After two hotly contested title matches in as many weeks, WWE Champion CM Punk faces his toughest challenge yet against Mark Henry. When WWE Monday Night Raw emanates from London, England. This time, the champion must do battle against The World’s Strongest Man in a No Count-Out, No Disqualification Match. See it all at 9/8 CT on USA Network!
LOS ANGELES – In his continuing mission to ridicule CM Punk, Chris Jericho’s latest insult took place outside a WWE ring – specifically, at the 2012 “Revolver” Golden Gods Awards ceremony Wednesday night, while accepting Punk’s Most Metal Athlete award on behalf of the WWE Champion, who is currently overseas.
“I want to accept this for him, and even though he beat me at WrestleMania, and basically embarrassed me, I will give this to him in good standing,” Jericho said … then smashed Punk’s award over his knee and tossed it off the stage.
For the third year in a row, the Fozzy frontman hosted the awards ceremony that honors some of the biggest stars in heavy metal and hard rock.
Jericho’s dirty deed was the latest in a string of insulting things he has said – and done – to The Straight Edge Superstar. On Monday’s Raw SuperShow, Jericho verbally abused Punk and doused him with beer.
How much lower can Jericho stoop in tormenting Punk? And what sort of response will the WWE Champion have for his nemesis’ latest affront? Expect more than an award to break between these two Superstars when Raw SuperShow emanates from London, England this Monday at 9/8 CT, on USA Network.
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WASHINGTON – WWE Champion CM Punk visited D.C. for the “Raw Supershow!” He stopped in to the FOX 5 studios to talk with Dave Ross about the event!
I’ve added digitals of Punk touring Moscow, Russia to the gallery.
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Mark Henry def. WWE Champion CM Punk by Disqualification
Before the match, CM Punk defended his straight-edge lifestyle in an emotional address to the WWE Universe. Punk admitted that he felt violated by Chris Jericho’s disturbing act of drenching him with alcohol and smashing the bottle over his head on last week’s Raw. Before Punk could speak any further, though, Jericho interrupted on the TitanTron and mocked The Straight Edge Superstar for getting so emotional over experiencing his first “bender.” Punk fired back, saying Jericho can’t break him, and that he would only bring out the more dangerous side of the WWE Champion.
Punk’s match against Mark Henry was short-lived, as Punk grabbed a TV monitor and attacked The World’s Strongest Man, resulting in a victory for Henry via disqualification. Henry then exacted his revenge with a World’s Strongest Slam and Jericho seized the opportunity to ambush The Straight Edge Superstar by surprise – with six-packs of beer in hand.
Jericho broke open can after can of beer, and despite The Straight Edge Champion’s best efforts to stop him, Punk was soaked with the alcohol. All the while, Jericho continued to taunt Punk, urging him to “have some more,” before drilling him with a Codebreaker as he posed with the WWE Championship.
On next week’s Raw SuperShow, Punk will once again put his title on the line against Mark Henry. But this time, it will be in a No Count-Out, No Disqualification Match.
A huge thank you to Devin for sending me the screencaps of Punk from the Hall of Fame Ceremony that took place last weekend!
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After Chris Jericho brutally attacked WWE Champion CM Punk on Raw, WWE.com has learned the champion suffered a contusion to the back of the head, according to WWE medical personnel.
Although The Straight Edge Superstar did not suffer any permanent injury, the full impact of the brutal assault on the champion is yet to be seen.
Stay with WWE.com for more.
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Not just a conversation, a conversation with the WWE Champion CM Punk! We discussed Punk / Jericho at Wrestlemania, how the old school guys are looking at him to carry the torch and who would Punk put in his dream main event!
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After challenging the authority of new Raw and SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis at the start of the night, Punk was forced to defend his title against the formidable Mark Henry. In a dominant show of force, Henry took it to Punk as soon as the match began, and Punk found himself just trying to preserve his title for most of the bout. Each time Punk appeared to gain the upper hand, Henry would come right back.
In a promising display of offense, Punk delivered a series of blows and a kick to the head, then launched himself from the top rope onto Henry. But the risky move appeared to take its toll on Punk, who was then tossed from the ring and counted out of the contest. But Henry wasn’t done yet. With Punk down, Henry blasted him with a World’s Strongest Slam to the arena floor, leaving him writhing in pain.
After the brutality, Laurinaitis emerged to inform Punk that the WWE Universe wants to see him defend his title more often. “I see some dark clouds in your horizon,” he warned.
Adding insult to injury, Chris Jericho came to ringside to recall his WrestleMania Match with Punk. With The Straightedge Superstar still writhing in pain on the arena floor, Jericho hoisted a bottle of booze and proposed a toast. But instead of sharing a drink, Jericho poured the bottle’s contents all over the fallen champion. Next –while verbally assaulting Punk’s family – he warned him about drinking and proceeded to smash the glass bottle over his head!
I’ve added the digitals from the Hall of Fame Ceremony as well as the Digitals from the WM28 Fan Axxess event.
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