CM Punk Reflects On Royal Rumble 2024 Injury, Says He Instantly Knew What It Was

CM Punk suffered a torn tricep during the 2024 Royal Rumble, and he recently revealed that he instantly knew what had happened. The injury put Punk out of action for several months, and he spoke about his immediate reaction to the tear while watching the Rumble back on WWE Playback. You can see a couple highlights below, per Wrestling Inc:

On his immediate reaction to the injury: “My world comes crashing down. Instantly I knew I tore my tricep. There was about a silver dollar hole in my tricep that I instantly sunk two fingers into so I knew it was gone. It was the opposite of what I wanted to have happen, happen. So, now I’m dealing with all kinds of fun emotions.”

On continuing the match after the injury: “What I’m dealing with now in my head is thinking, ‘Even if I win this, I’m not sure it’s gonna matter because I feel like I’m gonna need a surgery anyway.’ So it’s kind of deflating. Like, I’m still gonna do everything I can to win, but I’m trying to manage my emotions and my expectations. I don’t know if I would change anything. I don’t know if it makes any sense to say I wish I never got hurt, I wish I won the Royal Rumble, I don’t know. You’re only given one chance, you always gotta make everything count and I think even the bad stuff I made count.”