Top Star Warns CM Punk After WWE ‘Accident’: “He’s Got A Receipt Coming”

CM Punk received a huge warning.

After CM Punk won the Undisputed WWE Championship from Sami Zayn, Cody Rhodes was first in line to challenge him at SummerSlam 2026.

Both men have been cordial with each other until Saturday Night’s Main Event. During the show, Cody and Punk teamed up to face Gunther and Sami Zayn. The babyface team won the match thanks to some help from Nick Aldis. After the match was done, CM Punk tried to put his title on his shoulder, but it caught Cody in the eye. This upset the American Nightmare, who felt he was embarrassed at Madison Square Garden, and he confronted the Second City Saint backstage. This resulted in a heated exchange, and multiple people had to step in to separate them.

Cody Rhodes commented on his relationship with CM Punk following Saturday Night’s Main Event

During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Cody said that he and Punk never faced each other because the former’s dad, Dusty Rhodes, asked the Straight Edge Superstar to look out for his son.

“I feel like we never faced each other, because 18 years ago I had come to WWE and my dad – which was unbeknownst to me, and often in pro wrestling, the fact and the fiction is hard to figure out – Punk had said to me in the ring, when we did a promo together recently: ‘Your dad told me to look out for you, he told me to watch out.’ And I know that to be sincere, so he’s filled in a very big brother way this whole time.”

The American Nightmare opened up about his big brother, little brother relationship with CM Punk, saying that he doesn’t need a big brother anymore since he is all grown up. He also recalled how he was embarrassed at Madison Square Garden by Punk.

“But to me – American Nightmare, the Best in the World CM Punk and current WWE Champion – we’ve never really had a match. So what we’re doing at US Bank, Minnesota, SummerSlam, the main event, that’s really a first-time ever for me. With a big brother, little brother situation, also I’m 41, you don’t need to big brother me anymore. I grew up. ‘Hey buddy, I’m grown up now.’ I’m gonna show him what’s what now, and I think we both want to find out.

All respect in the world, CM Punk, even though, just down the street, recently Madison Square Garden, big good guy tag team, end the match with a big high five, yeah all that. Dude goes to put the title on – this is The Garden, you can’t get embarrassed in The Garden – he flips it, and it hit me right in the eye.”

When Jimmy Fallon stated that he thought it was an accident, Cody said that was not the case. He also promised that Punk has his receipt coming.

“It’s clearly not an accident. But this isn’t – God bless, this isn’t Des Moines, Iowa; this was Madison Square Garden, New York City. This is New York City; that’s not how you want it to go.

So, in the wrestling game, we have a thing called a receipt… He’s got a receipt coming. You gotta tag him back, brother style. He got me, and this one, I’ll be at least looking at him for it.” [H/T WrestleTalk.com]

It remains to be seen who will walk out of SummerSlam as the Undisputed WWE Champion.

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