SUMMARY
- CM Punk suffered a right tricep injury during the Royal Rumble, which will prevent him from participating in WrestleMania 40.
- Fans reacted sympathetically to CM Punk's heartfelt message, expressing love and support for the superstar.
CM Punk, originally known as Phillip Jack Brooks, is undoubtedly one of the megastars in WWE. The ‘Best in the World’ has exceptional in-ring skills and does an amazing job on the mic. Punk has competed in the Stamford-based promotion for a long time before 2014 when he left the company.
But in 2023, the superstar returned to the Survivor Series and shocked the WWE universe. Since his return, he has been making headlines and was one of the most talked about superstars. Fans had high hopes for him and were expecting him to win the Royal Rumble 2024.
However, things took a downturn for Punk at the Royal Rumble, where the 45-year-old superstar suffered an injury and was out of WrestleMania 40. On February 24, 2024, he wrote a heartfelt message on his Instagram story to share his grief and regret.
He wrote, “Had a rough day mentally today. My heart and spirit are in Perth. Just a hard day staying positive and nobody wishes I was there performing for the fans more than me. Enjoy the show, appreciate you all.” The message expressed his desire to perform for the fans.
Damn pic.twitter.com/aCosW2rgiV
— Julian Weeks (@JulianWks) February 24, 2024
CM Punk is having a tough time mentally and he is longing to perform for the fans in Australia. But because of his dreaded injury, he could not get the opportunity. However, he appreciated the fans and told them to enjoy the show. fans also reacted to his heartfelt message and one of them wrote, “Love you cm punk.” expressing his likeness to the superstar.
another fan wrote, “That’s sad, nothing worse than feeling alone or left out” and stressed on Punk feeling left out. One more fan wrote, “CM Punk’s Comeback will be Stronger than Ever” wishing him a great comeback. One of the fans wrote, “CM punk Is my favorite, I really wish he was here” wishing he could compete in Australia.
CM Punk’s right tricep injury has ruled him out of action
Punk was the last superstar Cody Rhodes eliminated to win the Royal Rumble. But before this Drew McIntyre was in the mix and he landed a rough Future shot DDT on CM Punk which injured his right tricep. Some of the attentive fans noticed the moment during the match itself.
Here’s the full opening segment of #WWERaw featuring CM Punk stating that he will miss Wrestlemania 40 due to his injured tricep.
He is then interrupted by Drew McIntyre, who in the middle of his promo says that despite not being a spiritual person, he prayed for Punk to get… pic.twitter.com/jnsLXnIka9
— Fog Jones (@TheFogJones) January 30, 2024
This injury ended his dream of main-eventing WrestleMania yet again. He was expected to face Seth Rollins at Mania 40 for the World Heavyweight Championship. But now the competitor of ‘The Visionary’ will be decided at the Elimination Chamber. Punk has been sharing his journey to recovery on his social media.
Australia braces for one of the biggest WWE PLEs in Perth
The wrestling fever has grasped the whole country and fans are super excited to see their favorite superstars perform in the Chamber. The Elimination Chamber will take place in Perth, Australia on February 24, 2024, and is expected to be a full-house event.
Who will win the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match and get to challenge @WWERollins at #WrestleMania? Find out TODAY at #WWEChamber!
5AM ET/2AM PT
Streaming exclusively on @peacock in U.S. and @WWENetwork everywhere else.🦚 https://t.co/xRBTNzqw23
🌎 https://t.co/aEwGYUp0uE pic.twitter.com/dG4d2PE42G— WWE (@WWE) February 24, 2024
Fans have shown immense love to WWE which was evident from the crowd at the press conference on February 23. Media is covering every aspect of the mega event as major superstars like Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, and Australia’s own Rhea Ripley reached Australia.
