{"id":175183,"date":"2024-03-11T11:51:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=175183"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:51:42","slug":"c-m-punk-coming-back-to-chicago-to-appear-on-raw-announces-wwe-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/03\/11\/c-m-punk-coming-back-to-chicago-to-appear-on-raw-announces-wwe-today\/","title":{"rendered":"C.M. Punk coming back to Chicago to appear on Raw, announces WWE today"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2645606548\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE is touting the return of C.M. Punk to Monday Night Raw in two weeks when the show emanates from his hometown of Chicago, Ill. A press release issued to PWTorch today notes that there are &#8220;new seating sections released to meet demand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The complete press release follows&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings, today announced that C.M. Punk will make a sensational return to <em>Monday Night Raw<\/em>\u00a0at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, March 25.<\/p>\n<p>The sold-out show will now have brand new seating sections opened to meet demand. Fans are invited to\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710261965448000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3EHLp1RZ8QFgOU3qvMrOTl\">www.ticketmaster.com<\/a>\u00a0from 10.00am CT \/ 11.00 a.m. ET to purchase the final remaining tickets.<\/p>\n<p>This will mark C.M. Punk\u2019s first return to Chicago\u2019s Allstate Arena since he shocked the world back in November with a stunning return to WWE at <em>Survivor Series<\/em>, garnering more than 71 million record-breaking views across social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p>His last appearance on\u00a0<em>Monday Night Raw<\/em>\u00a0on February 5, 2024, saw him reveal an injury sustained at\u00a0<em>Royal Rumble<\/em>\u00a0that would force him to miss\u00a0<em>WrestleMania<\/em>\u00a0<em>XL<\/em>. Questions remain around what the self-proclaimed \u201cBest In the World\u201d will have to say when he addresses the WWE Universe in-person on Monday, March 25.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Punk suffered an injury during the Royal Rumble, which knocked him out of the WrestleMania 40 line-up where he was expected to face Seth Rollins for the World Hvt. Title. 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