Bully Ray Says Current WWE Rivalry 'Has Legs,' Hopes It Extends Beyond One Match

Fuming since 2005, CM Punk and Kevin Owens will trade their words for fists on "WWE SmackDown" tonight in Toronto, Canada. Their match will have Punk defend his Undisputed WWE Championship against Owens. As explosive as it could be, WWE Hall of Famer Bully Ray does not see their 21-year enmity ending in just one match.

"Owens and Punk has legs," Ray said on "Busted Open Radio." "You don't have 20 years of history as they do, and there's probably a lot more, and they can probably go a lot deeper. You don't have that much history and blow it off in one match. You build on it. They have something good here with Punk and Owens. Let's build it...build it until it is right."

Up until tonight's title fight, Owens and Punk were like two passing ships in the night. From injuries to departures then returns, now, both men are on the blue brand with scores to settle from their ROH days. To the surprise of many, Owens came back to in-ring competition at SummerSlam, 16 months after undergoing neck surgery.

As for Punk, after losing the WWE World Heavyweight Championship to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42 in April, he returned to in-ring action after a three month non-injury absence on July 6, officially becoming the Undisputed Champion against Sami Zayn on "WWE Raw."

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