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00:00That is what this is about for these two men, they want to end each other's careers, they want to maim each other, they want to send each other to the hospital.
00:11This is not wholly unfamiliar territory psychologically speaking for CM Punk.
00:16If you look back years ago in Punk's career, once upon a time he admitted in order to destroy the monsters of the world, he himself must become a monster.
00:27Punk has got to tap into that side of himself tonight if he wants to walk out of the cell or Atlanta at all.
00:34He said Drew McIntyre has made him the man his worst critics say he is.
00:40McIntyre on the other hand tweeted out and also added a very emotional video today where he said this is not going to be classic, it's not going to be cinema, it is going to be mutually assured destruction.
00:57Matchup is underway.
01:06The official here tonight in this matchup inside the ring is Sean Bennett.
01:15Dabney Lashon is outside of hell in a cell.
01:19The rules of the matchup are simple, you win via pinfall or submission.
01:24There are no count outs, there are no disqualifications.
01:27Punk and McIntyre, the trilogy starts now.
01:55And here we go, McIntyre and Punk.
01:58From the opening swing, State Farm Arena is rocking.
02:01You can tell the WWE Universe is in a downright sanguinous mood tonight.
02:06McIntyre and CM Punk unloading.
02:10McIntyre of course beat Punk back at SummerSlam.
02:13Punk will return the favor in the scrap match at Bass in Berlin.
02:17The night after that, a couple of nights later, McIntyre would attack Punk.
02:21He would beat him so viciously, he would rip off CM Punk's bracelet and he would shove the beads into Punk's mouth.
02:28Angering Punk to the point that we're here today.
02:34As this match progresses, we'll find out, did Drew McIntyre do what Punk claimed?
02:39Did McIntyre summon the devil himself?
02:41Or has Drew been successful in clouding Punk's headspace?
02:45Is Punk's psyche all over the place because he's clouded by rage?
02:49Yeah, but what about McIntyre?
02:51Drew McIntyre said that his wife has become second best in his heart
02:55due to the hatred that he has for CM Punk.
03:00McIntyre is-
03:01Oh!
03:01Master played his mind games leading up to this point
03:05as Punk's lower back crashes into the steel in the early moments of this one.
03:09But also, Corey, let's not forget the obsession that McIntyre has had with Punk.
03:13And what Punk has cost McIntyre, on a number of occasions, the world championship.
03:18Including at WrestleMania.
03:20Punk now blocks it.
03:22CM Punk drives McIntyre. McIntyre able to block, however.
03:26Both superstars right now attempting to utilize the cage like a cheese grater.
03:30We have the opportunity to talk to some of the legends who've been in Hell in a Cell over the years.
03:34The one thing they will tell you is that to be successful-
03:37Oh!
03:38You have to use the cell as a weapon.
03:40You have to use it to your advantage.
03:43Tonight, these superstars know that pain is not the enemy.
03:46Pain is the call to greatness.
03:48McIntyre into the steel.
03:53And now, CM Punk driving his shoulders into the ribs of the Scottish warrior.
03:59And again, driving McIntyre into the steel structure.
04:03Here's the aforementioned strategy of utilizing the cell to your advantage.
04:08You are surrounded by a gigantic weapon.
04:11Punk has said on a number of occasions, this is not the man that he wants to be.
04:15The man that Drew McIntyre has made him over the past number of months.
04:19Beginning at the Royal Rumble when McIntyre injured Punk.
04:22Causing an opportunity at WrestleMania.
04:24This may not be the man who CM Punk wants to be, Michael Cole.
04:27But this is who CM Punk has been.
04:30Who CM Punk is in his heart.
04:32No fear. No hope.
04:34Fight tonight like there's no tomorrow.
04:36Because for Punk, there may not be.
04:38And the same goes for McIntyre.
04:41You're absolutely right.
04:44McIntyre said, Punk, you think you're supernatural.
04:46But you're nothing but a man.
04:48And Punk now with a steel chair in hand.
04:50And McIntyre, averting disaster with a boot right to the midsection.
04:55And now, with a chair in the spine of Punk.
05:00This will not be a five-star wrestling classic.
05:04That is for sure.
05:06These men want to punish and maim one another.
05:10Limited only by the confines of the cell and their own imaginations.
05:17Very few men are ever the same when they walk out of this structure.
05:21This is what makes McIntyre so dangerous.
05:24So devastating.
05:26The Scottish Warrior is absolutely ruthless in every sense of the word.
05:32McIntyre now looking for some more weapons.
05:35I mean, you ask a guy like The Undertaker, Corey.
05:39He's been inside this structure 14 times in his career.
