fourth GTS. Many think Punk is going to put the beast down for good, until Triple H shows up with referee shirt and many believe he's going to make the count but smiles and gives Punk the finger. The Game then pedigrees Punk to the mat and Lesnar covers Punk to retain the WWE Title. Punk of course is incensed and beats down the rest of the Authority Members until he demands a match at Hell in A Cell with Triple H. The Game says that Punk will get his match at Hell in A Cell with Triple H inside the cell, the two fight for a good 30-35 minutes and it is the main event as well. The Game gets the clean win by pedigreeing Punk to get the victory. But Punk is still not satisfied with ending this rivalry with Triple H. He wants one more match with The Game, and one more opportunity. He wants a Survivor Series Elimination Match in where he wants the Authority out of business and also wants another Championship Match as well. Triple H agrees with it, The Game's team is of course himself, Kane, Seth Rollins, Rusev and The WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, and CM Punk's team is CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, John Cena and Dean Ambrose as well. Lesnar is eliminated early in the match by beating up Punk but Punk gives Lesnar the last laugh by hitting a GTS on the Announce Table, 4 of Punk's team is eliminated, and it's a 3 on 1 disadvantage for Punk, Punk surprisingly eliminates Triple H with a rollup and gives Kane the GTS as well to eliminate him leading it to Punk and Rollins, Punk is close on victory but the referee is knocked out and then Triple H returns to attack Punk. Punk is able to fend the Game off. Rollins's J&J Security try to beat down Punk but Punk gives both GTS'ses to both men. The Game comes back and surprises Punk with a pedigree, then he calls in Scott Armstrong to count, then all of a sudden, the lights go out and Sting finally makes his WWE Debut by attacking Triple H and pulls Rollins off of Punk and Punk gets to his feet and so does Rollins. Punk hits the GTS and pins Rollins to end The Authority once and for all. After the match, Sting and Punk shake hands. Sting is announced the General Manager for both RAW & SMACKDOWN. At TLC. Rollins wants his redemption against Punk, The two will go at it in a tables match with Rollins powerbombing Punk 13 days through a table before TLC. At TLC. Rollins defeats Punk in a Table Match with help as usual from J&J. But Punk ends 2014 on a high note by announcing his entry in the 2015 Royal Rumble Match.
2015:
Despite the loss at TLC, Punk gets a wave of momentum heading into the Royal Rumble. Meanwhile both Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and Dean Ambrose are the odds on favorites to win, Sting then decides to turn the 30-Man Royal Rumble into the 40-Man Royal Rumble. Punk enters the Rumble at #2 with Daniel Bryan entering at #1, both Punk and Bryan make it all the way eliminating 38 of the competitors. The crowd applauds both Punk and Bryan's performances and they are torn on who they want to win, Some are Punk fans, and some are Bryan fans. Punk eliminates Bryan cleanly by hitting the GTS. But Punk wants Sting to give Bryan another chance, and with that. Bryan gets another opportunity to headline WrestleMania, at Fastlane. Punk & Bryan team up to defeat Rollins, Big Show and Kane in a 2 on 3 Handicap Match, then Brock Lesnar shows up and beats both Punk and Bryan down hitting the F5 on both men. The three get into a heated exchange in the weeks coming off of WrestleMania. Punk, Bryan and Lesnar's match is at WrestleMania 31 and it's the main event and it's the match of the night. Punk and Bryan work together on Lesnar and after Lesnar is taken out of the equation. Punk and Bryan exchange kicks and punches, Lesnar gets to his feet and takes Punk and Bryan both to SUPLEX CITY BITCH!. Punk eventually gets the upper hand by hitting the GTS on Lesnar and all three men are down, then Seth Rollins's music hits as he enters with briefcase in hand and this match is now a fatal-four way match. Rollins nails Lesnar with the curb stomp and hits Bryan with another Curb Stomp. Lesnar gets to his feet and attempts to hit Rollins with the F5. But Punk gets up and nails another GTS on Lesnar but Rollins sneaks up behind Punk and hits him with the curb stomp and captures the WWE Championship pinning Punk. After WrestleMania, Punk and Bryan fight to determine who the #1 Contender is. Punk wins the match and earns the right to face Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules for the WWE Championship. Punk names the match a Chicago Street Fight Match against Rollins. In the Chicago Street Fight Match. Punk and Rollins continue to brutally destroy each other with everything but the kitchen sink. Rollins eventually retains the title by hitting a curb stomp on Punk in a clean match. That puts Punk out of WWE Championship contention for a little bit. Punk then decides to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship which is now in the hands of Bad News Barrett. At Payback, Punk and Barrett face off for the Intercontinental Title and Punk ends Barrett's 4-month reign as Intercontinental Champion and Punk is now a 2-time Intercontinental Champion. Punk says that he wanted to bring the Intercontinental Title back to relevancy. Punk's first challenger for the Intercontinental Title at Money in The Bank is against the undefeated Neville. Neville does his hardest and almost captures his first WWE Title but Punk hits the GTS on Neville and retains the Intercontinental Title. At Battleground, Punk successfully retains the championship in a Fatal-4 Way Match against The Miz, Rusev, and Dolph Ziggler. But at Summerslam, Punk will face Kevin Owens for the Intercontinental Title and it will lead to a rivalry between the two, with Owens badmouthing Punk about his Pipe Bomb Promo on June 27, 2011. Owens does a pipe bomb promo on Punk in their history at ROH and how he screamed at him for a t-shirt. Owens says that the reason he came to the WWE that he wanted to beat the toughest opponents and he did so at the Elimination Chamber by stepping up to the plate and defeating John Cena. Punk responds by saying that Owens has a difficult time of trusting his friends because of what he did to Sami Zayn when he screwed him out of the NXT Championship. Punk says that Owens may say mean things about it and think of him what Owens will. But he's not going to change for anybody. On the go-home show on RAW after a successful title defense against the 500-pound Big Show. Owens shows up to attack Punk and hits the pop-up powerbomb on him. The two have a back and forth match at Summerslam for 25 and 30 minutes. One of the greatest Intercontinental Title matches in WWE that they have seen in a long time. Owens wins by DQ when Punk uses the Intercontinental Title hitting Owens in the face with it. The Authority who are rehired tell Punk that if Punk gets disqualified in any Intercontinental Title matches, he's disqualified. Owens is received his rematch at Night of Champions and Punk wins by rollup in a 30-35 minute similar to their Summerslam Match. Owens is livid and screams that Punk cheated. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon announce that Owens and Punk will have one last match for the Intercontinental Title at Madison Square Garden in a No Holds Barred Match. Owens will win the Intercontinental Title by hitting a powerbomb on three chairs ending Punk's 4-month reign as Intercontinental Champion. Punk's next rivalry is against Bray Wyatt after Wyatt's feud with Reigns because Punk never really settled the score with what Bray Wyatt did 2 years ago against Daniel Bryan. Punk makes it to the 16-Man WWE Championship Tournament at the Survivor Series, he eliminates Rowan in the first round and makes it to the final eight but with Bray Wyatt interefering, he's eliminated by Kevin Owens. Punk does not have a match at Survivor Series cause of the buildup feud with Bray Wyatt cause Wyatt after he feuds with The Undertaker & Kane will now feud with Punk. Punk shows up at the Survivor Series to cost The Wyatt Family a match with Punk hitting the GTS on Rowan on the outside. The night after Survivor Series. The Wyatt Family attack Punk and also Bray Wyatt holds a picture of Punk and AJ married. Yes, AJ Lee is still in the WWE. She is still now a face feuding with Sasha Banks. Wyatt takes it to the next level with Wyatt attempting to abduct AJ after AJ's match against Tamina. Punk shows up with Kendo Stick in hand and beats the hell out of them with it. Punk then grabs a table and puts Harper through a table with an Elbow Drop. Punk wants to face Wyatt in a Tables Match at TLC. Punk defeats Wyatt cleanly in a tables match despite intereference from The Wyatt Family. Punk and Wyatt's feud will continue at the end of 2015.
