Carmelo Hayes Challenges CM Punk to Winner-Takes-All Match

TLDR

Carmelo Hayes responded to CM Punk's challenge for his United States Championship by proposing a winner-takes-all match that would also put Punk's WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line. Hayes made his comments on the February 3 episode of the Beyond The Bell podcast, stating "If we do it, it's got to be winner takes all—double champ" and expressing confidence that he would "run circles around" Punk in the ring. This comes after Punk called out Hayes at the Royal Rumble post-show on January 31, saying he was "coming for" the United States Champion as part of his goal to become a "new age Grand Slam Champion."