Cody Rhodes & CM Punk Share Special Moment Backstage After WWE SNME

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk had a great night at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event on November 1.

The American Nightmare retained his WWE Undisputed Championship at the SNME kickoff match. Then, at the main event, CM Punk defeated Jey Uso to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion and closed the show.

After the show ended, a backstage camera caught the two world champions together backstage, sharing a special moment. WWE shared a clip on X (Twitter) where Rhodes was helping Punk to secure his championship belt around his waist. Also, Triple H congratulated both Punk and Rhodes on their grand victories on Saturday.

Check out the backstage video WWE shared below.

Champs helping champs! 💪@CMPunk@CodyRhodespic.twitter.com/OxIQv1cYxY

— WWE (@WWE) November 2, 2025

Jey Uso-CM Punk Rivalry Was Missing Heel Touch

Speaking on a recent episode of his Drive Thru podcast, Jim Cornette discussed Jey Uso and CM Punk’s rivalry for the World Heavyweight Championship. He stated he felt the rivalry was a bit bland as it lacked a heel component and some “animosity” because both the wrestlers are babyfaces.

He said, “They think that they’re doing something similar to the long Bloodline saga with this offshoot. It’s a deal of Jey, Jimmy, their interaction, and Roman’s influence on Jey. Punk is best when he’s able to cut a promo on somebody and really team him down and get into the issue. He can’t be a prick here because he’s a babyface, and so is Jey. Punk does a good promo regardless. But I want to see a mixed tag level of animosity, or the Punk-Drew or the Punk and Rollins level of animosity.”

Jey Uso has been on a quest to win a singles title ever since he lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Gunther earlier this year. It’d be interesting to see if he’ll continue his quest or leave it to start a fresh new feud with his twin brother Jimmy Uso, which has been teased in the past few weeks.

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