2016:
On the first RAW of 2016. Punk and Wyatt will face off in a Last Man Standing Match, it is the main event and it's very brutal with Wyatt mercifully beating down Punk and getting the victory. Despite Punk's injuries. Punk announces his intentions to try to win the WWE Championship once again at the Royal Rumble Match. Punk enters the Rumble at #18 and starts off his rivalry with the debuting AJ Styles. Punk and Styles get into a slugfest with Styles attempting to eliminate Punk but Punk kicks Styles in the face and eliminates him. But Punk begins to befriend Styles and they make a tag team declaring theirselves Best In The Worlds. They defeat tag teams like Harper & Rowan, The Usos, Rusev & Alberto Del Rio and they earn a Tag Team Title Match at Fast Lane against The New Day. Punk and Styles win the Tag Team Titles as a team at Fastlane against The New Day, but 8 days later after that, they drop the titles to the New Day and Punk turns his back on Styles turning him heel since 2013. Punk explains the reason why he turned on Styles is because he doesn't want people like Styles taking his spotlight and that Styles took his spotlight when they were in a tag team and that he wants a match with Styles at WrestleMania 32. Punk says he's received everything that he's ever done in the WWE and that is to equal change, but never enter a marquee match against a rookie like AJ Styles. And that AJ was not in his league. Even though Punk and AJ are both content with the two not wrestling in the main event. Punk and AJ fight a 40-45 minute match in the third match of the night similar to Undertaker and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25. Styles gets the victory over Punk by hitting the phenomenal forearm, but the rivalry never ends. At Payback, the two face off this time with Punk cheating to win over AJ by using brass knucks, and the final match comes at Extreme Rules as they face off in a 15-foot high steel cage match. This match is to officially determine who will face the WWE Champion and Heel Roman Reigns at Money in The Bank. AJ wins the match. Punk eventually enters the Money in The Bank Tournament by defeating Apollo Crews and eventually wins the Money in The Bank Match for a third time making him the first man in WWE History to win Money in The Bank 3 times. In the match between AJ and Reigns. AJ captures the WWE Championship over Roman Reigns, Just 5 months less than AJ's arrival. AJ is untop of the mountain, but after the match just as AJ is celebrating with the gold. Punk shows up and hits AJ with his briefcase and demands the cash in. Punk hits the GTS on AJ but AJ kicks out at 2. as Punk goes for another GTS. AJ rolls through and surprises Punk with a pele and nails him with the phenomenal forearm and for the third time. AJ continues to get one over on Punk making Punk the third man to lose a cash-in. Punk is furious and wants another WWE Championship Match. Styles then talks about Punk having a wife's first name named AJ because she could beat him rather than AJ Styles. Of course that leads to AJ Lee getting involved. AJ is of course angry at CM Punk and says that the man she loved has turned into a complete psychopath cause he couldn't get the job done against AJ. Punk is distant toward AJ and Stephanie and Shane grant Punk another championship match at Battleground against AJ, But Seth, Dean and Roman are still in the WWE Title picture that they are added in that match, and it's a 5-Man Elimination Match for the WWE Title. Roman is eliminated first by Dean. Dean is eliminated by Seth. AJ eliminates Dean and it's down to Punk and AJ. Both men are knocked out from AJ hitting the styles clash and Punk kicking out at 2. AJ Lee shows up and many assume she will turn on Punk but instead gives Styles a low blow turning her into a heel as well and Punk is able to recapture the WWE Title for the first time since 2013 making Punk a 3-time WWE Champion. Punk and AJ are both traded to the SMACKDOWN Brand. They reveal their plan and announce that they are going to take over everything. Punk tells AJ that AJ is going to become the SMACKDOWN Women's Champion while Punk will rule the rest of the SMACKDOWN World!. Then AJ's music hits as he comes out and demands his rematch. But as the two are brawling with AJ getting the upper hand. Suddenly Curt Hawkins, Jinder Mahal, Shelton Benjamin, American Alpha and Jack Swagger all gang up on AJ Styles. As the crowd wonders what is going on?. It's a 6 on 1 attack. Punk bloodies Styles up with the attack and hits him with the GTS. The next week on SMACKDOWN. Punk announces that he came up with a new gang that will lead Punk and AJ and theirselves straight into the future. Punk calls this group "Punk's Elite" with Punk as the leader. At Summerslam, Punk will face Styles for the WWE Championship. On the go-home show before SMACKDOWN. Styles announces that he will have backup at Summerslam and he won't tell them all until they get there. At Summerslam, Punk has his elite, then suddenly AJ's music plays, but then suddenly the lights go out and we see a spotlight with AJ motioning for them to show up, And then it's Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor, Cody Rhodes and Tama Tonga all appearing with AJ. The Elite are stunned, the commentators announce that this was some of AJ's friends in Japan and that they call theirselves the Bullet Club with Finn and Shinsuke as future NXT Stars. Punk and Styles continue to go back and forth with their matches, but the match ends in a DQ with Punk winning with the Bullet Club all over Punk. Punk's elite eventually make the save, Cody Rhodes's wife Brandi gets into a fist fight with AJ Lee. The Bullet Club and Punk's Elite brawl all the way to the Barclays Center with officials and referees trying to stop them. In the fall of 2016, the SMACKDOWN Ratings pile up cause of the big brawl between Punk's Elite and The Bullet Club. Punk will defend his WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes at No Mercy cause of what Cody's wife did to Punk's wife. Punk wants to fight Cody for it and defend the honor for his wife. Rhodes is close to winning his first WWE Championship but intereference from Punk's elite allows Punk to retain the WWE Title, the feud between The Bullet Club and Punk's Elite gets so intense that at the 2016 Survivor Series. Shane, Bryan and Triple H both announce that they will face off at Survivor Series in a WarGames Elimination Match. And that if AJ's team wins. AJ will face Punk at TLC for the WWE Championship. But if Punk wins, AJ will never challenge for the title again. It's a brutal wargames match that goes almost an hour with Balor being the sole survivor defeating Punk with the cou de gras. Potentially leading into a feud in 2017 between Balor and Punk. At TLC. Punk ends his rivalry with Styles by remaining the WWE Champion settling the score once and for all.
