9 Ups & 1 Down From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Jan 21)

'The Man' comes face to face with 'The Voice Of The Voiceless' on WWE's best ever Backstage.

CM Punk
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Backstage is the supplemental show to tell you what's been going on in WWE lately. But genuinely, what's been going on in WWE lately?! Raw's been great for a while, SmackDown was finally decent last week and NXT remains the best wrestling show on television. These are strange and satisfying times, and CM Punk was back this week to add his typical spice to proceedings on the sister show.

WWE's decision to leave him out of the marketing materials for the show on SmackDown and Raw was intriguing to say the least. Perhaps the constant repetition from 'The Voice Of The Voiceless' about him working for Fox rather than them hasn't gone down well? Or, in line with how most regular viewers have felt so far, the company simply couldn't keep up with his jagged Backstage schedule.

Either way, he was back just in time for the Royal Rumble, as was Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch. Pleasingly, they had more than just this weekend's supercard to discuss, too...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett