Heated confrontation between Seth Rollins and CM Punk on WWE RAW left wrestling veteran shocked

Seth Rollins and CM Punk had a heated exchange on the latest episode of WWE RAW that has left viewers buzzing. Wrestling veteran Bully Ray has now revealed his amazement at a particular comment made by The Visionary in his promo.

After months of traded barbs and vitriol between the two former WWE Champions, the bad blood between Seth Rollins and CM Punk will finally come to a head on Monday Night RAW's first episode on Netflix next week. The two men had a well-received verbal showdown on this week's edition of the flagship program, during which the former SHIELD member accused The Straight-Edge Superstar of actively trying to destroy the sports entertainment juggernaut after his 2014 walkout.

Taking things further, Rollins taunted Punk by mentioning his tumultuous run in WWE's rival brand, AEW, and acknowledged the Tony Khan-led company as "the competition."

Speaking on the subject on Busted Open Radio, Bully Ray expressed his surprise over the remark, seeing how it came from one of the Stamford-based promotion's most prominent standard-bearers. He also commented on how the line adds to the legitimacy of All Elite Wrestling.

"I was shocked because I thought that gave AEW a little bit of ammunition to come out and say, look they just admitted on their own show that we're competition. I was also hooked on that word, I cant believe they said it also, for two different reasons, but very much the same," said Ray. [H/T - Wrestling Inc]

Wrestling fans also made similar observations in their reactions to Rollins and Punk's war of words on WWE RAW.

Bully Ray on WWE possibly mishandling the heel-face dynamics in Punk vs Rollins

The WWE Universe is likely bursting from anticipation ahead of CM Punk's upcoming blockbuster singles match against Seth Rollins on January 6, 2025.

Both stars seem to be backed by enormous fan support, although according to Bully Ray last month, the Stamford-based promotion had been trying to frame The Voice of the Voiceless as the villain in the rivalry, albeit not with great success.

"I think Punk tried to force himself down people's throats last night as the bad guy. I think that they [World Wrestling Entertainment] want Punk to be the perceived bad guy here and Seth [Rollins] [to] be more loved. It just isn't happening. I'm telling you it's all in Seth's delivery," the veteran said.

It remains to be seen whether Rollins or Punk comes out on top in their imminent collision.