The real life history and feelings between Punk and Rollins played out on television, as both men gave their side of the story. Rollins was upset that Punk left the company and continued to take shots at WWE during his hiatus while Punk said he needed to leave, and no one had his back.

CM Punk eliminated both Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins from the Royal Rumble match. The spot eventually led to Seth Rollins losing his mind on his former Shield brother and archrival Roman Reigns, as well as the Best in the World,