CM Punk references Kevin Nash criticism in WWE house show moment

At a WWE house show on Tuesday night, CM Punk appeared to poke fun at criticism that had recently been levied against him by Kevin Nash.

Punk was in Fort Myers, Florida yesterday for a live event on WWE’s annual Holiday Tour. He defended his World Heavyweight Championship in the main event of the show, retaining against Bronson Reed. There was a moment at the start of the match where Punk teased taking his shirt off. Once he finally did, it was revealed that Punk was wearing another T-shirt underneath.

Punk wrestling with a T-shirt on was one of the things Nash mentioned while critiquing Punk’s performance from the December 22 episode of WWE Raw. While saying Bron Breakker should defeat Punk in their upcoming title match, Nash noted that he thought Punk’s in-ring work looked slow on the Raw episode.

“I watched Punk in the main event of that match last Monday. Number one: if you’re the Heavyweight Champion of the WWE and you wrestle in a T-shirt — ouch,” Nash said on his Kliq This podcast. “Number two: his punches looked really slow. He looked slow. I think it’s time for him, I think he’s done. I think Bron should beat him.”

Nash and Punk were once rivals on WWE television in a storyline that took place in 2011.

The Punk vs. Breakker World Heavyweight Championship match is happening on the January 5, 2026 episode of Raw. The show is being held in Brooklyn, New York and will feature a crossover with the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things.”

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Joseph Currier
Joseph Currier

Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.

In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated's wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.