4 WWE stars who can win the World Heavyweight Championship from CM Punk

CM Punk is the World Heavyweight Champion for the third time in his WWE career. The Best in the World finally won the title at WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on November 1, 2025, after Seth Rollins surreptitiously took it away from him at SummerSlam three months back.

However, WWE has enormous talent that has the potential to remove him as the champion. For example, Logan Paul came out as a surprise challenger for Punk on tonight's episode of Monday Night RAW. He has now joined forces with Paul Heyman and The Brons as part of The Vision.

And not only Logan Paul, there are a few other superstars too who can remove Punk as the World Heavyweight Champion in no time. In this listicle, we shall discuss those 4 big names.

#4 LA Knight

The Megastar shall not sit quietly and see Punk flaunt the title. LA Knight has been trying hard to storm the main event scene, but his efforts have gone in vain. The fans, too, have been backing him, with many even questioning Triple H's creative leadership behind Knight's poor booking.

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Many thought that he would win the Battle Royal on RAW and then challenge Punk for the title at SNME. However, it was Jey Uso who was booked as the winner. The Yeet Master even had to bear the heat from the fans, who said that LA Knight for the rightful winner.

Therefore, the creative team of WWE can give the fans what they want. LA Knight can challenge The Straight Edge Superstar for the title at either Survivor Series: WarGames or at SNME on December 13, 2025. In either of these events, he can win the gold.

#3 Bron Breakker

If it's The Vision going after Punk, then Bron Breakker is certainly going to be Paul Heyman's pick. He is one of the best in-ring performers in WWE today. Despite being a heel, Bron Breakker is looked upon as a top-notch superstar.

Breakker has all the chances to beat CM Punk to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He is already touted as the Next Big Thing in the company. The creative team certainly has plans for him to install him as the champion somewhere down the line.

Therefore, Punk shall keep the title for the next few months, and maybe, at the Royal Rumble next year, he can drop the title to Breakker.

#2 AJ Styles

The Phenomenal has also spilled the beans on his retirement, and WrestleMania 42 shall be his last one. To give him a decent farewell, the company can give him a brief run as World Heavyweight Champion.

Styles is currently one-half of the WWE World Tag Team Champions on RAW. He can drop the title in the next few months and then challenge Punk for the title. This match can happen either at SNME on December 13, 2025, or at the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia next year.

#1 Former WWE Champion, Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns is also the next big superstar in line, who can dethrone CM Punk. The Big Dog can return at the Royal Rumble next year and then win the Rumble match to challenge Punk at WrestleMania 42.

Or he can join hands with Paul Heyman and return as the new leader of The Vision, and then challenge CM Punk for the title. It remains to be seen how the company books The Tribal Chief in the upcoming months.

Reigns hasn't been seen since losing a singles match to Bronson Reed at Wrestlepalooza. The Usos inadvertently spoiled the party for him, and he lost the match.

Edited by Mohammad Bilal