Did CM Punk Learn About His WrestleMania 41 Main Event Spot Live On-Air?

CM Punk officially punched his ticket to the WrestleMania 41 main event on the March 28 episode of WWE SmackDown in London. The Second City Saint stepped into the ring with Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins to sign the contract for what’s being billed as the biggest triple threat in WrestleMania history.

But in the middle of all the drama—chants, staredowns, bubblegum references, and some heavy tension with Paul Heyman—fans had one big question: Did Punk find out about his WrestleMania main event spot live on-air?

According to Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select, the answer is a hard no. When asked directly if Punk learned about the Mania main event during the segment, Sapp made it clear that kind of thing doesn’t just “happen” in WWE. “They might claim that, but everything that I have ever seen that is that story driven and story involved was scripted out ahead of time for WWE,” Sapp said.

He added that even the most “real” promos are typically locked in beforehand. “Even promos that you guys thought were not scripted have been scripted.”

While WWE has loosened the reins a bit under Triple H’s creative direction, there’s still a strong system behind the scenes. “Are promos less scripted under Triple H, or does it depend on the talent? Both. They are a little less scripted at times, but it’s still a lot of stuff gets scripted verbatim,” Sapp explained.

He did clarify that certain stars—like The Rock—get more leeway: “The Rock is not going out there with an exact script. He’s able to riff quite a bit, but he works with Brian Gewirtz and other people as well.”

So, as much as WWE might try to paint Punk’s contract signing as a “surprise” to him, don’t buy into the hype. It was always part of the plan—and the script.

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