CM Punk defeated Jon Moxley in the main event of All Out, restarting a title reign that ended before it could get started.
Punk originally won the belt in May, but was injured at the beginning of June, necessitating an interim champ to be crowned. Moxley won that tournament, then unified the belts when he beat a returning Punk two weeks ago on Dynamite. Now, as the summer turns to fall, Punk has regained his place atop the company with this title victory.
A bloodied Punk showed his fighting spirit against Moxley, then delighted his hometown Chicago crowd with another world title victory. The celebration was only momentary, as Maxwell J. Friedman (MJF) revealed himself as the masked winner of the Casino Ladder match, which earned him a future title shot. While it initially appeared MJF was going to cash in his chip and challenge Punk, that was not the case. But it certainly looks like this will eventually lead to the start of MJF’s first-ever run as champ.
