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Cody Rhodes and CM Punk got into it after WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

Live coverage and related reports for Cody Rhodes and CM Punk got into it after WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event.

AI Story Summary

What happened?

Cageside Seats reports that Cody Rhodes and CM Punk showed more visible tension around their WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event tag match, continuing the build toward their SummerSlam WWE title program. The article frames the rivalry as a largely babyface-vs.-babyface feud so far, with WWE seemingly using smaller moments of friction to add heat without confirming a full heel turn for either wrestler.

Key Takeaways

  • Cody Rhodes and CM Punk’s SummerSlam WWE title feud is being discussed as lacking clear villain-vs.-hero heat.
  • The article says the two showed friction around their Saturday Night’s Main Event appearance.
  • A pre-match moment involved Rhodes and Punk questioning who would enter first for their tag match.
  • The piece notes WWE could choose to turn one of them, but presents that as speculation rather than a confirmed direction.
  • Gunther and Sami Zayn were involved as the opposing team in the Saturday Night’s Main Event tag match.

AI Timeline

Before Saturday Night’s Main Event

Rhodes and Punk’s SummerSlam title feud had been presented mostly as a face-vs.-face rivalry.

Pre-match tension

The article says Rhodes and Punk questioned who would enter first for their tag match.

Saturday Night’s Main Event

Rhodes and Punk teamed against Gunther and Sami Zayn.

After the event

The report describes Rhodes and Punk as having “got into it,” adding to the sense of tension in their feud.

Looking ahead

The article raises the possibility of WWE turning one of them but does not report that such a turn is confirmed.

Model: gpt-5.5•Generated: Jul 19, 7:30 AM

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Cageside Seats

Timeline

Jul 19, 7:00 AM

Cody Rhodes and CM Punk got into it after WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event

Cageside Seats • WWE

SummerSlam’s WWE title feud has been criticized for lack of heat, and even with shades of gray the rivalry between Undisputed champ CM Punk and Cody Rhodes has been a face vs. face one so far. Those are challenges even for booking teams and writing rooms that don’t seem to be mired in a bit of a creative slump, as WWE’s does these days. We’ll see if Triple H and team opt to fully turn either of Punk and Rhodes during their program. Just like telling stories traditionally based around good vs. evil without an evildoer, making one of your top-drawing main event babyfaces an actual villain is a risky proposition. But old friends Cody and CM have been demonstrating the friction between them on the fringes of their story. We saw a bit of it before their match at the July 18 Saturday Night’s Main Event, where the teammates-for-the-night questioned who would enter first for their tag match against Gunther & Sami Zayn/ The decision was made for them, and the American Nightmare then did what se

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