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Kevin Owens to Face CM Punk on November 6 WWE SmackDown
Kevin Owens will face CM Punk on November 6 on WWE SmackDown in Brooklyn, New York.
WWE announced the match during a sit-down interview with both wrestlers hosted by Nick Aldis.
The match is set for SmackDown’s go-home show before Crown Jewel, the final episode before that event.
Owens and Punk last faced each other on August 21, when Punk defended his WWE Championship.
Their November match is the only bout listed for that SmackDown so far.
The show will be taped a few days early, on Monday, as part of a double taping in Brooklyn.
Kevin Owens will face CM Punk on the November 6 episode of WWE SmackDown.
SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis announced the match during an interview segment with Punk and Owens.
The episode will be taped in Brooklyn, New York, several days before it airs.
The rivalry draws on real-life issues dating back to Punk and Owens’ time in Ring of Honor in the 2000s.
Both men blame each other for their failure to hold the Undisputed WWE Championship, which Sami Zayn won from Punk last month.
- Who
- Kevin Owens and CM Punk.
- What
- They will face each other in a grudge match on WWE SmackDown.
- When
- The episode airs November 6, 2026. It will be taped on November 2.
- Where
- Brooklyn, New York.
- Why
- The match continues their rivalry, which involves longstanding issues and their dispute over the Undisputed WWE Championship.
CM Punk
Kevin Owens
Championship
CM Punk
Punk believes he should be champion instead of Sami Zayn and blames Owens for his failure to hold the title.
Kevin Owens
Owens believes he should be champion instead of Sami Zayn and blames Punk for his failure to hold the title.
Owens and Punk previously faced each other on SmackDown, where Punk defended his WWE Championship.
Sami Zayn won the Undisputed WWE Championship from Punk in a match that involved Owens.
Nick Aldis announced that Owens would face Punk on the November 6 SmackDown.
WWE is scheduled to tape the November 6 SmackDown in Brooklyn.
The episode featuring Owens vs. Punk is scheduled to air.
- Match
- Kevin Owens vs. CM Punk
- Air date
- November 6, 2026
- Taping date
- November 2
- Venue city
- Brooklyn, New York
- Announcer
- SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis
- Title at stake in the rivalry
- Undisputed WWE Championship
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Will @CMPunk and @FightOwensFight finally settle the score in TWO WEEKS in Brooklyn?! 🤔