I'll get this out there first: Earlier today I wrote about Seth Rollins basically being a red herring for the men's WarGames match, with CM Punk potentially being the fifth man for the OG Bloodline team, and it was a thought that was stuck in my head throughout the entirety of "Raw." As our resident CM Punk hater here at WINC, even I have to admit that makes a heck of a lot more sense for the WarGames storyline, especially now that we have Paul Heyman likely in the mix over on "SmackDown." But with just three more shows (live shows, thankfully) before Survivor Series, it seems a bit less likely to me. WWE is also committing a lot of time to this story of "will Rollins or won't he?" and that was furthered this week by Sami Zayn and the Usos asking him to join once again. Rollins refused, but he was then beaten in the main event by Bronson Reed off a Solo Sikoa distraction, so it looks more likely he'll end up putting his differences aside with Roman Reigns to join forces with the babyfaces.

The long and short of this all is, it's a bit of a lose-lose situation either way. Either Rollins is indeed a red herring for Punk, and we've wasted a lot of effort being invested in the storytelling the last two weeks, or he isn't, which makes a lot less sense than Punk joining forces with the OG Bloodline. I don't think Reigns would want Rollins anywhere near him after he helped Cody Rhodes defeat him at WrestleMania 40 for the championship he held for years, but maybe he's so desperate he's willing to look over that. Either way, I'm more than ready to find out who the fifth man of this team is, and I hope we don't have to wait until the night of like we did last year. We had the Randy Orton surprise at WarGames in 2023, and even after that, we had the Punk return surprise after the copyright logo popped up, at the absolute last second. While I don't doubt Punk would love to pull off a second year of surprises at WarGames, there are many reasons why he should appear and align himself with the babyfaces, alongside Heyman, in the coming days rather than the night of the 30th itself.

Honestly, this WarGames match had no business needing a fifth man on either team, so I'm pretty annoyed with it from the beginning, which could be clouding my judgment. But let's please just get on with it.

Written by Daisy Ruth