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CM Punk Wrestles First WWE Match In 10 Years

By Lyle Kilbane • Published 27th December 2023
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CM Punk has finally competed once again in a WWE ring as he completes his return to the company after a decade away.

CM Punk shocked the world when he returned to WWE at Survivor Series after walking out of the company back in January 2014. The return came less than 3 months after CM Punk was publicly fired by AEW for his part in a backstage altercation with Jack Perry at All In.

In the traditional post-Christmas WWE show at the company’s spiritual home of Madison Square Garden, CM Punk laced up his boots for the first time since defeating Samoa Joe in Wembley Stadium to take on Dominik Mysterio. Punk picked up the victory with a GTS which gave him his first WWE singles win since defeating Billy Gunn on the January 20th, 2014 edition of Raw.

Who Else Picked Up Wins Alongside CM Punk?

The full results for the Boxing Day WWE MSG show – courtesy of Sports Illustrated – are below:

  • Becky Lynch defeated Zoey Stark. Lynch pinned Stark after a Manhandle Slam.
  • Kofi Kingston defeated Ludwig Kaiser. Kingston won with the Trouble in Paradise.
  • Katana Chance and Kayden Carter defeated Chelsea Green and Piper Niven to retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles
  • Omos defeated R-Truth in less than a minute. MVP said he would pay R-Truth money if he could knock Omos off his feet. He failed.
  • Rhea Ripley defeated Shayna Baszler and Ivy Nile in a three-way match to retain the Women’s World Championship. Ripley pinned Baszler to retain the title.
  • Finn Balor and Damian Priest defeated Sami Zayn and Jey Uso to retain the Undisputed WWE Tag Team titles.
  • CM Punk defeated Dominik Mysterio. Punk won with the GTS.
  • Ricochet defeated Bronson Reed. Ricochet won in just over three minutes.
  • Cody Rhodes defeated Shinsuke Nakamura in a bull rope match
  • Seth Rollins defeated Drew McIntyre in a no DQ, no count-out match to retain the World Heavyweight title.