5. CM Punk Possibly Making His UFC Debut Late Summer
It looks like former WWE cruiserweight wrestler CM Punk will finally make his UFC debut in late Summer this year. Below is what his opponent, Mickey Gall, noted on Instagram:
Some more light sparring w @ljreboli. Gonna be more active on social media. Let me know what you guys wanna see. Love hearing from ya. Btw I hear I’m fighting Punk late summer. No official date yet I’ll let u know when I know.
As we noted before, Punk will fight in the 170 lbs weight category.
4. Good News For Raw
WWE Raw finally saw an increase in TV ratings this week. This week’s Raw, which was the post-Extreme Rules edition of Raw and also featured the Raw return of Seth Rollins, had an average of 3.27 million viewers, up from last week’s 3.19 million viewers.
Speaking of Raw, next week’s show is expected to feature another Money in the Bank qualifying match and a “Technical Wrestling” match between “The Lone Wolf” Baron Corbin and “The Showoff” Dolph Ziggler.