2017:
Punk is now back in 2017 with the WWE Championship around his waist, at the Royal Rumble, John Cena wants to recapture the WWE Title for the sixteenth time and he wants to face Punk for the title. At that point, Punk's wife AJ is now successful that she wins the SMACKDOWN Women's Title over Alexa Bliss on New Year's 2017. And Punk's group The American Alpha capture the SMACKDOWN Tag Team Titles. Punk expels Hawkins and Swagger in the group, but he keeps Jinder Mahal and Shelton Benjamin cause he sees talent in them. At the Royal Rumble, Punk crushes Cena's hopes of winning his 16th WWE Title. But Balor who defeated Punk at the 2016 Survivor Series in the WarGames Match wins the Royal Rumble Match by last eliminating RAW's Chris Jericho who is currently in a feud with Kevin Owens for the Universal Title. At Elimination Chamber, Punk will retain the WWE Championship by outlasting Randy Orton, The Miz, Harper, Cody Rhodes and Bray Wyatt. Punk last eliminates Harper to retain the title, Balor keeps his #1 Contendership by defeating his Bullet Club Buddy AJ Styles. AJ loses the SMACKDOWN Women's Title to Naomi at the Elimination Chamber, Punk begins make fun of Balor's ways by seeing him on TV as The Demon on NXT Takeovers. Punk then beats up on Balor and throws red paint in the eyes of Balor. On the go-home SMACKDOWN Show. Balor shows up as The Demon staring down Punk, The American Alpha, Benjamin and Mahal try to gang up on him but Balor one by one fights them off. At WrestleMania 33, it's the Best in The World and the Demon for the WWE Championship. They are the main event, the match goes on for 30 minutes with Balor regaining the WWE Title, after the match. Punk and Balor shake hands, his group then beat Punk down on SMACKDOWN with Shelton saying that they were under new leadership turning Punk into a face once again in the process, but not before the group member is revealed to be The Miz and Maryse. The Name is changed to Miz's elite. Punk takes time off. Punk does not return for the Summer, but does return in the fall with AJ in Late 2017 to feud with The Miz with the Miz now as United States Champion. At TLC, The two have a match with Punk regaining a title that alluded him in the WWE. The United States Championship.
2018:
At the age of 39, Punk's age does not seem to be stopping him, he has continued to shine on in the WWE. And is now the United States Champion. Punk holds U.S. Championship Challenges in which he successfully retains against numerous competitors, at WrestleMania 34. A rivalry is renewed with Punk as it's with Kevin Owens. Owens and Punk have feuded since 2015 and Punk wants redemption for Owens beating him for the Intercontinental Title. But Owens and his friend Sami Zayn beat up on Daniel Bryan after Bryan was cleared to wrestle, instead of having Punk vs Owens for Mania 34. Punk wants Daniel Bryan to be his partner as they team up to defeat Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in a Tag Team Match with the U.S. Title still on the line, Punk remains champion cause Daniel makes Sami tap out. Punk and AJ are both traded to the RAW Brand with the United States Title, Punk loses the Title on his first night on RAW against Jeff Hardy who then takes the title to SMACKDOWN with him. In Punk's first feud on RAW. He feuds with Elias cause of Elias trashing his personality, at Backlash, he defeats Elias in a one on one match and then decides to be in Universal Championship material, wanting to chase after Braun Strowman who defeated Roman Reigns and Brock for the title at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans, cancel Braun winning the Tag Team Titles with Nicholas and give Braun the shot. At Money in The Bank, Braun gives Punk his title match with Punk trying everything he can to beat the New Universal Champion. But It ain't enough as Strowman wins, the same night. Brock Lesnar returns to win Money in the Bank, and at Extreme Rules while Punk defeats Baron Corbin in a singles match. Lesnar captures the Universal Title after Braun wins a 6-pack Monster's Ball Challenge against Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Cesaro and Drew McIntyre. The next night, a Battle Royal is determined with Punk becoming the #1 Contender and going on to face Brock Lesnar at the 2018 Summerslam for the Universal Championship. Punk talks about how he's won every WWE Championship in the business, but not the Universal Championship and that he's ashamed that a part timer like Brock gets opportunity after opportunity and that Brock never shows up to the arena on time because not only is he hiding behind Paul Heyman's purse, but behind his wife Sable's purse. Another pipe bomb cut by Punk. That enrages Lesnar to the point in where he bloodies up Punk, givinghim a Suplex City and a F5. AJ tries to stop Brock but Brock grabs her by the hair and attempts an F5 on her. But instead he shoves her down. AJ has done well as she is the next challenger for Alexa Bliss's Championship at Summerslam. At Summerslam, AJ wins the RAW Women's Championship and now it's up to Punk to beat Brock. It's a good back and forth match similar to 2013. Brock hits 3 F5's on Punk but Punk kicks out, Punk wins the match cleanly by hitting Brock with 3 GTS's. The Last GTS takes Brock down and Punk has captured the Universal Championship for the first time. Punk's wife AJ comes out and together they celebrate with the power-couple duo standing tall at Summerslam. Punk retains the Universal Championship at Hell in A Cell against #1 Contender Dolph Ziggler, and at Super Showdown against Drew Mcintyre and at Crown Jewel against Kurt Angle, he battles the WWE Champion Daniel Bryan at Survivor Series in a Champion vs Champion Match with Punk winning the match and Bryan not turning heel. At TLC. Punk retains the Universal Title in a Chairs Match against Baron Corbin with intereference from Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Apollo Crews, Kurt Angle, Heath Slater & Rhyno effectively ending Corbin's tenure as RAW General Manager.
2019:
Punk ended 2018 on a high note with the Universal Championship, at the 2019 Royal Rumble. Bobby Lashley challenges CM Punk for the Universal Championship with Lashley and Punk having chemistry cause they never faced off in 2006 and 2007. Lashley said why Punk was scared to face him is because Lashley would beat Punk on his last day. Punk responds by saying that Lashley would not get the job done against Punk if they faced off. Lashley and his manager begin to push the envelope further by disrespecting Punk's wife. Punk retains the Universal Title against Lashley, in the Royal Rumble Match. Drew McIntyre wins the Rumble Match by eliminating Seth Rollins, Punk will retain at the Universal Title at the Elimination Chamber against heel Dean Ambrose and at Fastlane against Ambrose in a Falls Count Anywhere Match in Ambrose's final WWE Match. Rollins gets added to the McIntyre/Punk match, the match is a triple threat between Punk vs Rollins vs McIntyre and this match steals the show despite it not being the main event, but Punk's reign as Universal Champion ends as McIntyre pins Punk to regain the Universal Title. Punk takes time off but returns in the fall to renew his feud with A.J. Styles, this time, AJ is the heel. And Gallows and Anderson are reuniting with AJ. At Night of Champions, Punk beats A.J. to recapture the United States Championship, but AJ regains it back at Crown Jewel. Punk is a part of Team RAW against Team SMACKDOWN and Team NXT with Team NXT winning and becoming the sole survivor. Punk would then turn heel on Rey Mysterio after Mysterio defeated Punk in a match. At TLC. Punk fails to win the U.S. Title for a third time in a Triple Threat Match against Andrade and Rey Mysterio.
