Drew McIntyre Will Be RUINED If....

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Check out Sportskeeda's brand new game, BrainBuster! Can you become the undisputed quiz champion? Play now to find out - https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/brainbuster-wwe-player-guessing-game  High-stakes match between Drew McIntyre and CM Punk at SummerSlam.  Win by Punk could spell disaster for McIntyre's career. Let's break down the potential consequences and storyline implications, examining why this match could be a turning point for both superstars.  #drewmcintyre #cmpunk #summerslam #summerslam2024 #tripleh #wwe #wrestling #sportskeedawrestling

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00:00My heart hurts more than my tricep does, and when I come back, I'm coming right for you.

00:07I am going to make your life a living hell.

00:19Everything with Punk, Wrestlemania, and Scotland in front of my people.

00:23After winning Money in the Bank, Drew McIntyre, come get this beating that you deserve.

00:30He will have to stop that match, because I won't stop until your heart does.

00:38Drew McIntyre vs CM Punk is official for Summerslam.

00:42Despite no championship being on the line, it's not a stretch to say this is the most

00:46highly anticipated professional wrestling match this summer.

00:49This is despite the fact that we have a solid potential banger between Damian Priest and

00:53Gunther and an all-important WWE title clash between Cody Rhodes and Solo Sokoa.

00:59Yes, it's the Punk and McIntyre match that has garnered the most hype and deservedly so.

01:05We should mention that the feud started before both Priest and Cody became world champions,

01:09so on account of that alone, it's been a slow-burning build-up.

01:13But what's been even better is that CM Punk's injury has hardly stopped the feud from progressing.

01:19We'd even argue that it's made it a whole lot better, and now Seth Freakin' Rawlins

01:23has been added to the mix.

01:25We'll let you decide whether that's a good or bad thing, but WWE has to be careful

01:29not to ruin the feud with a bad match.

01:32Because the rivalry has taken off so spectacularly in 2024, it also has the highest risk of spectacularly

01:38failing if handled incorrectly.

01:40But hopefully WWE won't make this major mistake at Summerslam with Drew McIntyre.

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01:56It's time to see if you're up for the challenge.

02:01The type of rivalry this is is unlikely to be over with just one match.

02:05There's far too much hatred for this to simply end with a match.

02:09Instead, Summerslam needs to be treated as a pivot to expand the story and give it a

02:13whole new element.

02:15If Drew McIntyre loses at Summerslam, he could be ruined.

02:19We know what you're probably thinking.

02:21It's CM Punk's first singles televised match in WWE in 10 and a half years.

02:26Why should he be the one to lose?

02:28The answer is simple, because it makes sense.

02:31WWE has already used the Money in the Bank briefcase as a way to further the fuel and

02:36hatred between Punk and McIntyre.

02:39Having CM Punk lose at Summerslam is a way to light him up like never before.

02:44We would even go as far as to argue that Drew McIntyre should downright squash CM Punk.

02:49But with Seth Rollins in charge of the match, that's unlikely to actually happen.

02:53What you don't want happening is Seth Rollins directly affecting the outcome.

02:57Yeah, there's usually a reason why special guest referees are special guest referees,

03:02but it would probably be best if WWE went with a more straightforward, less screwy kind

03:07of approach with Seth Rollins at Summerslam.

03:10Although Drew McIntyre is far from perfect and is far from undeserving for his recent

03:14shortcomings, he has a bigger chip on his shoulder than CM Punk does.

03:18CM Punk cost him the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, cost him a title shot the

03:23next night on Raw, cost him in his home country of Scotland, and then thwarted his Money in

03:28the Bank cash-in.

03:30McIntyre is a man on a mission and there's no other way Summerslam should go other than

03:34him getting a dominant victory over his rival.

03:37If he loses to CM Punk, it's going to feel like all the work they put into crafting this

03:41new persona has been a waste.

03:43But considering that almost no wrestler in the world has had character development like

03:47Drew McIntyre this year, he is far more deserving of a big win on a big stage like Summerslam.

03:53What on earth would be the point of him coming out of every single Premium Live event frustrated?

03:58That needs to change.

04:00What WWE also needs to avoid doing is simply ending the rivalry without a follow-up.

04:05For one, Drew McIntyre can walk out of Summerslam a euphoric man seemingly having closure on

04:10the CM Punk chapter.

04:12But when he least expects it, perhaps in another crucial moment down the line, Punk cost him

04:17again to let him know that things are far from over.

04:20This can set up a Premium Live event main event match for later this year, maybe even

04:24with high stakes.

04:26We wish we could see Punk and McIntyre duke it out in a Hell in a Cell, but Punk has publicly

04:31stated that he doesn't want to have a match of that intensity.

04:34Can you really blame the guy after all the injuries he's suffered?

04:37Either way, CM Punk cannot win if WWE wants Drew McIntyre to be the ultimate beneficiary

04:42of this feud.

04:44It's not even like Drew needs to win the feud outright to come off better.

04:47Assuming they do a trilogy that stretches the mania and CM Punk gets the last laugh,

04:52then Drew McIntyre can still walk out better if the story is told right.

04:56But the way the story is being told now, he simply can't afford to lose this match.

05:00He has been one of WWE's MVPs this year and needs to be treated as such.

05:05Who do you think should be the ultimate winner of this rivalry?

05:09Let us know in the comments below.

05:11As always, thank you for watching.

05:22Peace.

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