Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring El Grande Americano and CM Punk.
• WCW Veteran Was Originally Scheduled To Be A Part Of El Grande Americano’s WWE Debut
Konnan recently spoke about a scrapped plan involving El Grande Americano.
On an episode of K100 with Konnan and Disco Inferno, the WCW Veteran revealed he was originally supposed to be involved with Americano’s storyline, but the role never came to be.
Disco Inferno guessed Konnan might have been cast as someone from Chad Gable’s past in Mexico, but Konnan dismissed that idea.
“I don’t know what I was going to do, but I was supposed to be part of it. I hardly doubt that’s what they would’ve used me for, but go ahead,” Konnan said.
El Grande Americano made his surprise debut on Monday Night RAW earlier this year, quickly making waves with his high-flying lucha style. He soon entered a rivalry with the Latino World Order, building toward a match with Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio was later pulled from that match due to injury. Rey Fenix stepped in and faced Americano at WrestleMania 41 instead, where Americano won.
El Grande Americano also won the WWE Speed Championship later, by defeating Dragon Lee.
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• CM Punk Reveals His Original Plan For Saturday Night’s Main Event Weekend
CM Punk had to pull out of a scheduled appearance for Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) this coming weekend due to his WWE obligations.
During an Instagram Live session, Punk explained the change of plans:
“I was supposed to do CFFC this coming weekend, but we got Saturday Night’s Main Event.”
Punk works as a commentator for CFFC, but he’ll now be in action at WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event on May 24th.
He’s set to team up with Sami Zayn in a tag team match against Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker (with Paul Heyman).
Below is the card for Saturday Night’s Main Event:
– Undisputed WWE Champion John Cena vs. R-Truth
– World Heavyweight Championship: Jey Uso (c) vs. Logan Paul
– CM Punk & Sami Zayn vs. Seth Rollins & Bron Breakker (with Paul Heyman)
– Steel Cage Match: Drew McIntyre vs. Damian Priest
Also, WWF Veteran Tatanka will return to WWE programming at this event. Here’s what he posted:
“Thanks to God Almighty and a big thank you to the #1 Sports Entertainment Company in The World, WWE! Next Saturday, May 24th! The Native American Dynasty Begins!”
