Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, involving tonight’s SmackDown, CM Punk and The Rock.
• WWE has announced that Chief Content Officer Triple H will appear LIVE on tonight’s SmackDown to address the main event of WrestleMania 40.
Here’s the updated card for tonight’s SmackDown:
– Triple H will address the fallout from the WrestleMania 40 Kickoff Press Conference
– Nick Aldis will reveal Logan Paul’s next challenger
– Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate vs. #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano)
Winners of this match will face The Judgment Day (Finn Balor & Mr. Money In The Bank Damian Priest) for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship at the Elimination Chamber premium live event in Australia.
– 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Bayley will talk about her departure from Damage CTRL
– Bianca Belair vs. “Michin” Mia Yim in a Women’s Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match
• After The Rock slapped Cody Rhodes at the WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Conference, CM Punk (who was one of the hosts) said on the mic that he’d like to see Cody punch Rock in the face.
The Rock, who was still on the stage at this point, heard this and stopped for a moment to stare at Punk.
You can watch it below:
😳 😳 😳 @CMPunk was FIRED UP at the #WrestleMania XL Kickoff… pic.twitter.com/UsFUGNVnyT
— WWE (@WWE) February 9, 2024
The Rock and CM Punk faced each other in singles matches two times on PPV in 2013, and Rock defeated Punk both times.
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