Birmingham, AL — July 14, 2025: In one of the most hard-fought and emotionally charged episodes of Monday Night Raw in recent memory, CM Punk emerged victorious in a high-stakes Gauntlet Match, earning himself a World Heavyweight Championship match at SummerSlam.
The road to SummerSlam ran through a brutal series of opponents, but Punk proved he still has what it takes to hang with WWE’s best. The match featured elite names like Penta El Zero Miedo, LA Knight, Jey Uso, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker, but in the end, it was the “Best in the World” who stood tall.
💥 Breakker Dominates… Until Punk Shuts It DownBron Breakker looked unstoppable early on, eliminating both LA Knight and Jey Uso with a mix of raw power and explosive speed. But just as Breakker seemed destined to win it all, CM Punk entered as the final participant and changed the momentum in an instant.Despite taking heavy punishment, Punk countered a spear attempt and connected with a picture-perfect GTS (Go To Sleep) to score the pinfall over Breakker and secure his SummerSlam title shot.
> “I came back to finish what I started — and now I’ve got Gunther in my sights,” Punk said in a backstage segment after the match.
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