2020:
At 41, Punk has achieved everything he needed to do, but still wants to keep wrestling, Punk is traded to the SMACKDOWN Brand and still continues the heel tactics, But he encounters The Fiend at the Royal Rumble. The Fiend intimidates Punk and also his wife AJ to the point that Punk turns face, at the Royal Rumble. Punk fails to recapture the WWE Universal Championship against The Fiend, but eventually makes it to the Royal Rumble Match despite taking a beating as the #30 entrant by last eliminating Drew McIntyre making Punk a 2-time Royal Rumble Winner, The Fiend remains Universal Champion by defeating Goldberg at Crown Jewel and at Elimination Chamber against John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, King Corbin and Roman Reigns. And the match is set between Punk and Wyatt at WrestleMania 36 for the Championship in a Buried Alive Match, and in my diary, there is no COVID-19. No one is sick. The Show at WrestleMania goes on with fans. Weeks before WrestleMania. The Fiend has AJ hostage and attempts to bury her in a shallow grave, but Punk saves her only to get hit with a shovel by The Fiend. The Fiend and Punk face off not in the stadium, but they decide to take it to the gravesite similar to Undertaker vs AJ in a Boneyard Match, Don't get me wrong, the match was good. But I will switch AJ and Undertaker's matches. AJ Styles vs Edge and Undertaker vs Seth Rollins this time with Rollins disrespecting Undertaker's wife bringing back the American Badass. But Punk and The Fiend will fight in a cemetery with the one burying each other alive. One will come out, but one will be buried alive. Punk and The Fiend fight all the way to the gravesite with the Fiend using in some surprise help, Harper and Rowan. Punk eventually has a plan as he gets Gallows & Mercury back as the Straight Edge Society for one night as they face off against Harper and Rowan. The Fiend almost wins the match by almost making Punk pass out to the mandible claw and tossing him into the grave. But Punk's wife AJ hits him with the shovel and The Fiend does not react. Punk is revived from the grave and throws dirt in the eyes of the Fiend. Punk and The Fiend fight untop of a tree with The Fiend trapping Punk, The Fiend then grabs a blowtorch and threatens to light Punk up but Punk kicks the torch in his face and similar to what Vampiro did to Sting at The 2000 Great American Bash. Punk torches The Fiend and sets him on fire and Punk grabs the burned Fiend and hits a GTS untop of the tree making The Fiend fall to the grave. Punk gets out of the tree and begins to get in the backhoe burying The Fiend alive. Punk is now the Universal Champion again. Punk is now untop of the SMACKDOWN Brand with the Universal Championship once again. Punk in his first PPV Universal Title Defense retains his title at Money in The Bank against former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, and at Backlash against John Morrison. But then Punk's past gets to him as Bray Wyatt rises from his unrest and wants to invite Punk to let him in again. At Extreme Rules, Punk faces off against Wyatt in the second house of Horrors Match with Wyatt winning after being reinvented into the Fiend setting up a potential match between the two at Summerslam in a Last Man Standing Match with The Fiend re-capturing the title and culminating in one last match at Hell in A Cell with the Fiend retaining the titleagainst Punk. On the SMACKDOWN after Hell in A Cell. Punk cuts a promo and announces his retirement at the age of 41 saying that he has accomplished everything he needed to do. After, Stephanie McMahon comes out and announces CM Punk as the SMACKDOWN General Manager with his wife AJ Lee as his secretary. Punk is happy to stay in the WWE as a nonwrestler for the future. He is content with everything now.
2014:
After the Royal Rumble, CM Punk notices a staph infection from Dr. Amann, Punk requests to McMahon and Triple H that he takes time off to heal from it, he does not walk out in the end, but does miss WrestleMania, Punk will get better in the summer to rest up. Also, Punk's soon to be wife AJ Lee drops the Divas Title to Paige at WrestleMania 30 and also takes time off with Punk for the summer. Punk and AJ eventually get married and Punk is set to make a return by mid-july with AJ Lee. Punk returns on the Money in the Bank after RAW to save Daniel Bryan who's not injured in this timeline after Bryan has successfully defended the WWE Title in a 1 on 4 Handicap Match against the entire Authority. After the match, The Authority gang up on Bryan until Punk makes his return to help Bryan and delivers the GTS to Triple H. The next RAW, Punk addressed that he decided to take time away cause of his injuries, but he wanted to come back to settle the score with Triple H. Bryan had his moment, and now it's Punk's turn. Punk challenges Triple H to a match at Battleground, but The Game refuses, instead The Game gives Punk an opportunity instead if Punk can defeat the man who cost him the Royal Rumble Match, Kane. Demon Kane is used again, Kane takes it upon himself to lure CM Punk, in CM Punk's first match back on SMACKDOWN 9 days before Battleground. against Curtis Axel after a victory. Kane is shown backstage and has Punk's wife AJ held hostage. Kane tells Punk that he wanted AJ all to himself two years ago because when he saw AJ's lips on his. He felt pleasure in it. Punk gets backstage to try to stop AJ, But instead he receives a RKO by Randy Orton and a Curb Stomp by Seth Rollins. Kane then chokeslams Punk through a table, but AJ is let go and checks on Punk. Stephanie also abuses Punk's wife in where she tells AJ Lee that she would never ever receive a Divas Title Match. On the RAW before Battleground. Punk recovering threatens Stephanie to give AJ a Divas Title Match against Paige at Battleground, Stephanie eventually lets in and AJ receives her match against Paige for the Divas Title. on the SMACKDOWN Go-Home Show before Battleground, Punk cuts a promo talking about he and Kane's past and mentions that Kane has had it out for him when Punk struck him with that urn. When Punk disrespected Paul Bearer, when he disrespected The Undertaker. But he was doing that not to disrespect the name of Undertaker and Paul Bearer. He wanted to do it because he wanted to break the streak and that was his downfall and that was why Kane cost him the Royal Rumble Match and nearly cost him everything, In Punk's first PPV Match. He defeats Kane and earns his match against Triple H at Summerslam. Punk says that this match to him has been 7 months in the making. If there's another man that can stop Triple H and his Authority. It's CM Punk. 2 weeks before Summerslam in Punk's match with Seth Rollins in the main event. Triple H appears to attack Punk and handcuffs him to the ropes. AJ gets in to try to stop Triple H but instead The Game grabs her by the hair and gives her the pedigree while Orton, Kane and Rollins restrain Punk. Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose attempt to make the save but they are beaten down as well. The Game then bloodies Punk up and massacres him with his sledgehammer. The next week on RAW on the go-home show. Ambrose, Reigns and Punk defeat Kane, Orton and Rollins in a 6-Man Tag Team Tornado Street Fight Match. Triple H appears and Punk sees him and the two get into a pullapart with superstars and officials restraining them. Punk gives one last restraint by kicking Triple H off the stage. At Summerslam, Triple H and Punk's match happens without any intereference. There is no intereference and it turns out to be the match of the night. Punk kicks out of 2 pedigrees, And in the end. After a second GTS. Punk wins the match against Triple H, at the same event. Brock Lesnar wins the WWE Championship in a Triple Threat Match against Daniel Bryan and John Cena, the next night. Punk announces that now that he beat Triple H and Brock Lesnar's the WWE Champion. Punk wants to face Lesnar for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions. Triple H shows up and says that Punk didn't deserve anything just because he defeated him. Punk tells Hunter that the WWE Championship is more to him than life itself and he doesn't want a part-timer like Brock Lesnar walk out with the WWE Title around his waist. The Game gives Punk an opportunity, Of course he wants Punk to wrestle a 1 on 3 Handicap Match against Kane, Seth Rollins and Randy Orton and if Punk was to win, he would receive a match against Lesnar for the title. But if Punk didn't win. Punk will never challenge for the WWE Title again. Punk despite all the odds eventually wins the match and goes on to face Lesnar for the title at Night of Champions. Lesnar shows up and attempts to hit Punk with a F5, But Punk fights out of it and hits the GTS on Brock. Punk picks up the Championship Belt and Lesnar gets to his feet but Punk takes him down again with the belt. At Night of Champions, Punk and Lesnar fight on with Lesnar showing his dominance. Although Punk gets some offense in by hitting 3 GTS's on Lesnar. It's still not enough. Rollins intereferes in the middle of the match to attempt to cash it in but Punk hits him with the GTS on the Outside. The referee is knocked down and Punk hits his fourth GTS. Many think Punk is going to put the beast down for good, until Triple H shows up with referee shirt and many believe he's going to make the count but smiles and gives Punk the finger. The Game then pedigrees Punk to the mat and Lesnar covers Punk to retain the WWE Title. Punk of course is incensed and beats down the rest of the Authority Members until he demands a match at Hell in A Cell with Triple H. The Game says that Punk will get his match at Hell in A Cell with Triple H inside the cell, the two fight for a good 30-35 minutes and it is the main event as well. The Game gets the clean win by pedigreeing Punk to get the victory. But Punk is still not satisfied with ending this rivalry with Triple H. He wants one more match with The Game, and one more opportunity. He wants a Survivor Series Elimination Match in where he wants the Authority out of business and also wants another Championship Match as well. Triple H agrees with it, The Game's team is of course himself, Kane, Seth Rollins, Rusev and The WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, and CM Punk's team is CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, John Cena and Dean Ambrose as well. Lesnar is eliminated early in the match by beating up Punk but Punk gives Lesnar the last laugh by hitting a GTS on the Announce Table, 4 of Punk's team is eliminated, and it's a 3 on 1 disadvantage for Punk, Punk surprisingly eliminates Triple H with a rollup and gives Kane the GTS as well to eliminate him leading it to Punk and Rollins, Punk is close on victory but the referee is knocked out and then Triple H returns to attack Punk. Punk is able to fend the Game off. Rollins's J&J Security try to beat down Punk but Punk gives both GTS'ses to both men. The Game comes back and surprises Punk with a pedigree, then he calls in Scott Armstrong to count, then all of a sudden, the lights go out and Sting finally makes his WWE Debut by attacking Triple H and pulls Rollins off of Punk and Punk gets to his feet and so does Rollins. Punk hits the GTS and pins Rollins to end The Authority once and for all. After the match, Sting and Punk shake hands. Sting is announced the General Manager for both RAW & SMACKDOWN. At TLC. Rollins wants his redemption against Punk, The two will go at it in a tables match with Rollins powerbombing Punk 13 days through a table before TLC. At TLC. Rollins defeats Punk in a Table Match with help as usual from J&J. But Punk ends 2014 on a high note by announcing his entry in the 2015 Royal Rumble Match.
2015:
Despite the loss at TLC, Punk gets a wave of momentum heading into the Royal Rumble. Meanwhile both Roman Reigns, Daniel Bryan and Dean Ambrose are the odds on favorites to win, Sting then decides to turn the 30-Man Royal Rumble into the 40-Man Royal Rumble. Punk enters the Rumble at #2 with Daniel Bryan entering at #1, both Punk and Bryan make it all the way eliminating 38 of the competitors. The crowd applauds both Punk and Bryan's performances and they are torn on who they want to win, Some are Punk fans, and some are Bryan fans. Punk eliminates Bryan cleanly by hitting the GTS. But Punk wants Sting to give Bryan another chance, and with that. Bryan gets another opportunity to headline WrestleMania, at Fastlane. Punk & Bryan team up to defeat Rollins, Big Show and Kane in a 2 on 3 Handicap Match, then Brock Lesnar shows up and beats both Punk and Bryan down hitting the F5 on both men. The three get into a heated exchange in the weeks coming off of WrestleMania. Punk, Bryan and Lesnar's match is at WrestleMania 31 and it's the main event and it's the match of the night. Punk and Bryan work together on Lesnar and after Lesnar is taken out of the equation. Punk and Bryan exchange kicks and punches, Lesnar gets to his feet and takes Punk and Bryan both to SUPLEX CITY BITCH!. Punk eventually gets the upper hand by hitting the GTS on Lesnar and all three men are down, then Seth Rollins's music hits as he enters with briefcase in hand and this match is now a fatal-four way match. Rollins nails Lesnar with the curb stomp and hits Bryan with another Curb Stomp. Lesnar gets to his feet and attempts to hit Rollins with the F5. But Punk gets up and nails another GTS on Lesnar but Rollins sneaks up behind Punk and hits him with the curb stomp and captures the WWE Championship pinning Punk. After WrestleMania, Punk