CM Punk had an emotionally charged World Heavyweight Championship victory cut perilously short by Seth Rollins at night one of WWE SummerSlam 2025. And Rhea Rip

With referee Jessica Carr in place, Seth Rollins nailed CM Punk several times with the MITB briefcase, formally cashed in, and hit one solitary Curb Stomp to put Punk away and become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

The main event of tonight’s (Sat., Aug. 2, 2025) SummerSlam premium live event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, featured GUNTHER putting the world heavyweight championship on the line against CM Punk. There was a ton of intrigue going into this one, even if the story was a tad vanilla.