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The road to WrestleMania is picking up steam like never before, and the latest episode of SmackDown has given fans much to anticipate and wonder as the big event gets closer each day. CM Punk, who will be fighting in the main event of WrestleMania for the first time, finally revealed his big ‘favour’ in front of his competitors. Punk has asked for Paul Heyman, who was his former manager, to be in his corner for the main event rather than Roman Reigns’.
Recalling an old conversation from the time he was leaving the WWE, Punk shared the reason behind this favour and said, “You (Heyman) said, ‘You’ll be fine,’ and I apologised for making it about me and asked, What can I do for you? You said, ‘Punk, when you are at Wrestlemania, force them to deal with us.’ Well. They are no longer here, so I am going to force you (Reigns) to deal with us.”
Heyman is currently managing Roman and has stayed with him throughout his ‘tribal chief’ era, in which the wrestler managed one of WWE’s most impressive title runs, which lasted for a record 1316 days. As the favour was revealed in front of Punk’s hometown, Chicago, Reigns laughed it off and said, “You do understand that he loves me, right? He needs me, and I save him. Even if I let him, he wouldn’t go.” Reigns then addressed Heyman and told him to let Punk down easy, but Heyman remained silent as the cheers of the crowd and Roman’s confusion grew with every passing second.
Heyman and Punk have had a long history, and the former has gone to bat for Punk multiple times throughout his career. He has managed other top talent, such as Brock Lesnar and now Roman, but his relationship with Punk is much deeper. As anticipation grew in the crowd, Roman gave his manager one last chance to say no, to which he replied, “No, my tribal chief, I cannot do that.” Reigns stepped back in disbelief and cornered Heyman as Seth Rollins just laughed in the corner, and without skipping a beat, Punk attacked Reigns and hit him with his finisher, GTS.
Another shocking announcement happened on Smackdown as Kevin Owens walked out to the ring and revealed that he won’t be participating in Wrestlemania due to a neck injury. “I don’t know when I will have the privilege of being in front of you guys again, but what I do know is that in the last few years I have learnt not to take anything for granted, and I will never take this for granted.” Kevin was supposed to compete against Randy Orton at WrestleMania.
Roman Reigns, CM Punk and Seth Rollins will face each other in the main event at WrestleMania 41, which will stream on Netflix.
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