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On February 28, WWE will present their final premium live event ahead of the two-night WrestleMania 42 shows with Elimination Chamber 2026.
With the event taking place from The United Center in Chicago, it would make sense for CM Punk to compete and defend the World Heavyweight Championship.
Punk defending the gold could see any number of challengers stepping up to the plate to face “The Second City Saint” in his hometown.
Here are six potential CM Punk WWE Elimination Chamber 2026 opponents.
6. Finn Balor

On the January 19 edition of WWE Raw, CM Punk defeated Finn Balor to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
The following week, Balor thanked Punk for being a part of the best night of his career with that title clash taking place in his home country of Ireland.
However, after being denied entry into the Men’s Royal Rumble Match, Balor took it upon himself to ruin Punk’s World Heavyweight Title bout with AJ Styles by causing a no contest with an attack on “The Best In The World.”
This should lead to a reversal of roles with Punk defending his title against Balor once again, but this time in his hometown of Chicago on February 28.
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