WWE will hold its Saturday Night's Main Event special later tonight, November 1st, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. One of the featured matches will see CM Punk face Jey Uso for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship.
According to Dave Meltzer in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE plans to crown Bron Breakker as the new World Heavyweight Champion at a major event like the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. However, with Seth Rollins’ injury forcing the company to change their plans, WWE may look to have CM Punk win the championship this weekend.
Meltzer also mentioned that Punk could hold the title until a marquee premium live event arrives, where the creative team would likely decide to put the championship on Bron Breakker. Additionally, Meltzer pointed out that Punk's appearance in the WrestleMania 42 promo hints at him potentially defeating Jey Uso this weekend to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Punk first won the World Heavyweight Title at SummerSlam 2025, defeating GUNTHER. However, his reign was short-lived as Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract shortly after. Punk earned another opportunity at the title by defeating Jey Uso and LA Knight in a Triple Threat Match a few weeks ago on WWE RAW. He was initially set to face Seth Rollins at Saturday Night’s Main Event, but Rollins relinquished the title due to injury. A Battle Royal was subsequently held on RAW to determine Punk’s challenger for the vacant championship, and Jey Uso emerged victorious.
