Paul Heyman's cryptic message after Roman Reigns and CM Punk's SmackDown brawl

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 23, 2025, 16:32 IST

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Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins clashed in a heated brawl on SmackDown before their upcoming Triple Threat match at WrestleMania 41. Punk's comments have sparked questions about Paul Heyman's loyalty to Reigns. Heyman responded with a cryptic post thanking fans in Bologna.

Paul Heyman's cryptic message after Roman Reigns and CM Punk's SmackDown brawl

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On the recent episode of SmackDown, a verbal confrontation quickly escalated into a physical brawl that involved Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins. Not much to our surprise, the three wrestlers have been feuding since things went bizarre at the Men’s Royal Rumble early this year. With WWE’s official announcement to feature a Triple Threat match between Reigns, Punk, and Rollins, it is already the talk of the town. There have been quite a few speculations surrounding Reigns’ special counsel, Paul Heyman, as fans have been speculating on his loyalty towards the Tribal Chief after Punk's remarks on the March 21 episode of SmackDown. Much to our surprise, Heyman’s cryptic post might have cleared a few doubts.

Paul Heyman’s loyalty in question?

After the tense confrontation between Reigns, Punk, and Rollins, something that seemed off to the fans was Punk’s words to Heyman before the situation escalated further to the extent that security had to intervene to eliminate the chaos. Punk recalled a past favor owed by Heyman, suggesting that he had “delivered Roman on a silver platter.” This particular remark by Punk indeed ignited speculations questioning Heyman’s allegiance with the Tribal Chief.

As the speculations are swirling around, Heyman found the best way to tease yet clarify something he is being doubted about. Taking to his X account, Heyman posted a status with a private jet visual and thanked the fans in Bologna. He stated, “Thank you Bologna, Your #TribalChief and his humble #Wiseman appreciate your love, respect, admiration, adulation, affirmation and worship!” Well, this message might not be easy to decode considering Heyman’s cunning approaches he is widely known for, but we do believe being beside the Tribal Chief might be the best choice, and Heyman is standing on it.

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