It’s not imminent, but a Roman Reigns/CM Punk program is reportedly on Triple H’s “to do” list now that Punk is back in the WWE fold.
A match between The Tribal Chief and The Best in the World would practically sell itself, even without Punk’s infamous “make Roman look strong” comment on a podcast after his 2014 exit, and Reigns’ allusion to Punk’s words making his job “a lot harder” during his Big Dog era.
However, during his appearance on The Bump today (Dec. 6), Roman’s cousin and former Bloodline member Jey Uso said something that could definitely be used whenever WWE decides to ignite a Punk/Reigns feud.
CM Punk vs Roman Reigns (Credits: WWE)
While making a case for why Raw should sign “free agent” Punk, Main Event Jey compared the Straight Edge Superstar to the Undisputed WWE Universal champion (emphasis mine):
“Sign CM Punk. Like, why wouldn’t we sign CM Punk? I know he got a whole bunch of haters or whatever… if we gonna be honest — he’s a Superstar, first and foremost. People talk about him, and if it got anything to do with wrestling, his name’s in it.
He’s like on some Tribal Chief status, Uce. He’s top guy regardless of whatever’s going on. So my invitation is open, man. Bring him, like, let’s go. Let’s run it, brah. I’ll be your first one to run with. It’s all good. It’s all love. Let’s go. Let’s run it. Welcome back though, CM Punk.”
It’s likely that Reigns isn’t going to appreciate hearing “Tribal Chief” and Punk used in the same quote. Jey’s also generally implying that Punk moves the needle, an idea Roman has dismissed in the past.
