Punk uses Ripley’s move and pretzel pin to beat Dominik in Melbourne

CM Punk used Rhea Ripley’s signature move and a follow-up pretzel pin on Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio at a WWE live event in Melbourne on Wednesday, after the advertised title match ended in disqualification. The post-match sequence, which involved Ripley and IYO SKY joining Punk in the ring, closed out WWE’s stop in Australia as the promotion wraps a multi-show tour.

Punk and Mysterio headlined the non-televised Supershow in Melbourne. The Intercontinental Championship bout concluded with outside interference from members of Judgment Day, prompting a disqualification. After the bell, Punk, Ripley and IYO SKY cleared the ring of Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez. With Mysterio vulnerable on the mat, Punk struck him with a GTS, then hit Ripley’s Riptide maneuver and applied Ripley’s pretzel pin as Ripley counted the fall. Sky raised Punk’s hand after the sequence.

Earlier on the card, Ripley teamed with IYO SKY to defeat Asuka and Kairi Sane in a rematch from a previous event on the tour. Other reported results from the Melbourne show included singles wins for AJ Styles and LA Knight, among several other matches on the undercard.