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WWE Replaced CM Punk’s Partner for Post-SmackDown Match — Report

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AI Story Summary

What happened?

A report says WWE made a last-minute change to CM Punk’s partner for a dark match held after SmackDown. Punk had earlier qualified for the 2026 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match by defeating GUNTHER and Finn Balor on last week’s SmackDown. The report notes the partner swap but does not provide confirmed identities or an official WWE statement.

Key Takeaways

Report indicates WWE replaced CM Punk’s partner for a post-SmackDown dark match.
Punk qualified for the 2026 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match by beating GUNTHER and Finn Balor on SmackDown.
The partner change was described as last-minute in the report.
The report did not confirm who was replaced or provide an official WWE confirmation.

AI Timeline

Last week's SmackDown

CM Punk defeated GUNTHER and Finn Balor to qualify for the 2026 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

Post-SmackDown (same night)

Punk competed in a dark match after the taping; report says his original partner was replaced at the last minute.

Report published

WrestleZone published the account of the partner change on September 28, 2026.

Status of details

The report did not confirm the identities of the replaced or replacement partner or include an official WWE statement.

Model: gpt-5-mini•Generated: Sep 28, 4:45 PM

Sources Covering This Story

WrestleZone

Timeline

Sep 28, 4:40 PM

WWE Replaced CM Punk’s Partner for Post-SmackDown Match — Report

WrestleZone • WWE

CM Punk reportedly had a last-minute partner change for his dark match after WWE SmackDown. CM Punk qualified for the 2026 WWE Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match. This was after defeating GUNTHER and Finn Balor in a qualifying contest on last week’s SmackDown. However, that wasn’t his only bout that night. He also […] The post WWE Replaced CM Punk’s Partner for Post-SmackDown Match — Report appeared first on Wrestlezone.

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