Triple H recently drew a nostalgic parallel to CM Punk’s Undisputed WWE Championship win.
CM Punk made a surprise return on the July 6 episode of RAW as the last-minute replacement for Cody Rhodes and defeated Sami Zayn to win the Undisputed WWE Championship. Following his victory, he had a moment backstage with the promotion’s Chief Content Officer, Triple H, posing for the latter’s signature finger-pointing photo.
Triple H then shared the photo in a congratulatory post on X/Twitter, recalling CM Punk’s historic first WWE Championship win against John Cena at Money in the Bank 2011. The event took place at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, the same venue as this week’s RAW, where Punk won the title for the third time (his eighth world title overall).
“Same building, 15 years later. Different opponent, same result. @CMPunk is the Undisputed @WWE Champion!!! #AndNew,” Triple H wrote.
CM Punk shares how his relationship with Triple H has changed since his return
Though they had their issues in the past, CM Punk explained how his relationship with Triple H has changed since his return to WWE in 2023. Speaking to Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Punk noted that things used to be more competitive between them before, but said they’re on the same page now.
Punk said, “Between me and Triple H, there is so much more of an understanding. I’ve advanced in my life to a point where I have the perspective I didn’t have before. For him, likewise, has advanced in life to where he has experiences and knowledge he didn’t have before. Me and him, I think we were both on the main roster, and were talented guys.
“It was more adversarial because we were competition. Now we’re not and are on the same page and want to help the next generation and kind of guide them the right way with their creativity showing through but also producing them. It’s more like, ‘Maybe do it this way and see what happens,’” Punk said.
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