CM Punk: It’s Very Beautiful That I Get To Come To Tokyo And I Get To Share A Ring With A Legend Like Shinsuke Nakamura

CM Punk feels like that it is is ‘very beautiful’ that he gets to share a ring with Shinsuke Nakamura.

On the October 18th WWE live event in Tokyo, Japan, CM Punk would team with Shinsuke Nakamura in the main event to take on the team of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed. The babyfaces would come away with the victory in the matchup, with Punk having some words for the Japanese fans after the bell.

While speaking to the crowd after WWE’s October 18th live event in Tokyo, Japan, CM Punk would grab a microphone and cut a promo talking about his desire to wrestle in Japan and share a ring with a legend like Shinsuke Nakamura.

“I wish I could speak fluent Japanese- but I think a lot of you understand English, it is a privilege for me to be able to wrestle in front of what I feel is the greatest wrestling audience in the world; the Japanese wrestling fans. It’s a little ironic.. when I was a little boy and I fell in love with pro-wrestling, all I ever wanted to do was go to Japan. I think a lot of the Japanese wrestlers, they wanted to be American cowboys, they wanted to be Terry Funk. So to me… it’s very beautiful that I get to come to Tokyo and I get to share a ring with a legend like Shinsuke Nakamura.”

AJ‘s letter for Japanese fans
#WWESuperShowJapan pic.twitter.com/NV9V8bEcxM

— 約束❄️北条加蓮ありがとう (@SLC_YUIxAZU) October 18, 2025

Nakamura would serve as a translator for Punk, and following Punk’s words, AJ Styles would say goodbye to the Japanese fans also.

You can check out the full results from Saturday’s live event here.

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