When CM Punk struck his defiant pose on the Standard Edition cover of WWE 2K26 in January 2026, it was less of a marketing reveal and more of a triumphant final chapter. A star who once walked out of WWE in 2014 after his iconic Pipebomb and Summer of Punk era, Punk vanished and made his return with the emotional Survivor Series 2023 return. He makes his return to the cover along with the 2K Showcase: Punked
