CM Punk & Seth Rollins Have WILD Altercation At Fanatics Fest (WWE News)

CM Punk and Seth Rollins got into it at Fanatics Fest yesterday.

by Andrew Pollard
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With various WWE talents at Fanatics Fest this weekend, two superstars who've found themselves creating quite the buzz are CM Punk and Seth Rollins.

Now, Fanatics Fest is made up of your standard autograph signings and photo opps, with John Cena, the Undertaker, Charlotte Flair, Bianca Belair, and Jey Uso amongst the names in attendance this weekend. One other part of Fanatics Fest is Fanatics Games, which, in the case of WWE talent, means wrestlers make their patented entrance for fans and a group of judges, with those talents competing to see who scores highest and gets awarded the honour of best WWE entrance.

When it comes to those entrances, Seth Rollins was one such grappler partaking in this particular game. Unfortunately for the Visionary, his big moment was ruined by CM Punk, with Punk climbing on the judges' table before both men had a heated confrontation. Words were exchanged, a few shoves were dished out, but things were broken up by security before this altercation could get physical - with Punk's Cult of Personality theme playing as the situation was diffused.

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Footage of this incident quickly spread on social media, complete with the WWE X account posting a clip of these hated rivals' latest confrontation.

Now, of course, this was all a work, merely part of the show, but it certainly got people talking online and also gave those in attendance a nice moment to remember.

It likewise continues the issues between CM Punk and Seth Rollins that date all the way to the Second City Saint's shock WWE return at the 2023 Survivor Series. The pair have traded wins in the time since that return, with Punk beating Rollins on Raw's Netflix premiere at the turn of the year, Seth grabbing a steel cage W in March, and the former Shield man then emerging victorious over Punk and Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania 41 Night 1 after joining forces with Paul Heyman.

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The beef between Punk and Rollins has only intensified in the aftermath of Heyman's 'Mania betrayal, and Seth now finds himself waiting in the wings as Mr. Money in the Bank while the Straight-Edge Superstar goes after John Cena's WWE Championship at Night of Champions next weekend.

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