Yes, CM Punk is still injured. Does that matter when WWE Raw is coming to Chicago tonight?
No, no it does not.
Here’s what to watch for on this final Monday of March, less than two weeks out from WrestleMania 40.
What can CM Punk do to spice up the Road to WrestleMania?
Well, he’s still great on the microphone, right? We’d fully expect that the Best in the World will have a few interesting comments on how WrestleMania is shaping up, particularly since the champion we all thought he’d be facing in Philly (Seth Rollins) is on this show.
There’s someone else who won’t keep Punk’s name out of his mouth, however, and that someone is Drew McIntyre. The Scottish Warrior has practically made trolling Punk his own cottage industry at this point, so it would be silly not to expect Chicago’s favorite son to address that tonight.
Can Jey Uso, Sami Zayn remain on track?
Both Jey Uso and Sami Zayn know what they’ll be doing at WrestleMania, competing in matches that have high emotional stakes for different reasons. Conveniently, the former Bloodline teammates (seems like a lifetime ago now!) both are in action tonight in the kind of “can’t afford to look past this bout” showcases that at their best can make pro wrestling feel more like unscripted sports.
Jey gets Shinsuke Nakamura, while Sami takes on Bronson Reed. Those are men who are prickly even in the best of times, and are certainly in foul moods now that their own chances at WrestleMania glory seem to have fallen by the wayside. Plus there’s always the chance that Jimmy Uso or Gunther could interfere, so … yeah.
Advertised WWE Raw card for Chicago 3/25/24:
- CM Punk returns to Raw
- Jey Uso vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
- Sami Zayn vs. Bronson Reed
- Ricochet vs. JD McDonagh
- Ivy Nile vs. Candice LeRae
- Andrade vs. Ivar
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