and Bryan fight to determine who the #1 Contender is. Punk wins the match and earns the right to face Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules for the WWE Championship. Punk names the match a Chicago Street Fight Match against Rollins. In the Chicago Street Fight Match. Punk and Rollins continue to brutally destroy each other with everything but the kitchen sink. Rollins eventually retains the title by hitting a curb stomp on Punk in a clean match. That puts Punk out of WWE Championship contention for a little bit. Punk then decides to challenge for the Intercontinental Championship which is now in the hands of Bad News Barrett. At Payback, Punk and Barrett face off for the Intercontinental Title and Punk ends Barrett's 4-month reign as Intercontinental Champion and Punk is now a 2-time Intercontinental Champion. Punk says that he wanted to bring the Intercontinental Title back to relevancy. Punk's first challenger for the Intercontinental Title at Money in The Bank is against the undefeated Neville. Neville does his hardest and almost captures his first WWE Title but Punk hits the GTS on Neville and retains the Intercontinental Title. At Battleground, Punk successfully retains the championship in a Fatal-4 Way Match against The Miz, Rusev, and Dolph Ziggler. But at Summerslam, Punk will face Kevin Owens for the Intercontinental Title and it will lead to a rivalry between the two, with Owens badmouthing Punk about his Pipe Bomb Promo on June 27, 2011. Owens does a pipe bomb promo on Punk in their history at ROH and how he screamed at him for a t-shirt. Owens says that the reason he came to the WWE that he wanted to beat the toughest opponents and he did so at the Elimination Chamber by stepping up to the plate and defeating John Cena. Punk responds by saying that Owens has a difficult time of trusting his friends because of what he did to Sami Zayn when he screwed him out of the NXT Championship. Punk says that Owens may say mean things about it and think of him what Owens will. But he's not going to change for anybody. On the go-home show on RAW after a successful title defense against the 500-pound Big Show. Owens shows up to attack Punk and hits the pop-up powerbomb on him. The two have a back and forth match at Summerslam for 25 and 30 minutes. One of the greatest Intercontinental Title matches in WWE that they have seen in a long time. Owens wins by DQ when Punk uses the Intercontinental Title hitting Owens in the face with it. The Authority who are rehired tell Punk that if Punk gets disqualified in any Intercontinental Title matches, he's disqualified. Owens is received his rematch at Night of Champions and Punk wins by rollup in a 30-35 minute similar to their Summerslam Match. Owens is livid and screams that Punk cheated. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon announce that Owens and Punk will have one last match for the Intercontinental Title at Madison Square Garden in a No Holds Barred Match. Owens will win the Intercontinental Title by hitting a powerbomb on three chairs ending Punk's 4-month reign as Intercontinental Champion. Punk's next rivalry is against Bray Wyatt after Wyatt's feud with Reigns because Punk never really settled the score with what Bray Wyatt did 2 years ago against Daniel Bryan. Punk makes it to the 16-Man WWE Championship Tournament at the Survivor Series, he eliminates Rowan in the first round and makes it to the final eight but with Bray Wyatt interefering, he's eliminated by Kevin Owens. Punk does not have a match at Survivor Series cause of the buildup feud with Bray Wyatt cause Wyatt after he feuds with The Undertaker & Kane will now feud with Punk. Punk shows up at the Survivor Series to cost The Wyatt Family a match with Punk hitting the GTS on Rowan on the outside. The night after Survivor Series. The Wyatt Family attack Punk and also Bray Wyatt holds a picture of Punk and AJ married. Yes, AJ Lee is still in the WWE. She is still now a face feuding with Sasha Banks. Wyatt takes it to the next level with Wyatt attempting to abduct AJ after AJ's match against Tamina. Punk shows up with Kendo Stick in hand and beats the hell out of them with it. Punk then grabs a table and puts Harper through a table with an Elbow Drop. Punk wants to face Wyatt in a Tables Match at TLC. Punk defeats Wyatt cleanly in a tables match despite intereference from The Wyatt Family. Punk and Wyatt's feud will continue at the end of 2015.
2016:
On the first RAW of 2016. Punk and Wyatt will face off in a Last Man Standing Match, it is the main event and it's very brutal with Wyatt mercifully beating down Punk and getting the victory. Despite Punk's injuries. Punk announces his intentions to try to win the WWE Championship once again at the Royal Rumble Match. Punk enters the Rumble at #18 and starts off his rivalry with the debuting AJ Styles. Punk and Styles get into a slugfest with Styles attempting to eliminate Punk but Punk kicks Styles in the face and eliminates him. But Punk begins to befriend Styles and they make a tag team declaring theirselves Best In The Worlds. They defeat tag teams like Harper & Rowan, The Usos, Rusev & Alberto Del Rio and they earn a Tag Team Title Match at Fast Lane against The New Day. Punk and Styles win the Tag Team Titles as a team at Fastlane against The New Day, but 8 days later after that, they drop the titles to the New Day and Punk turns his back on Styles turning him heel since 2013. Punk explains the reason why he turned on Styles is because he doesn't want people like Styles taking his spotlight and that Styles took his spotlight when they were in a tag team and that he wants a match with Styles at WrestleMania 32. Punk says he's received everything that he's ever done in the WWE and that is to equal change, but never enter a marquee match against a rookie like AJ Styles. And that AJ was not in his league. Even though Punk and AJ are both content with the two not wrestling in the main event. Punk and AJ fight a 40-45 minute match in the third match of the night similar to Undertaker and Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 25. Styles gets the victory over Punk by hitting the phenomenal forearm, but the rivalry never ends. At Payback, the two face off this time with Punk cheating to win over AJ by using brass knucks, and the final match comes at Extreme Rules as they face off in a 15-foot high steel cage match. This match is to officially determine who will face the WWE Champion and Heel Roman Reigns at Money in The Bank. AJ wins the match. Punk eventually enters the Money in The Bank Tournament by defeating Apollo Crews and eventually wins the Money in The Bank Match for a third time making him the first man in WWE History to win Money in The Bank 3 times. In the match between AJ and Reigns. AJ captures the WWE Championship over Roman Reigns, Just 5 months less than AJ's arrival. AJ is untop of the mountain, but after the match just as AJ is celebrating with the gold. Punk shows up and hits AJ with his briefcase and demands the cash in. Punk hits the GTS on AJ but AJ kicks out at 2. as Punk goes for another GTS. AJ rolls through and surprises Punk with a pele and nails him with the phenomenal forearm and for the third time. AJ continues to get one over on Punk making Punk the third man to lose a cash-in. Punk is furious and wants another WWE Championship Match. Styles then talks about Punk having a wife's first name named AJ because she could beat him rather than AJ Styles. Of course that leads to AJ Lee getting involved. AJ is of course angry at CM Punk and says that the man she loved has turned into a complete psychopath cause he couldn't get the job done against AJ. Punk is distant toward AJ and Stephanie and Shane grant Punk another championship match at Battleground against AJ, But Seth, Dean and Roman are still in the WWE Title picture that they are added in that match, and it's a 5-Man Elimination Match for the WWE Title. Roman is eliminated first by Dean. Dean is eliminated by Seth. AJ eliminates Dean and it's down to Punk and AJ. Both men are knocked out from AJ hitting the styles clash and Punk kicking out at 2. AJ Lee shows up and many assume she will turn on Punk but instead gives Styles a low blow turning her into a heel as well and Punk is able to recapture the WWE Title for the first time since 2013 making Punk a 3-time WWE Champion. Punk and AJ are both traded to the SMACKDOWN Brand. They reveal their plan and announce that they are going to take over everything. Punk tells AJ that AJ is going to become the SMACKDOWN Women's Champion while Punk will rule the rest of the SMACKDOWN World!. Then AJ's music hits as he comes out and demands his rematch. But as the two are brawling with AJ getting the upper hand. Suddenly Curt Hawkins, Jinder Mahal, Shelton Benjamin, American Alpha and Jack Swagger all gang up on AJ Styles. As the crowd wonders what is going on?. It's a 6 on 1 attack. Punk bloodies Styles up with the attack and hits him with the GTS. The next week on SMACKDOWN. Punk announces that he came up with a new gang that will lead Punk and AJ and theirselves straight into the future. Punk calls this group "Punk's Elite" with Punk as the leader. At Summerslam, Punk will face Styles for the WWE Championship. On the go-home show before SMACKDOWN. Styles announces that he will have backup at Summerslam and he won't tell them all until they get there. At Summerslam, Punk has his elite, then suddenly AJ's music plays, but then suddenly the lights go out and we see a spotlight with AJ motioning for them to show up, And then it's Karl Anderson, Luke Gallows, Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor, Cody Rhodes and Tama Tonga all appearing with AJ. The Elite are stunned, the commentators announce that this was some of AJ's friends in Japan and that they call theirselves the Bullet Club with Finn and Shinsuke as future NXT Stars. Punk and Styles continue to go back and forth with their matches, but the match ends in a DQ with Punk winning with the Bullet Club all over Punk. Punk's elite eventually make the save, Cody Rhodes's wife Brandi gets into a fist fight with AJ Lee. The Bullet Club and Punk's Elite brawl all the way to the Barclays Center with officials and referees trying to stop them. In the fall of 2016, the SMACKDOWN Ratings pile up cause of the big brawl between Punk's Elite and The Bullet Club. Punk will defend his WWE Championship against Cody Rhodes at No Mercy cause of what Cody's wife did to Punk's wife. Punk wants to fight Cody for it and defend the honor for his wife. Rhodes is close to winning his first WWE Championship but intereference from Punk's elite allows Punk to retain the WWE Title, the feud between The Bullet Club and Punk's Elite gets so intense that at the 2016 Survivor Series. Shane, Bryan and Triple H both announce that they will face off at Survivor Series in a WarGames Elimination Match. And that if AJ's team wins. AJ will face Punk at TLC for the WWE Championship. But if Punk wins, AJ will never challenge for the title again. It's a brutal wargames match that goes almost an hour with Balor being the sole survivor defeating Punk with the cou de gras. Potentially leading into a feud in 2017 between Balor and Punk. At TLC. Punk ends his rivalry with Styles by remaining the WWE Champion settling the score once and for all.
2017:
Punk is now back in 2017 with the WWE Championship around his waist, at the Royal Rumble, John Cena wants to recapture the WWE Title for the sixteenth time and he wants to face Punk for the title. At that point, Punk's wife AJ is now successful that she wins the SMACKDOWN Women's Title over Alexa Bliss on New Year's 2017. And Punk's group The American Alpha capture the SMACKDOWN Tag Team Titles. Punk expels Hawkins and Swagger in the group, but he keeps Jinder Mahal and Shelton Benjamin cause he sees talent in them. At the Royal Rumble, Punk crushes Cena's hopes of winning his 16th WWE Title. But Balor who defeated Punk at the 2016 Survivor Series in the WarGames Match wins the Royal Rumble Match by last eliminating RAW's Chris Jericho who is currently in a feud with Kevin Owens for the Universal Title. At Elimination Chamber, Punk will retain the WWE Championship by outlasting Randy Orton, The Miz, Harper, Cody Rhodes and Bray Wyatt. Punk last eliminates Harper to retain the title, Balor keeps his #1 Contendership by defeating his Bullet Club Buddy AJ Styles. AJ loses the SMACKDOWN Women's Title to Naomi at the Elimination Chamber, Punk begins make fun of Balor's ways by seeing him on TV as The Demon on NXT Takeovers. Punk then beats up on Balor and throws red paint in the eyes of Balor. On the go-home SMACKDOWN Show. Balor shows up as The Demon staring down Punk, The American Alpha, Benjamin and Mahal try to gang up on him but Balor one by one fights them off. At WrestleMania 33, it's the Best in The World and the Demon for the WWE Championship. They are the main event, the match goes on for 30 minutes with Balor regaining the WWE Title, after the match. Punk and Balor shake hands, his group then beat Punk down on SMACKDOWN with Shelton saying that they were under new leadership turning Punk into a face once again in the process, but not before the group member is revealed to be The Miz and Maryse. The Name is changed to Miz's elite. Punk takes time off. Punk does not return for the Summer, but does return in the fall with AJ in Late 2017 to feud with The Miz with the Miz now as United States Champion. At TLC, The two have a match with Punk regaining a title that alluded him in the WWE. The United States Championship.
