CM Punk paid tribute to longtime rival and friend John Cena during the traditional post-Christmas WWE live event from the Madison Square Garden.
The Straight Edge Star faced Ludwig Kaiser in a singles match at the show. During a point in the bout, Punk did the whole sequence of Cena’s moveset, including the famous ‘You Can’t See Me’ taunt.
While the former AEW star failed to hit his finishing move at the end of this sequence, he eventually hit GTS on Kaiser to pick up the victory.
WWE Madison Square Garden Results
The traditional WWE Madison Square Garden Live Event featured names such as Seth Rollins, Liv Morgan, The Wyatt Sicks and more. Below are the quick results of the show:
Singles Match: LA Knight def. Santos Escobar: Knight won with BFT and cut a promo afterward.
Singles Match: Xavier Woods def. Otis: The New Day cut a promo about leaving their families to work the Holiday show and berated New York. Kingston hit an enziguri on Otis while the referee was distracted, allowing Woods to get the pin with a flying elbow.
Two Out Of Three Falls Match: Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker def. Sami Zayn: Zayn got the first pin with the Helluva Kick then he scored several near falls. He went for another Helluva kick but got speared twice by Breakker who then got a pin himself. After another near fall, Zayn got speared again while running the ropes and Breakker got the decisive pin.
Singles Match: Seth Rollins def. Dominik Mysterio: A fan threw a chicken tender in the ring. Dom ate it and picked the mic mid match to complain that it was one of the worst tenders he has had in his life. Seth got the pin after countering the frog splash and hitting the curb stomp.
Singles Match: CM Punk vs. Ludwig Kaiser: Punk wins with GTS. He made snow angles with the referee in the ring afterward.
Six Men Tag Team Match: The Wyatt Sicks def. The Final Testament: ‘Hometown boy’ Karrion Kross cut a promo before the match demanding respect. He issued an open challenge and Wyatts answered. Nikki Cross got the pin in the end.
Singles Match: Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan def. IYO SKY: Raquel Rodriguez was in Morgan’s corner. Referee ejected Rodriguez when she distracted SKY during a top rope dive. Morgan got the pin with Oblivion.
Steel Cage Match: World Heavyweight Champion GUNTHER def. Damian Priest: Priest got a huge pop when he overpowered a choke from the world champion. Ludwig Kaiser then entered the ring and the two started beating Damian. Priest still managed to get some offense and looked to exit the cage, only for Dirty Dom to stop him. Dom slammed the door on his former friend, allowing GUNTHER to get the pin. CM Punk, wearing a towel made the save for Priest in the end.
Umaga’s son Zilla Fatu was in the crowd for tonight’s event. WWE announced that they’ll be returning to Madison Square Garden on 3/10 for a Raw taping.