CM Punk is being used in various roles while on the sidelines while he continues his recovery from a torn triceps, an injury he suffered in just his third WWE match and first TV bout since returning to the company.
Sidelined
The injury happened in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match, where he came up short to Cody Rhodes. WWE has already confirmed that he will be appearing at the Raw event at Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, March 25.
Additional seats to this previously sold-out show have been released. Punk has cut promos on Raw and in a dark segment, as well as work the WrestleMania press conference in Las Vegas several weeks ago.
Spotted
Since returning to WWE last November, the former WWE Champion has made several trips down to Orlando, FL, to train with developmental talent at the Performance Center and attended NXT shows.
Pwinsider has some news and notes from Tuesday’s WWE NXT, noting that Punk was spotted watching the show near the hard camera at some point during the show.