2018:
At the age of 39, Punk's age does not seem to be stopping him, he has continued to shine on in the WWE. And is now the United States Champion. Punk holds U.S. Championship Challenges in which he successfully retains against numerous competitors, at WrestleMania 34. A rivalry is renewed with Punk as it's with Kevin Owens. Owens and Punk have feuded since 2015 and Punk wants redemption for Owens beating him for the Intercontinental Title. But Owens and his friend Sami Zayn beat up on Daniel Bryan after Bryan was cleared to wrestle, instead of having Punk vs Owens for Mania 34. Punk wants Daniel Bryan to be his partner as they team up to defeat Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens in a Tag Team Match with the U.S. Title still on the line, Punk remains champion cause Daniel makes Sami tap out. Punk and AJ are both traded to the RAW Brand with the United States Title, Punk loses the Title on his first night on RAW against Jeff Hardy who then takes the title to SMACKDOWN with him. In Punk's first feud on RAW. He feuds with Elias cause of Elias trashing his personality, at Backlash, he defeats Elias in a one on one match and then decides to be in Universal Championship material, wanting to chase after Braun Strowman who defeated Roman Reigns and Brock for the title at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans, cancel Braun winning the Tag Team Titles with Nicholas and give Braun the shot. At Money in The Bank, Braun gives Punk his title match with Punk trying everything he can to beat the New Universal Champion. But It ain't enough as Strowman wins, the same night. Brock Lesnar returns to win Money in the Bank, and at Extreme Rules while Punk defeats Baron Corbin in a singles match. Lesnar captures the Universal Title after Braun wins a 6-pack Monster's Ball Challenge against Finn Balor, Roman Reigns, Rusev, Cesaro and Drew McIntyre. The next night, a Battle Royal is determined with Punk becoming the #1 Contender and going on to face Brock Lesnar at the 2018 Summerslam for the Universal Championship. Punk talks about how he's won every WWE Championship in the business, but not the Universal Championship and that he's ashamed that a part timer like Brock gets opportunity after opportunity and that Brock never shows up to the arena on time because not only is he hiding behind Paul Heyman's purse, but behind his wife Sable's purse. Another pipe bomb cut by Punk. That enrages Lesnar to the point in where he bloodies up Punk, givinghim a Suplex City and a F5. AJ tries to stop Brock but Brock grabs her by the hair and attempts an F5 on her. But instead he shoves her down. AJ has done well as she is the next challenger for Alexa Bliss's Championship at Summerslam. At Summerslam, AJ wins the RAW Women's Championship and now it's up to Punk to beat Brock. It's a good back and forth match similar to 2013. Brock hits 3 F5's on Punk but Punk kicks out, Punk wins the match cleanly by hitting Brock with 3 GTS's. The Last GTS takes Brock down and Punk has captured the Universal Championship for the first time. Punk's wife AJ comes out and together they celebrate with the power-couple duo standing tall at Summerslam. Punk retains the Universal Championship at Hell in A Cell against #1 Contender Dolph Ziggler, and at Super Showdown against Drew Mcintyre and at Crown Jewel against Kurt Angle, he battles the WWE Champion Daniel Bryan at Survivor Series in a Champion vs Champion Match with Punk winning the match and Bryan not turning heel. At TLC. Punk retains the Universal Title in a Chairs Match against Baron Corbin with intereference from Bobby Roode, Chad Gable, Apollo Crews, Kurt Angle, Heath Slater & Rhyno effectively ending Corbin's tenure as RAW General Manager.
2019:
Punk ended 2018 on a high note with the Universal Championship, at the 2019 Royal Rumble. Bobby Lashley challenges CM Punk for the Universal Championship with Lashley and Punk having chemistry cause they never faced off in 2006 and 2007. Lashley said why Punk was scared to face him is because Lashley would beat Punk on his last day. Punk responds by saying that Lashley would not get the job done against Punk if they faced off. Lashley and his manager begin to push the envelope further by disrespecting Punk's wife. Punk retains the Universal Title against Lashley, in the Royal Rumble Match. Drew McIntyre wins the Rumble Match by eliminating Seth Rollins, Punk will retain at the Universal Title at the Elimination Chamber against heel Dean Ambrose and at Fastlane against Ambrose in a Falls Count Anywhere Match in Ambrose's final WWE Match. Rollins gets added to the McIntyre/Punk match, the match is a triple threat between Punk vs Rollins vs McIntyre and this match steals the show despite it not being the main event, but Punk's reign as Universal Champion ends as McIntyre pins Punk to regain the Universal Title. Punk takes time off but returns in the fall to renew his feud with A.J. Styles, this time, AJ is the heel. And Gallows and Anderson are reuniting with AJ. At Night of Champions, Punk beats A.J. to recapture the United States Championship, but AJ regains it back at Crown Jewel. Punk is a part of Team RAW against Team SMACKDOWN and Team NXT with Team NXT winning and becoming the sole survivor. Punk would then turn heel on Rey Mysterio after Mysterio defeated Punk in a match. At TLC. Punk fails to win the U.S. Title for a third time in a Triple Threat Match against Andrade and Rey Mysterio.
2020:
At 41, Punk has achieved everything he needed to do, but still wants to keep wrestling, Punk is traded to the SMACKDOWN Brand and still continues the heel tactics, But he encounters The Fiend at the Royal Rumble. The Fiend intimidates Punk and also his wife AJ to the point that Punk turns face, at the Royal Rumble. Punk fails to recapture the WWE Universal Championship against The Fiend, but eventually makes it to the Royal Rumble Match despite taking a beating as the #30 entrant by last eliminating Drew McIntyre making Punk a 2-time Royal Rumble Winner, The Fiend remains Universal Champion by defeating Goldberg at Crown Jewel and at Elimination Chamber against John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Daniel Bryan, King Corbin and Roman Reigns. And the match is set between Punk and Wyatt at WrestleMania 36 for the Championship in a Buried Alive Match, and in my diary, there is no COVID-19. No one is sick. The Show at WrestleMania goes on with fans. Weeks before WrestleMania. The Fiend has AJ hostage and attempts to bury her in a shallow grave, but Punk saves her only to get hit with a shovel by The Fiend. The Fiend and Punk face off not in the stadium, but they decide to take it to the gravesite similar to Undertaker vs AJ in a Boneyard Match, Don't get me wrong, the match was good. But I will switch AJ and Undertaker's matches. AJ Styles vs Edge and Undertaker vs Seth Rollins this time with Rollins disrespecting Undertaker's wife bringing back the American Badass. But Punk and The Fiend will fight in a cemetery with the one burying each other alive. One will come out, but one will be buried alive. Punk and The Fiend fight all the way to the gravesite with the Fiend using in some surprise help, Harper and Rowan. Punk eventually has a plan as he gets Gallows & Mercury back as the Straight Edge Society for one night as they face off against Harper and Rowan. The Fiend almost wins the match by almost making Punk pass out to the mandible claw and tossing him into the grave. But Punk's wife AJ hits him with the shovel and The Fiend does not react. Punk is revived from the grave and throws dirt in the eyes of the Fiend. Punk and The Fiend fight untop of a tree with The Fiend trapping Punk, The Fiend then grabs a blowtorch and threatens to light Punk up but Punk kicks the torch in his face and similar to what Vampiro did to Sting at The 2000 Great American Bash. Punk torches The Fiend and sets him on fire and Punk grabs the burned Fiend and hits a GTS untop of the tree making The Fiend fall to the grave. Punk gets out of the tree and begins to get in the backhoe burying The Fiend alive. Punk is now the Universal Champion again. Punk is now untop of the SMACKDOWN Brand with the Universal Championship once again. Punk in his first PPV Universal Title Defense retains his title at Money in The Bank against former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston, and at Backlash against John Morrison. But then Punk's past gets to him as Bray Wyatt rises from his unrest and wants to invite Punk to let him in again. At Extreme Rules, Punk faces off against Wyatt in the second house of Horrors Match with Wyatt winning after being reinvented into the Fiend setting up a potential match between the two at Summerslam in a Last Man Standing Match with The Fiend re-capturing the title and culminating in one last match at Hell in A Cell with the Fiend retaining the titleagainst Punk. On the SMACKDOWN after Hell in A Cell. Punk cuts a promo and announces his retirement at the age of 41 saying that he has accomplished everything he needed to do. After, Stephanie McMahon comes out and announces CM Punk as the SMACKDOWN General Manager with his wife AJ Lee as his secretary. Punk is happy to stay in the WWE as a nonwrestler for the future. He is content with everything now.