05:42Every time he left, he was never the same.
05:45That in and of itself is nothing short of miraculous.
05:48I doubt that record will ever be topped.
05:50And McIntyre now, looking through a toolbox under the ring.
05:53Utilized to construct the ring.
05:55And my God, nearly took Punk's head off with a wrench.
05:58And now see him, Punk, unloading on McIntyre.
06:03And Punk...
06:05Using the wrench now.
06:08Driving it into the face of McIntyre.
06:11And again, CM Punk knows what he has to do.
06:15This isn't what he wanted, but this is what Punk will do to win.
06:19And how long can you last?
06:21How deep can you dig?
06:23How long will you be locked in this structure?
06:25Yes, guys like Triple H and Shawn Michaels, who in 2004
06:29had the longest ever Hell in a Cell match in over 47 minutes.
06:34Will Punk and McIntyre go longer than that tonight?
06:39And now driving Punk back down to the mat.
06:46Both of these superstars have landed some seriously heavy artillery
06:49in the early moments of this matchup.
06:52As McIntyre connects with a boot right to the forehead of CM Punk.
06:58And the official is there.
07:00Either count of 1, 2, 3.
07:02Or the tap out.
07:05There are no other rules inside Hell in a Cell.
07:08McIntyre just ripped the legs off that table.
07:11And Drew's gonna use those legs as a weapon, or at least attempt to.
07:18That would have been a disaster.
07:19And now a drop toehold.
07:21Adam Sample first into the table.
07:23And McIntyre got his hands up as best he could to protect his throat,
07:26but there was definitely some contact.
07:30And now it's CM Punk with the legs of the table in his hands,
07:35utilizing it as a weapon, driving it in the face of McIntyre.
07:39And now trying to choke the light from Drew as he pounds away with the right hand.
07:44And the WWE Universe learning alongside Drew McIntyre
07:47that the inside of CM Punk's head is a scary, scary place.
07:51The point I was gonna make is, Corey, you probably know
07:54oh, CM Punk better than anyone.
07:57You guys were the best of friends a number of years ago.
08:00You've seen Punk. You've seen the good and the bad side of this man.
08:06But even myself, I don't know what Punk is truly capable of.
08:10I have never been trapped inside of Hell in a Cell with CM Punk.
08:14And again, driving McIntyre, spine and head first into that table.
08:18It has never been a matter of self-preservation with anybody I've seen step in the ring with CM Punk.
08:23McIntyre has made it abundantly clear.
08:25He wants to end Punk's career.
08:27Ruin Punk's life tonight.
08:29Now Punk looks like he wants to do the same to McIntyre.
08:32And look at trying to drive McIntyre, his eye into the leg of the table.
08:37McIntyre trying to somehow block and does.
08:43Hey listen, Punk said, despite the best efforts of my family
08:47to stop me from going into this matchup.
08:50He goes, I can't afford a Hell in a Cell match at this point in my career.
08:53But if this means the end of my career, so be it.
08:56Because I have to end Drew McIntyre.
08:59That just speaks volumes to how deep under the skin of CM Punk McIntyre has managed to get.
09:05Now Punk with McIntyre up on his shoulders.
09:08They're thinking about going to sleep.
09:10McIntyre wisely grasping the cell.
09:12Excellence in the world talking about Hell in a Cell.
09:15As we kick off the night tonight inside this structure with McIntyre.
09:19Claymore! Claymore! Claymore by McIntyre!
09:22Driving Punk to the floor!
09:32This is going to be one of those nights.
09:34If nothing else, with this Claymore,
09:37Drew McIntyre has bought himself some extremely valuable time to recover.
09:41To regain his bearings and to figure out new ways to torture his opponent.
09:46CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
09:49The CM Punk champs bringing to the State Farm here in Atlanta.
09:54Sold out over nearly 17,000 on hand here tonight.
10:04Now McIntyre again looking to use his power.
10:07And now with Punk up, McIntyre.
10:09Clawing Punk into the steel!
10:12Face first! Ramrodding Punk into the cell!
10:17You know, Corey, we've talked about McIntyre a lot.
10:20He's Terminator-like. The way that he's built.
10:23And now look at the power from McIntyre to Punk!
10:27We called him a Scottish warrior. We called him a Terminator.
10:30But I believe the term psychopath is most apropos tonight.
10:34Hey, you and I both had the opportunity to talk to Drew earlier today.
10:37He had that deep, far away look in his eyes.
10:39Like, I don't even know if he knew what he was talking about.
10:41Well, right now, Drew McIntyre is loving what he's seeing.
