CM Punk To Appear On 7/10 WWE SmackDown

CM Punk is headed to SmackDown.

On Monday’s WWE Raw, Punk captured the Undisputed WWE Championship, defeating Sami Zayn in the main event. Punk replaced Cody Rhodes, who was originally set to get the title match, but was taken out by Gunther to open the show.

Punk had been off television since the Raw after WrestleMania. He lost the WWE World Heavyweight Title to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.

WWE announced that Punk will be live on the July 10 episode of WWE SmackDown.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 New Undisputed WWE Champion @CMPunk will be live in Oklahoma City this Friday!

🎟️: https://t.co/bprk4pqpxU pic.twitter.com/pYLtKaRiaY

— WWE (@WWE) July 7, 2026

Here is the current lineup for Friday’s SmackDown

WWE SmackDown (7/10)

• Trick Williams vs. Carmelo Hayes
• Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk to appear

Fightful will have live coverage of SmackDown beginning at 8 PM ET followed by a post-show podcast.