Exclusive Interview with CM Punk

The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN

Sports

4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

The Best in the World returns to No-Contest Wrestling! WWE Heavyweight Champion CM Punk joins O'Shea and TJ in San Francisco for a special episode to discuss his upcoming WrestleMania Title match against 2026 Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns. Punk revisits all the events that happened since he last appeared on the series premiere of NCW, including his bloody Hell in a Cell match against Drew McIntyre, his Triple Threat WrestleMania 41 fight, and AJ Lee's unforgettable return to the wrestling world. Punk also reveals what young superstars will carry wrestling's next generation, why he "roots" for the Dodgers, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Philly Cheese Stack is back at McDonald's and it's still intensely cheesy.
0:04.0	Imagine the cheesiest thing ever. Now cover it in cheese.
0:06.0	Add two beef patties, cheddar cheese sauce, crispy onions and even more cheese.
0:10.0	The Philly Cheese Stack.
0:12.0	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:14.0	Available until the 16th of March, 2026 from 11 AM.
0:17.0	Fees apply to delivery orders.
0:18.0	Price and participation may vary.
0:19.0	Subjects availability.
0:28.2	Man, first the Z-Bros break up.
0:31.6	Now, every time I wake up, somebody got a problem with Phil.
0:34.9	Guys, this man right off the back.
0:44.5	This dude right here, you know, before we had any of our fans out there before we knew what we were doing,
0:49.7	our very first episode of the No Contest Wrestling podcast featured this man.
0:52.9	He is now the world heavyweight champion.
0:56.1	Ladies and gentlemen, Seam Punk, welcome to the No Contest.
0:59.2	It's available that you guys know what you're doing now.
1:00.3	Oh, no, no, no.
1:01.6	We're real good now.
1:06.4	We're better than we were, but probably not as good as we'll get.
1:06.8	Yeah.
1:08.7	You sound like me now.
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