CM Punk, Big E to host WWE WrestleMania 40 media event

Though he’s out of action due to injury, CM Punk will still be in Las Vegas for tonight’s WrestleMania 40 media event.

WWE has announced that Punk will be one of the hosts of the WrestleMania 40 kickoff press event tonight (February 8). Punk, Big E, Michael Cole, and Pat McAfee are hosting. The event is taking place from T-Mobile Arena and is open to the public. It streams live on WWE’s social media channels and Peacock starting at 7 p.m. Eastern time. 

We’ll find out the main event for WrestleMania 40 at the media event. Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns, The Rock, and Cody Rhodes are all set to appear. There’s been significant fan backlash since Rhodes seemingly gave up his WrestleMania main event spot against Reigns to The Rock on SmackDown last Friday.

On social media today, Rhodes teased that he’s officially made a decision regarding what he’s going to do at WrestleMania:

Punk was supposed to challenge World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins at WrestleMania 40, but that is no longer possible due to Punk’s torn triceps. Punk is expected to be out for several months due to the injury. He tore his triceps during the Royal Rumble. It was Punk’s first televised WWE match since 2014.

Punk underwent triceps surgery last Thursday.

Big E hasn’t wrestled since suffering a broken neck in March 2022. He recently told Denise Salcedo that he wants to make a “smart decision” over whether he ever returns to the ring:

So when I think about the damage I have done to my body over the years, I just want to be smart, because this is the one body I get and I have to carry it throughout my 40s, 50s hopefully and beyond. So that’s the goal. I just want to make a smart decision and I am just so grateful to feel so good, to have no restrictions and I want to be smart with whatever decision I make.

WrestleMania 40 is being held in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7.