Wrestling

CM Punk received a special entrance for his first WrestleMania main event on Saturday night.

As Punk walked out at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for WrestleMania 41, rock band Living Colour gave a live performance of "Cult of Personality."

Punk faced off against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in a Triple Threat match to close Night 1, with Rollins ultimately emerging victorious.

Living Colour has played the song live for Punk before, doing so for his entrance at WrestleMania 29.

The 46-year-old has used the song as his theme since 2011, discussing the significance of track for him in Jan. 2022.

"I was this guy the fans loved," Punk said (h/t Eric Mutter of WrestlingInc.com). "So the song 'Cult of Personality' represents when there is a distinct individual who has such charisma, such personality, that they develop this following, and it's really not anything more than a cult. And more often times than not, that person turns out to be very dangerous."

He first signed with WWE in 2005, becoming a five-time world champion before leaving in 2014. Punk eventually signed with AEW in 2021 and later joined WWE once again, making his return at Survivor Series 2023.

While he wasn't able to triumph over longtime rivals Reigns and Rollins in Saturday's main event, Punk still had an engaging entrance to the match.

Penn State wrestling stayed atop the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships team standings with a historic Friday night.

The Nittany Lions became the second program in NCAA history, and the first since 2001, to have 10 wrestlers become All-Americans.

It was a busy Friday as the quarterfinals and semifinals took place at Wells Fargo Center. Here's a look at the team standings and updated brackets heading into Saturday.

2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Team Standings (after Friday)

1. Penn State: 135.5
2. Nebraska: 101.5
3. Oklahoma State: 91.0
4. Iowa: 73.5
5. Minnesota: 47.0
6. Cornell: 46.0
7. Northern Iowa: 44.5
8. Ohio State: 44.0
9. Illinois: 40.5
10. Virginia Tech: 40.0

Full team scores and standings can be found at NCAA.com.

2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships Brackets (after Friday)

125 lbs: (4) Vince Robinson (NC State) vs. (7) Troy Spratley (Oklahoma State)
133 lbs: (1) Lucas Byrd (Illinois) vs. (2) Drake Ayala (Iowa)
141 lbs: (1) Brock Hardy (Nebraska) vs. (3) Jesse Mendez (Ohio State)
149 lbs: (1) Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) vs. (2) Ridge Lovett (Nebraska)
157 lbs: (8) Joey Blaze (Purdue) vs. (3) Antrell Taylor (Nebraska)
165 lbs: (1) Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State) vs. (3) Michael Caliendo (Iowa)
174 lbs: (1) Keegan O'Toole (Missouri) vs. (3) Dean Hamiti Jr. (Oklahoma State)
184 lbs: (1) Carter Starocci (Penn State) vs. (2) Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa)
197 lbs: (4) Josh Barr (Penn State) vs. (2) Stephen Buchanan (Iowa)
285 lbs: (1) Gable Steveson (Minnesota) vs. (2) Wyatt Hendrickson (Oklahoma State)

Penn State's Carter Starocci defeated Dustin Plott 9-3 to earn his fifth trip to the 184 finals.

That victory will set up a highly-anticipated final against Northern Iowa's Parker Keckeisen, who earned his trip to the finals with a sudden victory over Minnesota's Max McEnelly.

Meanwhile, rising Penn State star and No. 1 seed Luke Lilledahl was upset by Lehigh's Sheldon Seymour in the 125 quarterfinals.

The bracket was further shifted by NC State's Vincent Robinson, who won his semifinal over Seymour to become the first 125-pound wrestler in Wolfpack history to advance to the finals.

Robinson will now get the chance to take on Oklahoma State's Troy Spratley for the title.

Ohio State's Jesse Mendez, who lost to Penn State's Beau Barlett earlier this month in the Big Ten Championships third place match, earned redemption with a victory in the 141 semifinals.

Mendez will now face Nebraska's Brock Hardy in the finals.

OSU's Wyatt Hendrickson eliminated defending national champion Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State to advance to the 285 finals.

Hendrickson is now set to take on Minnesota's Gable Steveson for the title.

The Big Ten will be the most heavily represented conference this weekend after sending 13 wrestlers to the championship finals.

The finals are set to begin Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. The full event schedule can be found at NCAA.com.

Penn State is undefeated through Day 1 of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships.

The Nittany Lions went 20-0 on Thursday to send all 10 wrestlers through to the quarterfinals.

Mitchell Mesenbrink picked up technical falls in both the first and second round in order to help the Nittany Lions stay perfect.

The Nittany Lions led team standings after Session II. Here's a look at how things are shaking out heading into Friday.

Top Ten Teams (through Thursday)

1. Penn State: 39.5

2. Nebraska: 28.0

3. Oklahoma State: 27.0

4. Iowa: 18.0

4. Minnesota: 18.0

4. Ohio State: 18.0

7. Northern Iowa: 17.5

8. Cornell: 17.0

9. Illinois: 16.5

9. Michigan: 16.5

Full tournament results and standings are available at NCAA.com.

Two former national champions were knocked out of contention Thursday night.

Rutgers' Dean Peterson started out by pinning reigning national Richard Figueroa of Arizona State.

Iowa State's Jacob Frost then upset two-time national champion Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado.

Wisconsin's Zan Fuggitt upset All-American and No. 3 seed Nasir Bailey of Little Rock with a sudden victory.

Another upset at 133 pounds came at the hands of Indiana's Angelo Rini. At No. 21, the Indiana wrestler will become the lowest seed to make it through to the quarterfinals after stopping Northern Colorado's Dominic Serrano.

Maryland's Jaxon Smith advanced to the 184 quarterfinals after back-to-back pins on Thursday.

Pittburgh's Mac Stout and Princeton's Luke Stout meanwhile became the first brothers to meet in the history of the DI NCAA Tournament.

Mac Stout will represent Pitt in the 197 quarterfinals after claiming a 4-2 win over his brother.

The wrestling quarterfinals start Friday at noon ET, followed by the championship finals on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET. The full bracket and schedule can be found at NCAA.com.