WWE star CM Punk kicked off “Monday Night Raw” to address the crowd in San Jose, California.
Before embarking on his hopes of making it to WrestleMania 41 and taking another jab at Seth Rollins, Punk gave a special shoutout to the first responders and emergency personnel battling the fires in the Los Angeles area.
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CM Punk makes his way to the ring during Monday Night RAW at the Intuit Dome on January 6, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (WWE/Getty Images)
“Real quick, before we get to CM Punk’s business, I have to say something real quick. I acknowledge all the firefighters and first responders in the great state of California and everyone in the surrounding states who are sending everyone to help fight this natural disaster, this fire,” Punk said. “I speak Canada, Mexico – the people, we hear you, we appreciate you.”
The crowd at the SAP Center cheered as Punk then announced himself as one of the entrants for the upcoming Royal Rumble match, which will take place on February 1st.
WWE was at the Intuit Dome a week ago for the debut of “Monday Night Raw” on Netflix. Punk defeated Rollins in the first main event of the new era.
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A photo of smoke covering the sky from the Eaton Wildfire in Altadena in Los Angeles County, California, United States on January 9, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire has forced 30,000 people to evacuate and officials warn that worsening winds could further escalate the flame. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The wildfires in Los Angeles began Tuesday afternoon as winds whipped through the area. Individual fires were ignited and quickly spread through the area.
More than two dozen people were killed in the devastation.
Officials warned earlier Monday that the threat to the area is not over.
“We’re not in the clear. I want to be sure of that. We’re not in the clear yet and we mustn’t let our guard down,” Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said.
Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
“As the increasing wind event is upon us as we speak, the Los Angeles City Fire Department has maximized our resource capacity and response capacity,” Crowley added. “All available LAFD resources have been manned. I have strategically pre-positioned motor assault teams and task forces dedicated to rapid response to any new fire that breaks out in the city.”
