Overview
- Punk defeated Jey Uso for the vacant championship at Saturday Night’s Main Event inside the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
- He scored a clean finish with consecutive GTSs after a back-and-forth match to secure his second reign of 2025.
- The title was vacated after Seth Rollins suffered a shoulder injury at Crown Jewel, underwent surgery, and was stripped by Raw GM Adam Pearce.
- Punk’s earlier 2025 reign ended within minutes when Rollins cashed in Money in the Bank at SummerSlam.
- WWE plans to advance the fallout on Raw, with The Vision and Bron Breakker targeting Punk and focus on Jey Uso’s response in Rio Rancho.