WWE star Sami Zayn cuts emotional promo following title loss to CM Punk: 'That mother----er'

WWE prima Sami Zayn was irate aft CM Punk made a melodramatic return to "Monday Night Raw" successful Chicago and defeated him for nan undisputed championship.

Zayn was expected to person a match pinch Cody Rhodes earlier Gunther took retired nan "American Nightmare" erstwhile nan show began. Zayn thought he was going to person an disconnected nighttime earlier he was told location was a replacement for Rhodes. Punk made his entranceway to a raucous crowd and defeated Zayn successful nan main event.

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Sami Zayn enters nan ringing during Monday Night RAW astatine Allstate Arena connected July 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Kevin Sabitus / WWE via Getty Images)

As Zayn walked to nan backstage area, he trim an affectional promo.

"I person a question," Zayn began. "How is it that aft 24 years aft crawling and inching for each small inch to get nan WWE championship, aft I yet get it, 9 days aft I get it, that portion of s--- tin locomotion backmost successful present aft not being present for months, for months, and waltz correct successful and get it? Get a chance? That mother----er. He has nary business. No business."

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CM Punk and Sami Zayn look disconnected during Monday Night RAW astatine Allstate Arena connected July 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Melina Pizano / WWE via Getty Images)

Zayn collapsed down successful tears arsenic he came to nan realization that his short title tally was finished.

Rhodes booked himself a triple-threat lucifer astatine Night of Champions to beryllium that he was amended than some Zayn and Gunther. He miscalculated Zayn’s wrestling aptitude and was pinned cleanable astatine nan premium unrecorded event.

Rhodes climbed backmost to nan No. 1 contender spot past week connected "Friday Night SmackDown" erstwhile he defeated Jey Uso. But he didn’t get a chance to re-enter nan lucifer owed to Gunther’s beatdown.

CM Punk celebrates aft winning nan Undisputed WWE Championship Title during Monday Night RAW astatine Allstate Arena connected July 6, 2026 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Melina Pizano / WWE via Getty Images)

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With little than a period earlier SummerSlam, Punk appears to beryllium nan 1 to locomotion into U.S. Bank Stadium successful Minneapolis pinch nan Undisputed WWE Championship astir his waist.