Chicago’s hometown hero CM Punk had a perfect night at Saturday’s WWE x AAA Worlds Collide event at the Allstate Arena. Unspeakable of the love and admiration he received and felt from the fans in attendance, the former undisputed champion found the words and put it all on himself. Instagram Stories. WrestlePurists screenshotted his entire message and posted it X: (formerly known as Twitter).
“I’m depressed again,” Punk began. “I have no words to properly express what it feels like to experience such a magical night. I want you to know that my gratitude knows no bounds. I have nothing to do with the fans. Chicago. i love you A perfect night. Cultures came together and we celebrated. One universal language. Wrestling. Thanks to everyone who came out! Thanks to everyone who came out! All the hard work guys!
CM Punk addresses the WWE-AAA-NXT Worlds Collide in Chicago.
“I’m depressed again. I have no words to properly express what it feels like to experience such a magical night. I want you to know that my gratitude knows no bounds. I have nothing to do with fans… pic.twitter.com/n8CMksr2Zn
— WrestlePurists (@WrestlePurists) September 27, 2026
Bringing the fans downstairs, Punk came out to his original ECW/WWE theme song, “This Fire Burns” and donned his Straight Edge Society lucha mask. “The Second City Saint” teamed up with Rey Mysterio and the the newly crowned AAA Mega Champion El Grande Americano Against Dominic Mysterio, JD McDonagh and Omos. Worlds Collide was filmed last Saturday and will be shown publicly this Thursday.
As for Punk, his next venture will be competing in this year’s Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match on Saturday, October 10th in New Orleans. Punk punched this his ticket last Friday on “WWE SmackDown.” In his triple threat elimination match against Finn Balor and Gunther. Punk previously received double Money in the Bank in 2008 and 2009.