CM Punk made a stunning return on Monday, July 6, 2026, at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, defeating Sami Zayn to capture the WWE Undisputed Championship during WWE Raw's Championship Monday.
The title change came after Gunther brutally assaulted the originally scheduled challenger, Cody Rhodes, backstage.
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Gunther powerbombed Rhodes through a table and slammed a car door into his head, forcing Rhodes out of the match.
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis then named the returning Punk as the replacement challenger for the main event, which lasted nearly 30 minutes.
Other Title Matches on Raw
In other action, The Vision—consisting of Bron Breakker and Austin Theory—defeated The Street Profits to win the WWE World Tag Team Championships, following a heel turn by Maxxine Dupri.
Sol Ruca successfully defended the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship by defeating Raquel Rodriguez.
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Rusev and Ethan Page secured a tag team victory over Chad Gable and Dragon Lee.
Earlier in the program, Seth Rollins opened the show to discuss his upcoming SummerSlam World Heavyweight Championship match against Roman Reigns.
He was quickly interrupted by LA Knight, who mocked the Shield nostalgia of the Rollins-Reigns program.
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Rollins offered Knight the first title shot if he wins at SummerSlam, before Jimmy Uso hit Knight with a superkick.
