Sheamus Responds To CM Punk’s RAW Challenge After 13 Years

CM Punk is presently successful 1 of the astir breathtaking moments of his WWE career. His sanction is mentioned again connected each sides aft his quality connected the past variation of Saturday Night's Main Event, wherever helium won the satellite heavyweight title successful a combat against Jey Us. The assemblage reacted violently, and galore said that it was the instrumentality of the aged Punk, the 1 from the champion days.

On RAW, the seasoned opened the amusement with a promo that rapidly caught the crowd's attention. He challenged anyone who thinks they merit a rubric match. Among the names mentioned was Sheamus, known arsenic The Celtic Warrior, who did not hesitate to answer.

A caller challenge

On the RAW Recap show, the 46-year-old Irishman spoke openly astir his rival. "He said it himself, helium wanted an action-packed match. We wrestled a fewer times; I could beryllium wrong, but I deliberation it was twice. I deliberation we faced each different connected the archetypal occurrence of the Main Event show, and we besides wrestled a Lumberjack lucifer erstwhile I was satellite champion and helium was WWE champion. So we had a lucifer erstwhile we some held the main titles."

Their past gathering dates backmost to 2012, successful that precise Lumberjack lucifer that past belonged to Punk. Although galore years person passed since then, Sheamus has not forgotten that duel, but helium did not envy his rival either. "He proves that property doesn't matter. Age is nothing; it's conscionable a number. He's retired there, he's a satellite champion, astir apt a twelvemonth younger than me, I think, but I'd emotion to get successful the ringing with him again. I'd perfectly beryllium up for it."

The seasoned combatant from Dublin intelligibly showed his respect for Punk, besides known arsenic The Second City Saint. There was a consciousness of admiration and sportsmanship betwixt his lines, thing fans seldom spot these days.

If WWE decides to springiness their caller lucifer a chance, fans could beryllium successful for a existent dainty — a lucifer betwixt 2 aged masters who inactive person occurrence successful them.