6 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Monday Night Raw (3 November - Results & Review)

1. Punk Is Punk Again

When the calendar flips to 2026 and people start looking back on 2025, very few are going to point to CM Punk and declare that he had a great year. The man spent half of 2024 on the shelf and had a better year than this one.

But Monday night, the Second City Saint came out to celebrate his World Heavyweight Championship victory at Saturday Night’s Main Event and cut a very Punk-esque promo. He thanked his wife, the fans, and Jey Uso for getting him to this point, and then did a “look down the lens” promo where he said he spent two years walking around backstage, a king without a crown, and now he had targets on his back and his chest.

Punk talked about how he didn’t know how much time he had left in the ring, so he was going to accept all comers. He name-dropped The Vision, Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor, JD McDonagh, Sheamus, and even John Cena. That “I’ll fight anybody and everybody” mentality was the kind of thing Punk got over as the Best in the World, so it was good to hear him dive right back into it.

And this is a small thing, but there’s something very un-WWE-like (in the best way) of Punk talking over Logan Paul’s entrance music when he interrupted, repeatedly yelling, “No, no, no!” to Paul coming down to challenge him. So often, wrestlers just stop talking when someone’s theme plays, acting like their microphone doesn’t work.

Small thing, but it was another indicator that Punk wasn’t phoning this one in.

Obviously, there still is a lot that needs to happen for this to be more than one good night on the mic – and the main event didn’t exactly inspire confidence – but if CM Punk is dialed in and the booking aligns with his mindset, it could be an enjoyable ride. For now, we’ll highlight the juxtaposition of the two items and let time be the judge.