WWE HOFer Rikishi On T-Shirt Controversy: 'CM Punk Is CM Punk'

Story byCM Punk is wearing a suit - Axelle/bauer-griffin/Getty ImagesElla JaySun, January 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM UTC·2 min readWWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk is no stranger to making headlines, but recently, one of them left him, and many pundits, scratching their heads. The news story in question came courtesy of WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash, who took issue with Punk, as a reigning champion, wearing a t-shirt while wrestling in a tag team match on the December 22 edition of "WWE Raw." From Punk's perspective, he remains puzzled by Nash's remark due to the fact he doesn't regularly wrestle in shirts. In the eyes of fellow WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi, it may have just been the result of generational differences. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I think CM Punk is CM Punk," Rikishi said on the "Off The Top" podcast. "There's only one CM Punk.