Dave Meltzer noted that due to Punk replacing Seth Rollins in WWE WrestleMania 42 promo video, the company looks at him as a marquee star. Hence, it makes The Second City Saint the favorite to capture the World Heavyweight Title against Uso. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Meltzer reported,

Matt Hardy has given his thoughts on M Punk and Jey Uso's battle for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Saturday Night's Main Event.

Perhaps the most consequential WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event since its revival takes place this weekend in Salt Lake City — and Uncrowned's Horsemen are here to answer some key questions.

CM Punk has had great feuds with Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre. Now, Triple H has a chance to make him fight a former TNA rival.

Due to Jey Uso already having his big moment at WrestleMania 41 and proceeding to have a reign as champion, CM Punk is undoubtedly the favorite heading into this match, especially since Uso was never supposed to be involved in the first place.

Punk celebrated his 47th birthday on October 26 and is now heading into WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event with a chance to become World Heavyweight Champion. He spoke to KSL News in Utah to promote the show, noting that he feels like his age is actually a benefit. With his experience, Punk feels like he’s doing the best work of his career right now.