Kevin Nash critiques CM Punk: ‘I think he’s done’
If Kevin Nash were making the call, CM Punk would drop the World Heavyweight Championship to Bron Breakker on the first WWE Raw of 2026.
Punk and Breakker are set to face off on the January 5 episode of Raw from Brooklyn, New York. The title match will help set the stage for WrestleMania season — and Nash would like to see a new champion crowned. On his Kliq This podcast, Nash critiqued Punk’s performance from Raw last Monday. He thought Punk looked slow and like he was “done.”
“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. “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.”
The tag match from last week saw Austin Theory & Bronson Reed defeat Rey Mysterio & Punk. Following the match, Punk was laid out by a spear from Breakker.
Punk vs. Breakker is happening on the same Raw episode that will have a crossover with the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things.” The episode will also celebrate the one-year anniversary of Raw coming to Netflix.
Nash, a WWE Hall of Famer, was once rivals with Punk on-screen with Nash playing a role in the Punk vs. Triple H rivalry that took place in 2011.
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