A top WWE star has responded to those critical of his decision to compete in a major championship match at Elimination Chamber 2026.
In what is one of two title bouts on the four match card, CM Punk will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Finn Balor in his hometown of Chicago, IL this Saturday, February 28.
While the stakes are already high for any title match, they are elevated significantly more by the fact that the winner will proceed to defend the World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of WrestleMania 42 against 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns.
Ahead of Elimination Chamber, CM Punk appeared on the No Contest Wrestling podcast and addressed those who think he’s putting “the biggest match of his life” in jeopardy by taking on Balor:
“Everyone’s talking about Mania, everyone’s talking about Roman. I look at it like, there’s no Sunday for me post Elimination Chamber, because I’m going all out.
“I don’t know if I’m ever going to get to wrestle in the United Center ever again after this, so I’m gonna give my people a show.
“Everybody telling me that I’m jeopardizing the biggest match of my life and I’m like, ‘No, the biggest match of my life is the next one.’ And before I get to Roman I’ve got Finn in the house that was built for Michael Jordan, MJ thank you for letting me rent a room in your house.
“A lot of amazing sports history in that building and I’m not just talking about Bulls and Blackhawks, I’m talking about Bret and Owen in a cage, that stupid blue cage, and they put on a masterpiece, a magnificent contest. So I’m following in those footsteps, those are big shoes to fill.”
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As confirmed earlier this week, Roman Reigns will return to WWE TV on the March 2 episode of Monday Night Raw in Indianapolis, IN.
During the same interview, Punk addressed the possibility of facing off with Finn Balor’s “Demon” persona at Elimination Chamber – click here for his full comments.
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