WWE Raw Results As CM Punk Returns To Beat Sami Zayn For The WWE Title
CM Punk seized the title after Cody Rhodes was hospitalized from a Gunther attack, and The Vision won the tag team championships.
- On Monday, CM Punk returned to WWE at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, defeating Sami Zayn to win his eighth world championship in his first appearance since April.
- Following an attack by Gunther, Cody Rhodes was medically disqualified after General Manager Adam Pearce confirmed he was not cleared to compete in the opening segment.
- Punk secured the pinfall victory using his signature GTS maneuver in front of 12,000 fans, celebrating with a kiss callback to his 2011 championship win at Money in the Bank.
- The defeat ended Sami Zayn's reign as WWE Champion after nine days; Zayn achieved the title after 13 years with WWE and 24 years as a professional wrestler.
- Punk's victory positions him centrally at SummerSlam on August 1, where WWE transitions toward a new generation of talent alongside established stars like Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
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