CM Punk and Cody Rhodes have another accident in a WWE ring before the pipe bomb returns

Things started to heat up between Cody Rhodes and WWE Champion CM Punk last weekend at Saturday Night’s Main Event when CM accidentally clipped Cody’s face with the belt on his way out of the ring. Cody returned the favor on tonight’s (July 24) episode of SmackDown when he accidentally dropped the microphone for Punk to pick up. You can feel the tension…@CMPunk | @CodyRhodes pic.twitter.com/9rve81JDhD — WWE (@WWE) July 25, 2026 After they went back-and-forth about whether these are actually accidents or not, Cody decided to make things personal with CM. He revealed that their match at SummerSlam isn’t just about winning the title, because he doesn’t actually like Punk. Cody has worked his ass off to become the face of WWE, and has fearlessly stared down every superstar in the locker room along the way. And even though he is now the top guy who WWE sends to do mainstream interviews like the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Punk is the one person on the roster who he sweats and has