Summary

CM Punk opened the April 6, 2026 episode of WWE RAW by addressing Roman Reigns before turning his attention to Pat McAfee and the ongoing talk around WrestleMania 42 ticket sales.

Punk referenced McAfee's recent remarks about tickets still being available for WrestleMania 42 and argued that WWE should make the event more affordable for families. His comments added a business-minded jab to a promo that was otherwise centered on his issues with Reigns.

The ticket-pricing point stood out because it shifted the segment away from the usual hype and toward fan access. That also puts Punk's remarks in a broader conversation about wrestling pricing, especially after Kenny Omega made the case for AEW's fan-friendly ticket prices in a separate recent story.

Quote from CM Punk

"You want to talk about WrestleMania 42 ticket sales? Do me a favor, call up that agent that was foolish enough to shoehorn you into this business and this show and tell him to lower the ticket prices."

Punk later added:

"Houston, lower the ticket prices because I want ALL these families to come at WrestleMania and watch me stand on Roman Reigns' throat."

CM Punk and WrestleMania 42 fallout

Punk tied WrestleMania 42 directly to his rivalry with Roman Reigns, so the promo did more than take a shot at ticket prices. It also framed Punk as someone trying to make the biggest show of the year feel even bigger by calling for a fuller building and by keeping Reigns at the center of his message.

If WWE leans into that line in future promos, it gives Punk another way to connect his feud to the scale of WrestleMania season. At minimum, the segment kept both the Reigns issue and WrestleMania 42 itself in focus at the start of RAW.

Sources

As reported by NoDQ.