MORE HATE Behind The Story of CM Punk & Kevin Owens

The real story behind Kevin Owens and CM Punk’s hate goes back over 20 years — and now, with their match officially on the horizon, that history has become more important than ever. After everything we uncovered in the first chapter, CM Punk and Kevin Owens continued their deeply personal confrontation on SmackDown. This wasn't simply another wrestling promo. Once again, they went back to their shared history, old wounds, and the things that have apparently stayed with them for decades. In this second deep dive, we're picking up where the first video left off and breaking down the latest CM Punk and Kevin Owens confrontation piece by piece. We're looking at the callbacks, the references, the old Ring of Honor history, the infamous T-shirt incident, and the things both men said that carry a completely different meaning when you understand what happened between them years ago. But the story doesn't stop with Ring of Honor. We're going back through their careers, the evolution of their relationship, the AEW era, the people and situations connected to their history, and the infamous AEW press conference that became another major chapter in the story. We're connecting those dots to what we're seeing now in WWE. And with CM Punk and Kevin Owens heading toward a match, this history matters. The things they said on SmackDown aren't happening in a vacuum — they're the latest chapter in a rivalry that has been building, changing, and resurfacing for more than two decades. If you watched the first 20 Years of Hate breakdown, this is the next chapter. And if you didn't, we're still breaking down everything you need to know about why CM Punk and Kevin Owens' history is so complicated — and why their upcoming match could be about a whole lot more than just winning or losing. This is 20 Years of Hate: Part 2.