CM Punk’s In-Ring WWE Return Announcement Leads to Near Sellout at Live Event, His First Opponent Revealed

CM Punk returned to WWE after nine years at Survivor Series on November 26. In the past few weeks, he has been to Raw, SmackDown, and NXT, addressing the audiences and explaining his plans in WWE. On the recent episode of RAW, he officially signed to the flagship show of WWE. Now, since he has completed all the formalities, the question is when will he wrestle his first match after his return? Also, who will he face as his first opponent?

A recent report has revealed all the details of his first match in WWE in over nine years. Scroll down to find out.

CM Punk to wrestle at MSG, NY against The Judgment Day member

WrestleTix recently revealed that Punk’s first match in WWE after his comeback will take place at Madison Square Garden, New York on December 26. His opponent is Dominik Mysterio. This is an exciting piece of news as fans will get to witness him side the WWE ring after so long.

Unfortunately, not all will get to relish the moment as the match will take place in a house show as a part of the WWE Live Holiday Tour. WWE adding Punk vs. Mysterio to the match card of the event has facilitated a near sell-out event for the promotion.

The current setup for the vent is 13,770, and the promotion has already distributed a total of 12,118. 1,652 tickets are yet to be sold but there is no doubt they will also sell out in no time given the WWE Universe is dying to see ‘The Best in the World’ wrestle.

Now, we know who’s going to be Punk’s first opponent. Let’s discuss who might be his first rival in WWE.

Will Punk start a rivalry with Seth Rollins?

The tension between Punk and Seth Rollins at Raw this week was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. The WWE Universe is not oblivious to Rollins’ aversion towards Punk. Many times in the past, ‘The Visionary’ has expressed his dislike for Punk and even asked him not to return to WWE.

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Therefore, when he returned at Survivor Series last month, Rollins lost it and even flipped the bird. Coming back to this week’s Raw, Punk’s announcement to join the flagship show just rubbed more salt in Rollins’ wound. The latter came out to the ring to address his hatred for the latest Raw signee.

‘The Visionary’ is the top guy on Raw, carrying the World Heavyweight Championship on his shoulders. Therefore, it is very highly likely that ‘The Second City Saint’ would choose him as his first target and his first rival in the promotion. Are you excited to see Punk compete inside the WWE ring after so long? Comment how you feel.

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