Michael Cole: Cody Rhodes And CM Punk Have Been The Standard Bearers of This Industry For Nearly 20 Years Now

Michael Cole discusses Cody Rhodes and CM Punk’s upcoming match together at WWE SummerSlam next month.

The night one main event of SummerSlam will feature a WWE Championship match between Cody Rhodes and CM Punk, after Punk recently returned to dethrone Sami Zayn for the championship. For WWE’s lead announcer, the two men have been at the top of the pile for the last 20 years.

While speaking to ESPN SportsCenter in a new interview, Michael Cole would preview the upcoming match between CM Punk and Cody Rhodes, noting that the two men have been the standard bearers of WWE for nearly 20 years.

“Well, as we learned this morning, this match is actually going to main event Saturday night of SummerSlam. SummerSlam, of course, a two-night event both Saturday and Sunday. The Cody Rhodes-CM Punk match is really unique because these two men have been the standard bearers of this industry for somewhat nearly 20 years now, and they’re finally meeting for the Undisputed WWE Championship. They’ve had a couple of matches in the past, but never for this high of stakes. CM Punk, who came from out of nowhere to win the championship back earlier this month. Cody Rhodes lost it at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, which was seen on ESPN at the end of June. He wants his title back. So two of the best in the world will go at it for the most prestigious championship in our business, the WWE title. It’s gonna be so fun to watch.”

CM Punk recently noted that Cody has surpassed what he has done in his career. You can read more about that here.

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