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WWE Stars CM Punk And Seth Rollins Get Into Confrontation During Fanatics Fest

These longtime rivals were at it again Saturday afternoon at Fanatics Fest in New York.
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Seth Rollins and CM Punk
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CM Punk may be days away from challenging John Cena for the WWE Championship at Night of Champions, but he still has unfinished business with Seth Rollins.

The 2025 Men's Money in the Bank winner is one of several WWE Superstars competing in this weekend's Fantatics Games, the pro wrestling portion of which requires the participants to perform their best entrance.

What should have been a cake walk event for Rollins turned into an ugly confrontation with one of his most tenured rivals.

While the Visionary was dancing his way down the entrance ramp, CM Punk decided to climb onto the judge's table to get a few things off his chest.

Rollins naturally took issue with the self-proclaimed 'Best in the World' getting involved in his business, and it wasn't long at all before security had to pull both men apart. This all came just a few moments after Rollins had a face-to-face stare down with WWE Champion John Cena.

It wasn't the first altercation of the weekend. NFL legends Tom Brady and Eli Manning had a brief spat Friday evening after the 7-time Super Bowl Champion tore his rival's New York Giants jersey in half, although their run-in was in a much more joking manner than Rollins and Punk.

Reigning Women's Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch looked like she was ready for a fight Saturday afternoon after the three judge panel issued their scores for her entrance.

The Man received a 9/10 from both Sam Roberts and Cathy Kelley, which prompted Lynch to pull a Goldberg and declare that Roberts was 'next'.

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Rick Ucchino
RICK UCCHINO

Rick Ucchino is the Assistant Editor & Content Coordinator for The Takedown on SI. He also works full-time for 700WLW Radio in Cincinnati, Ohio as a local news and sports anchor, in addition to his time covering the Cincinnati Bengals for Sirius XM. Rick has been on the professional wrestling beat since 2019, having provided coverage for a number of outlets, including Fightful, SB Nation’s Cageside Seats and the Bleav Podcast Network. With an educational background in theater, creative writing and journalism, Rick focuses primarily on the storytelling aspect of pro wrestling, but he’s no stranger to the squared circle himself. He had the privilege of training with former WWE & WCW cruiserweight Jimmy Wang Yang for nearly two years and retired early due to back issues with a perfect 1-0 record in singles competition. Rick is a married father of two incredibly adorable children, who are budding pro wrestling fans themselves. Much to the chagrin of their mother. You can reach Rick at rwucchino@gmail.com

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