Punk Wants Owens Rematch After SmackDown Chain Finish
Summary: CM Punk said on the Crown Jewel Countdown show on Saturday, Nov. 7, that he wants a rematch with Kevin Owens, a day after Owens beat him with a chain-wrapped fist on SmackDown. WWE has not announced a match.
The quick version
- Punk spoke on the Crown Jewel Countdown show on Saturday, Nov. 7, per Ringside News and eWrestlingNews. He said: "I need a rematch."
- Owens pinned Punk in a No Holds Barred match on the Nov. 6 SmackDown after a punch with a steel chain wrapped around his hand.
- WWE has announced no third televised match. Punk is listed for SmackDown on Friday, Nov. 13, in Fort Lauderdale, per WWE.com.
CM Punk wants Kevin Owens again. On the Crown Jewel Countdown show on Saturday, Nov. 7, Punk said he needs a rematch with Owens, one day after Owens beat him in a No Holds Barred match on SmackDown. Ringside News and eWrestlingNews both carried his comments. WWE has not announced a match.
What he said
Both outlets transcribed Punk calling Owens "a human ham sandwich" and saying he lost because Owens had his hand wrapped in a steel chain. Punk said, "I need a rematch." The two transcripts word the rest differently. Ringside News has him saying "anyone can beat me once," and eWrestlingNews has "anybody can beat me once." We do not pick between them. We did not hear the show.
Punk also said he was "not complaining" and not making excuses, per both versions.
How it got here
SmackDown on Nov. 6 was taped on Nov. 2 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, after Raw. Owens won when he punched Punk with the chain moments after surviving a GTS. See our SmackDown results. F4W Online calls it their second televised match, with Punk winning the first on an August SmackDown.
The two also met the same night at a live event in Bangor, Maine, where Punk won a street fight, per our Bangor results story.
What WWE has set
WWE.com lists Punk among the featured Superstars for SmackDown on Friday, Nov. 13, at Amerant Bank Arena in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The page does not say what he will do there. We found no WWE announcement of a third match with Owens, and no WWE comment on Punk's request. Survivor Series: WarGames is Saturday, Nov. 28, in Houston.
Source: Punk's own words on the Countdown show, as transcribed by Ringside News (Felix Upton) and eWrestlingNews (Ryan Clark). The two transcripts differ in small ways, and where they differ the story names which outlet wrote which wording. F4W Online's note on the first match is from a search excerpt. We did not hear the show and did not contact WWE. Nothing in this story is a rumor.
Sources
- Ringside News (Felix Upton), "CM Punk Demands Rematch With Kevin Owens After Brutal WWE SmackDown Loss", Nov. 7, 2026 (the Countdown quote). https://www.ringsidenews.com/cm-punk-demands-rematch-kevin-owens-brutal-wwe-smackdown-loss
- eWrestlingNews (Ryan Clark), "CM Punk's Massive Demand Revealed, + Je'Von Evans Responds To A Troll", Nov. 8, 2026 (second transcription). https://www.ewrestlingnews.com/news/wwe/cm-punks-massive-demand-revealed-jevon-evans-responds-to-a-troll
- F4W Online (Marc Quill), "WWE SmackDown live results: CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens no holds barred", Nov. 6, 2026 (first televised match), seen as a search excerpt. https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/results/wwe-smackdown-live-results-cm-punk-vs-kevin-owens-no-holds-barred/
- WWE.com, "John Cena Returns to SmackDown" event page, read Nov. 9, 2026 (Nov. 13 date, venue and featured Superstars). https://www.wwe.com/event/friday-night-smackdown-90
- WrestlingNews.com, "SmackDown Results: Owens Beats Punk, Flair Returns", Nov. 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/smackdown-results-nov-6-owens-beats-punk-flair-returns/
- WrestlingNews.com, "WWE Bangor Results: Punk Beats Owens in Street Fight", Nov. 8, 2026. https://wrestlingnews.com/story/wwe-bangor-results-nov-6-punk-beats-owens-street-fight/
- WrestlingNews.com staff reporting: read both transcripts in full and compared the wording. We did not hear the show and did not contact WWE.
How we credit sources: Editorial standards.