CM Punk teases WWE NXT Deadline appearance

It looks like CM Punk will be in the building for WWE NXT Deadline tonight.

In a post to his Instagram stories on Saturday afternoon, Punk revealed that he’s in Connecticut ahead of NXT Deadline. The premium live event is taking place from Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport tonight.

Punk shared a photo of himself outside of WWE headquarters and wrote: “Missed my flight today. Woke up in Bridgeport. Anything to do here?”

Punk tagged NXT’s Instagram account in the post.

In storyline, Punk is currently a free agent after making his return to WWE at Survivor Series. He’ll reveal which brand he’s signing with on this coming Monday’s episode of Raw.

Punk returned to SmackDown last night for the first time in nearly a decade. During his promo, Punk stated that he had a phone call with Shawn Michaels scheduled for this weekend. Punk said he would be talking with Michaels about NXT.

Michaels responded to Punk on Saturday: “@CMPunk Since you’re in Bridgeport and have some time, let’s forgo the phone call and talk in person.”

Punk said in his SmackDown promo that he’s back in WWE to finish what he started. He’s here to finish his own story of headlining WrestleMania.

Deadline is going head-to-head with AEW Collision tonight.

Deadline streams live on Peacock/WWE Network starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time. There will be a one-hour pre-show before the event.

Here’s the full Deadline lineup:

  • NXT Champion Ilja Dragunov defends against Baron Corbin
  • Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match: Tiffany Stratton vs. Lash Legend vs. Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan vs. Fallon Henley
  • Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge match: Dijak vs. Trick Williams vs. Josh Briggs vs. Bron Breakker vs. Tyler Bate
  • NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio (w/ Rhea Ripley) defends against Dragon Lee (w/ Rey Mysterio)
  • Steel cage match: Roxanne Perez vs. Kiana James
  • Carmelo Hayes vs. Lexis King
  • Pre-show match: Axiom vs. Nathan Frazer