CM Punk And Paul Heyman Return Breaks WWE Smackdown Social Views Record

WWE announced that his return amassed over 72 million social views since its posting on Friday night.

Roman Reigns [L], Paul Heyman [C], CM Punk [R] / WWE.com

CM Punk continues to move the needle.

WWE announced on this evening’s Monday Night Raw that Punk’s return, coupled with the return of Paul Heyman, racked up over 72 million social views, the most of any moment that occurred on Smackdown this year.

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— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) November 26, 2024

The WWE YouTube video showing the segment in full, the video on WWE’s X and Instagram accounts, plus reaction videos posted by streamers like SantiZap, Wheezy Blonde, and Minnie Portable have all helped push the video to its record view count.

CM Punk returned on Friday Night Smackdown this past week, revealed by Paul Heyman as the fifth member of the OG Bloodline’s WarGames team. They will be competing against the New Bloodline, consisting of Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Jacob Fatu, as well as Bronson Reed, at Survivor Series: WarGames, this Saturday, November 30th, at the Rogers Arena, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

LET'S GO!!! 🔥@CMPunk is joining the OG Bloodline at #WarGames #SurvivorSeries! 👏#SmackDown pic.twitter.com/lpNN0hQMoL

— WWE (@WWE) November 23, 2024

Punk shocked the wrestling world by returning to WWE after a nine-year absence at last year’s Survivor Series: WarGames, held at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL. Earlier today, WWE released unseen backstage footage of Punk’s return on its YouTube page.

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