Adam Pearce shares cryptic update following major announcement on WWE RAW

WWE RAW General Manager Adam Pearce recently shared a cryptic message on social media following a major announcement he made during this week's episode of red brand. Pearce revealed that Drew McIntyre will lock horns with CM Punk in a Hell in a Cell match at the Bad Blood Premium Live Event.

The Scottish Warrior and The Second City Saint have been feuding since earlier this year. Punk tore his tricep after receiving a Future Shock DDT at the hands of McIntyre during the 2024 Royal Rumble Match. The two veteran performers have wrestled twice, with both stars winning one contest each. The Best in the World was rushed to a medical facility last week following a brutal attack from the former WWE Champion.

After announcing the third match of the rivalry between Punk and McIntyre this Monday, Adam Pearce took to his Instagram account to post a cryptic update. He shared a picture from the segment and penned down a line from John Greenleaf Whittier's famous poem Maud Muller. The line means regrets are a source of great sadness and pity.

"For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been,'" he wrote.

Adam Pearce explains the role of a General Manager in WWE

Adam Pearce has been an on-screen authority figure since 2020. However, he was promoted to the General Manager of RAW in October 2023, and Nick Aldis was introduced as SmackDown's new General Manager.

During his appearance on INSIGHT with Chris Van Vliet, Adam Pearce explained the role of a General Manager. The 46-year-old claimed although a GM could play a major role in changing the direction of a storyline, the main focus is always on the WWE Superstars.

"This position [of a General manager], okay, it's a supporting character on a television show that, by definition, isn't there to overshadow or step on the superstars. They are the beacons that we want the eyes focused on. But the General Manager or the WWE Official that I played for years before that, that's an informational conduit to what you just said, to make sure that everybody understands the context to what is happening with these larger-than-life characters that are on their screens every Monday and every Friday. And sometimes they're the focus of the direction of the story, [and] sometimes the GM is there to change the direction of the story but the story is always about the superstar," he said.

Adam Pearce's run as RAW General Manager has been chaotic as he deals with superstars such as Drew McIntyre, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker who brutally attack their respective rivals.