CM Punk To Defend WWE WHC In Hometown At Elimination Chamber

Key Highlights

• General Manager Adam Pearce brought out security and said that they weren't handling business that way and that the WrestleMania main event was set, and Balor wouldn't be getting another shot. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPunk's music then hit, and he ran down to the ring to run Balor out.
• Balor said he wouldn't get in the ring with Punk unless it was for the championship.
• Punk said they could do it now or at Elimination Chamber, and after an argument with Pearce, the match was made official for the event on February 28. Balor was then escorted from ringside by security, and Punk was briefly interviewed by Cole, who asked why he'd jeopardize his WrestleMania main event.
• Punk said he wasn't jeopardizing anything, but rather, was proving himself to be a fighting champion. Read more: WWE Botches That Left Wrestlers Seriously InjuredDon't miss any of the major wrestling headlines.
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