Seth Rollins pulls off the heist of the summer, leaves SummerSlam as world heavyweight champion

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Seth Rollins made clear when CM Punk returned to WWE nearly two years ago that he was going to do everything in his power to make sure Punk never held a world title again.

For a few moments, Rollins failed to keep that promise. CM Punk defeated Gunther to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a classic pro wrestling match. It was his first WWE title in 12 years but just as soon as the celebration began, it ended.

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Seth Rollins makes his entrance before cashing in his Money in the Bank contract to take on CM Punk in the the WWE World Heavyweight Championship during the WWE 2025 SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium on August 02, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Rollins’ music hit and the fans at MetLife Stadium exploded. Paul Heyman held the Money in the Bank briefcase and Rollins was in a brace and crutches seemingly signaling he was still injured from his Saturday Night’s Main Event mishap against LA Knight. He hobbled onto the ramp and then turned around, only to throw his crutches down and take off his brace.

He rushed down to the ring with the briefcase, hit Punk a few times and cashed in his opportunity. Rollins hit the Stomp on Punk and pinned him to win the championship.

Rollins pulled off the heist of the summer.

He also buried an absolute classic match between Punk and Gunther. They pulled out all the stops on Saturday night in the main event of the first night of SummerSlam.

It was a dog fight in the beginning. The self-proclaimed "Best in the World" hoped to leave the Garden State with the World Heavyweight Championship while Gunther was trying to