During Saturday’s WWE NXT Deadline 2023 pay-per-view event, CM Punk made a surprise appearance, greeting Shawn Michaels as the latter welcomed the audience to the show.
Punk and Michaels joked about the pink Bret Hart hoodie the Second City Saint was wearing.
Punk discussed his WWE return, noting that he sorted things out with Triple H, similar to how Michaels had worked things out with Bret.
Punk also reiterated that he would decide which brand he would sign with on Monday’s episode of RAW.
Punk and Michaels then posed for a selfie together as the segment came to a close.
You can check out some highlights from the segment below:
What a way to start!@CMPunk is here at #NXTDeadline!!! pic.twitter.com/fJbBzIdrRf
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
Axiom defeated Nathan Frazer during the Kickoff show at Saturday’s WWE NXT Deadline 2023 pay-per-view event.
You can check out the entire Kickoff show, including that match, in the video below:
And finally, Blair Davenport defeated Tiffany Stratton, Lash Legend, Kelani Jordan, and Fallon Henley to win the Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge at NXT Deadline 2023.
With the victory, Davenport became the #1 contender for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT New Year’s Evil 2024.
Davenport scored the decisive pinfall on Fallon Henley and avoided Legend as the clock ran out.
Following the match, NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria came out to confront Davenport. However, Cora Jade made her NXT return, attacking Valkyria and making her intentions clear.
You can check out the standings and some highlights from the match below:
Blair Davenport – 3 points
Lash Legend – 2 points
Fallon Henley – 1 point
Tiffany Stratton – 1 point
Kelani Jordan – 0 points
.@kelani_wwe arrived to the scene on a mission 😤#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/w04TF98WQE
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
WHAT. A. MATCH. @BDavenportWWE is your Women's Iron Survivor! #NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/VbqKJLmXOD
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 10, 2023
Business just picked up 🤯@CoraJadeWWE is back!!!#NXTDeadline pic.twitter.com/Kj0fd95GG5
— WWE (@WWE) December 10, 2023
