{"id":215252,"date":"2026-04-20T12:11:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=215252"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:11:52","slug":"cm-punk-makes-tmz-headlines-this-morning-after-slapping-phone-out-of-fans-hand-in-hotel-lobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2026\/04\/20\/cm-punk-makes-tmz-headlines-this-morning-after-slapping-phone-out-of-fans-hand-in-hotel-lobby\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Punk makes TMZ headlines this morning after slapping phone out of fans&#8217; hand in hotel lobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-201288161\" 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>C.M. Punk has another incident with a fan making headlines. This morning as he was in his hotel lobby, a fan was filming an emotional hug Bailey was having with his wife, A.J. Lee. An incensed Punk slapped the phone out of the fan&#8217;s hand with force and had some stern words for him. The fans walked away looking sheepish and could be heard saying, &#8220;Sorry, Punk.&#8221; Punk and Lee then walked away.<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of &#8220;Wrestling Night in America,&#8221; part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/wrestling-night-in-america-wwe-wrestlemania-night-2-post-show-wells-radican-discuss-reigns-vs-punk-lesnar-loses-and-retires--71480460\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wrestling Night in America - WWE WrestleMania Night 2 post-show: Wells &amp; Radican discuss Reigns vs. Punk, Lesnar loses and retires\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=71480460&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear what else led up to Punk&#8217;s outburst in terms of inflammatory words or any words of warning before he smacked the phone out of the fan&#8217;s hand.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BjpGf_ss7SU\">clip is circulating on social media<\/a> including TMZ&#8217;s official YouTube page.<\/p>\n<p>Punk lost the World Heavyweight Title to Roman Reigns last night at WrestleMania 42, night two.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CM Punk Smacks Fan\u2019s Phone After WrestleMania Loss | TMZ Sports\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjpGf_ss7SU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WrestleMania 42 Sunday - PWTorch Post-show Night 2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fl-BbVHaN2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-290028657\"><div id=\"pwtor-3501453573\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>C.M. Punk has another incident with a fan making headlines. This morning as he was in his hotel lobby, a fan was filming an emotional hug Bailey was having with his wife, A.J. Lee. 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