CM Punk accepts Paul Heyman’s challenge, only to be ambushed by a ‘pinked-out’ Seth Rollins; their fate for Clash In Paris has been decided

WWE Raw: Seth Rollins got booked for a fatal 4-way match against LA Knight, CM Punk and Jey Uso at the Clash In Paris, and Rollins' championship will be on the line.

By: Entertainment Desk

New Delhi | August 12, 2025 16:20 IST

WWE Raw: Seth Rollins attacks CM Punk during the main event.

The wheels are moving, and the WWE is trying to gain some serious momentum post the release of their new documentary Unreal on Netflix. The company’s next PLE is Clash In Paris, and during this week’s episode of Raw, the fans were informed about probably the most important match on the card, for the heavyweight championship. Currently the title is held by Seth Rollins, who won it after he cashed in his MITB contract during Summerslam. CM Punk had just gone through a gruelling match and was in no condition to play it back one more time. Rollins made quick work of him and snatched the title, making it his sixth world championship.

During Raw, Punk came out to the ring and demanded his title shot, only to be interrupted by LA Knight, whose match against Rollins ended in no contest because Punk attacked the champion. As both men continued the argument, Paul Heyman came out to set up a match between the teams of Bronson Reed-Bron Breakker and CM Punk-LA Knight. The duo accepted the challenge, and they almost got a victory out of it when Seth showed up to the ring and attacked Punk, forcing the referee to call off the match. But as Seth and his crew started walking away from the ring, Raw manager Adam Pearce walked out and announced that Seth will now have to defend his title against Punk, Knight and Jey Uso at the Clash In Paris.

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With this development, WWE has now announced three matches for their PLE in Paris, including Naomi vs Stephanie Vaquer for the Women’s Championship and John Cena vs Logan Paul. The latter of the three matches will presumably serve as a bridge in Cena’s ongoing feud with Brock Lesnar, who attacked him after SummerSlam ended. Cena shocked fans before the event when he turned to the good side once again and became a babyface (good guy). Even though Cena lost the championship to Cody Rhodes during SummerSlam, the support from the fans only grew, as the entire WWE Universe slowly realized they were witnessing the final matches of the 17-time world champion.

John Cena has been on his farewell tour this year and will officially retire from in-ring performances come December. Since announcing his retirement, Cena has wrestled several of his marquee opponents, such as CM Punk, Randy Orton, and Cody Rhodes, and he even won the Elimination Chamber. The Trainwreck actor made history during Wrestlemania 41, as he broke legend Ric Flair’s record of holding 16 world championships. With only a handful of events left in the year, the story of Brock Lesnar vs Cena makes sense, and beating Logan Paul on his way could prove to be the right strategy for the company and Cena himself.

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