Kevin Owens made a special appearance at a WWE NXT live event in Gatineau, Quebec, over the weekend, teaming up with the developmental brand’s talent in the show’s main event and using his post-match remarks to take a shot at his WWE rival CM Punk.
According to reports from F4W Online and Wrestling Headlines, Owens competed in the main event alongside Kendal Grey and Shiloh Hill. The two outlets differ slightly on the full lineup of that bout: F4W Online reported the match pitted Owens, Grey and Hill against Tony D’Angelo and members of the BirthRight faction, while Wrestling Headlines reported Owens teamed with Grey, Hill and Tony D’Angelo against BirthRight. What both sources agree on is that Owens’ side came out on top in Gatineau.
Following the victory, Owens addressed the fans directly, taking a dig at CM Punk, with whom he has an ongoing rivalry on WWE’s main roster. Neither source detailed the specific wording of Owens’ comments about Punk, but both outlets confirmed the jab was part of his post-match address to the crowd.
Owens also used the moment to praise the NXT talent he shared the ring with, a notable gesture given his standing as a former WWE Universal Champion appearing on the brand’s developmental touring show. Wrestling Headlines additionally reported that Owens paid an emotional tribute to Steve Corino during the same address, though the specific content of that tribute was not detailed in the available reporting.
Owens’ appearance on an NXT live event, rather than a main roster show, places him in the same room as the promotion’s next generation of talent, including Kendal Grey, Shiloh Hill and Tony D’Angelo, all of whom benefited from sharing a main event spot with a performer of Owens’ main roster profile. His remarks about CM Punk extend a rivalry that has played out on WWE programming, though the sources provided here do not establish any new confirmed developments in that feud beyond the comments made in Gatineau.
No further details on the full context of Owens’ tribute to Steve Corino, or the precise nature of his comments on CM Punk, were included in the available source reporting.
