Punk shouted out Muhammad on Raw.
Coming out of WWE SummerSlam and his loss to Drew McIntyre, CM Punk appeared on the proceeding episode of Monday Night Raw. Before addressing the audience, he shouted out his friend, newly crowned UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad.
Muhammad reacted to Punk’s praise on social media. He further commented on their friendship as he was speaking to Sports Illustrated. Belal said he was supposed to be at SummerSlam and added that he wants to team with Punk.
That’s my brother (Muhammad said about CM Punk). We used to train together in Roufusport Milwaukee. He’s a good friend, he’s from Chicago, and any time we’re together, we’ll hit the stairs together or something and get a good workout in. He’s truly a genuine, good person. Seeing him give me that shoutout on Raw, that was epic. He’s always wanted to see me succeed. I used to love Raw and I loved watching Punk. Then I got to know him, and he’s such a down-to-earth, good dude. He’s a friend and a brother.
I want to be a tag team with Punk. I was supposed to go to SummerSlam, but I went to Abu Dhabi for the UFC fight. I knew Punk was making his comeback and I wanted to see it, and then I saw Jelly Roll in the ring, and I was thinking, hey, that could have been me!
Muhammad captured the Welterweight Championship at UFC 304 when he bested Leon Edwards in round five via unanimous decision. Belal now has a 24-3-1 fight record.
