Below are some top WWE news stories of the day, involving Randy Orton and CM Punk.
• 14-Time WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton returned from his major back injury at Survivor Series 2023.
Orton then announced that he has unfinished business with The Bloodline. On Friday’s SmackDown, Orton officially signed with the blue brand and made it clear that he’s coming for Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
Kurt Angle said the following about his old rival’s return on his podcast:
“Yes, he looks like a Superstar. Randy Orton being back in the WWE, that’s the best news I’ve heard in a couple of years. I mean, Randy is really special. He’s an unbelievably talented individual and I think WWE really needed him.
He does look great. I’m just happy he’s back because he really struggled with that surgery. Yeah, wasn’t getting better he was really frustrated and I’m just glad that he was able to make it back.”
• During an interview with Sports Illustrated, UFC CEO Dana White talked about CM Punk returning to WWE, and then went on to talk about Punk’s time in the world’s #1 MMA promotion. Below are the highlights:
His relationship with CM Punk:
“I’ve had nothing but a great relationship with him since the day we met. He’s a super nice guy. He’s one of the easiest people I’ve ever dealt with.”
Punk’s UFC career being a failure:
“Look, those were tough fights. You know what else is important? Everybody that he trained with and everybody around him in his camp respected him. That spoke volumes.”
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