CM Punk names list of WWE opponents he’s hoping to face

CM Punk has a long list of opponents he’s hoping to face in WWE.

While being interviewed by Brady of 103.5 KISS FM radio in Chicago, Punk was asked who he’d like to wrestle once his feud with Drew McIntyre is over. Punk named a list of potential opponents that includes Rey Mysterio, John Cena, Randy Orton, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Chad Gable. Ludwig Kaiser, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther, Dominik Mysterio, and Damian Priest:

• It’s a fair mix of people that I’ve already been in the ring with and people that I haven’t, you know? I think getting back in the ring with guys like Rey Mysterio or John Cena, Randy [Orton], Cody [Rhodes], you know, I think there’s fun stuff to do there. But then there’s the crop of people that I’ve never been in the ring with — Chad Gable is one that really sticks out. I like watching [Ludwig] Kaiser, I think he’s pretty incredible. Gunther, obviously. So it’s a fair mix of people that I have existed with in the past and then there’s just people that I haven’t even been on-screen with, you know?
• I did some dark matches with Dominik [Mysterio] and I think I could do some pretty great television with him. I think him and Liv [Morgan] are spectacular. Damian Priest is another one. I got a loose promise with him that me and him are going to main event The Garden. He was supposed to main event The Garden in like a dark match and he had really bad flight trouble a couple months back, so he didn’t make it. So I owe him that. At least I think I told him that [laughs]. So the answer unfortunately is everybody. You know, pretty boring answer.

The heated rivalry between Punk and McIntyre will culminate in a Hell in a Cell match at WWE Bad Blood on Saturday, October 5. Because of the torn triceps he suffered in January’s Royal Rumble, this will only be the fourth televised match Punk has had since returning to WWE.

Just days before Bad Blood, Punk is set to appear on NXT’s premiere episode on The CW Network on Tuesday, October 1. The episode is being held in Punk’s hometown of Chicago. He will serve as the special guest referee for Ethan Page and Trick Williams’ NXT Championship match.