What happened with CM Punk and AJ Styles after WWE RAW went off the air in Toronto
As seen during the January 26th 2026 edition of WWE RAW, AJ Styles challenged CM Punk for the world heavyweight title. The match ended when Finn Balor attacked Punk.
After RAW went off the air, Styles stated the following to Punk…
“We definitely had some hard times, but I’m so grateful that you and I were in this ring tonight. I want to tell you, look forward to everybody else. Thank you so much. I love you, brother.”
Punk then spoke to Styles…
“For everybody who stayed, I know today, last night, was hard travel, bad weather. We appreciate you all showing up here. This place is so loud.
When AJ Styles takes on Gunther, I just know that I’m going to be glued to the monitor watching, just like all of you.
I don’t care who knows it publicly. It has been a privilege to know you. It’s a privilege to call you a friend. It’s an honor to share the ring with you. I know Saturday is not it, but if it is, yeah, what a hell of a career.”
The segment ended with the two men hugging.
After WWE RAW ended (thanks to TJ Jain) pic.twitter.com/iMcbvYLiZs
— Aaron Rift of NoDQ.com (@aaronrift) January 27, 2026