Johnny Gargano rises from the dead for a banger title match with CM Punk

WWE hit Cleveland for Friday Night SmackDown this week and the powers that be decided to have some fun with the main event title picture. Early in the evening, General Manager Nick Aldis was chatting with WWE Champion CM Punk, trying to figure out what to do about a number one contender after Sami Zayn screwed things up last week. Then they walked by a guy planking on a box, where he’s been for months now: OH. MY. GOD. JOHNNY WRESTLING IS ALIVE!@CMPunk | @JohnnyGargano pic.twitter.com/KgvvXQpqyH — WWE (@WWE) September 5, 2026 That right there is a pro wrestling angle if you’ve ever seen one. The only thing that got this guy out of his catatonic state is the opportunity to win the WWE championship in front of his hometown crowd. There was a zero percent chance he was going to actually do so, of course, but every performer involved in the main event deserves a ton of credit for actually selling like it could really happen. Punk bumped his ass off for Johnny Wrestling, who gave a vin