Last year, Drew McIntyre and CM Punk engaged in a heated rivalry that stretched nearly ten months, culminating in Punk’s victory at Bad Blood. Now, with Punk heavily favored to defeat Jey Uso for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship at SNME XLI, WWE could choose to crown both men as champions on the same night.
Doing so would be a symbolic full‑circle moment, with both former rivals standing tall as world champions exactly one year after their feud ended. This scenario makes McIntyre’s victory over Rhodes feel even more likely.