CM Punk was absent from WWE RAW for a second week in a row following Survivor Series: WarGames. Will he appear before 2026?

Next week’s episode of WWE RAW is going to be a big one and will see CM Punk make his return to television. As confirmed during Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown, Punk is set to make his return to TV.

During a recent appearance on Chef Donny’s ‘What’s For Lunch’, the 47-year-old reflected on what went wrong for him in the UFC. Punk explained that while he’s still grateful to have been given the chance, he now knows that it was always going to be difficult to compete when making his UFC debut at 37 years old.

CM Punk has continued to speak on Logan Paul, offering a nuanced perspective on the social media star's transition into professional wrestling.

CM Punk looks back on his UFC days. Following his high-profile exit from WWE in 2014, CM Punk began a new athletic venture in the UFC. With the organization, Punk competed in two fights, both of which he initially lost;

Jade Cargill says that CM Punk, Ricky Saints, and Cody Rhodes are like family to her.

CM Punk will make his return to television on the December 15th episode of WWE Raw. Punk has been off TV since WWE Survivor Series when he competed in WarGames. WWE has said that he has not been medically cleared. Punk is the reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

Punk and AJ adopted Larry after Punk left WWE in 2014 and AJ retired in 2015. Upon Punk's return to the company, Larry starred in a YouTube video, which saw him interacting with WWE Superstars backstage at an event last year:

The World Heavyweight Champion will return to WWE Raw for the first time since Survivor Series on Monday’s episode.

After that, Bron Breakker took the microphone to address his upcoming match with CM Punk, which will take place on the January 5, 2026 episode of WWE Raw. Breakker made fun of Punk for taking pictures with younger talent backstage in an effort to repair his reputation in wrestling.

Bron Breakker channeled his inner Scott Steiner to take a shot at CM Punk. After winning the Men’s WarGames match at Punk’s expense two weeks ago, Breakker appeared on WWE RAW alongside The Vision with a message for the World Heavyweight Champion.