10:45CM Punk has begun to bleed after meeting the steel face first.
10:51And it is what McIntyre promised.
10:54Tonight these hallowed grounds may very well run red.
11:00This could finish it all!
11:02Downs off the head of CM Punk!
11:09The State Farm Arena, which sits on the site of the legendary Omni in downtown Atlanta.
11:16That has seen some of the great battles.
11:18Some of the most vicious battles in the history of wrestling.
11:23And tonight, another chapter added.
11:25McIntyre, Punk in a cell.
11:29Oh my goodness!
11:31Oh!
11:38Hatred!
11:41Disdain!
11:42Disgust!
11:44I'm gonna answer for you!
11:46Your wife is gonna leave you!
11:49No!
11:51McIntyre reiterating the deeply insulting comments he made on Monday Night Raw about Punk's wife.
12:01McIntyre wants to prove to the WWE Universe that he is a man of his word.
12:05That the Scottish Warrior will be the one responsible for ending Punk once and for all.
12:09And now back to the toolbox.
12:11Oh my God!
12:12Crossing the wrench, I believe it is, right into the open wound of CM Punk.
12:16And Punk writhing and screaming in pain.
12:20Now look at the sick look on McIntyre's face.
12:22Sadistic, remorseless.
12:25It's only driving and fueling McIntyre.
12:32Punk, a crimson mask, has fallen over his face.
12:39The best time to see red as a superstar is when it's coming from your opponent.
12:44And now McIntyre, ripping out yet another table.
12:49In a match that thus far has been very one-sided.
12:54CM Punk desperately...
12:57I'm not even sure Punk knows where he's at, Corey.
13:00I gotta agree with you.
13:01Sean Bennett's in there, keeping an eye on the situation.
13:05Checking on Punk, making sure Punk can continue.
13:07But listen, to your point, I know CM Punk extremely well.
13:11You're gonna have to stop this match to protect Punk from himself.
13:14Because Punk will not quit.
13:16And think about this, Corey.
13:17You throw up a Royal Rumble, right?
13:19This is CM Punk's third match.
13:22Drew McIntyre wrestles every single week, almost.
13:26And now Punk's locked inside a cage.
13:28Against the man who's...
13:30He's a psycho.
13:31He's an absolute psychopath.
13:33McIntyre, who's in the best shape of his career.
13:35And now he just wants to do harm.
13:37That's all he wants to do here.
13:38Listen, Cole.
13:39You and I are both guilty of leaning into the romance of this industry.
13:42It's amazing to have CM Punk back in WWE in 2024.
13:46Inside Hell in a Cell.
13:47But let's look at the reality of the situation.
13:49Punk has not been competing at this level for quite some time.
13:53Particularly not against someone as dangerous as Drew McIntyre.
13:56Punk might be outgunned tonight.
13:58And you notice the black armband on the left bicep of McIntyre.
14:02He told us he was wearing that tonight because this was Punk's funeral.
14:07He was wearing black out of, quote, respect for CM Punk.
14:12McIntyre also wanted to offer his apologies in advance
14:16for what he does to the straight-edge superstar.
14:20Now Punk, though, looking to rally.
14:21Flaps McIntyre to the corner.
14:22There's that patented running knee.
14:24The patented high knee from Punk.
14:26But Punk can't capitalize.
14:28That might have been it, Cole.
14:29That might have been a last gasp from Punk.
14:31CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
14:34CM Punk needs to tap into those energy reserves if they exist anymore.
14:38Oh, and now Punk.
14:39Oh, no.
14:40Punk in trouble.
14:41Trying to hang on.
14:47And now Punk climbing up to the top rope.
14:51Punk takes down McIntyre!
14:58You can see Punk blinking his eyes, opening them wide
15:01as the blood begins to run through.
15:03I don't know, Cole, if you've had blood in your eyes.
15:04You can't see a damn thing.
15:06And if you can't see, you can't fight.
15:08I can only imagine the pain as Punk now with a...
15:17He has a wrench in his hand as he climbs up to the top rope.
15:20Punk going to use it as a weapon.
15:22McIntyre was able to intersect and send Punk across the ring with a suplex.
15:36CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
15:43Look at the look on the face of McIntyre.
15:47And a kip-up to rub it in the face of CM Punk,
15:52who, Corey, for much of the last 10 minutes or so,
15:55has looked absolutely helpless and defenseless.
15:59And now McIntyre looks for the kill shot,
16:02and Punk wisely, wisely rolled out of the ring.
16:06That was brilliant.
16:07That is veteran ring awareness from CM Punk.
16:14Punk is physically maimed, exhausted, beaten.
16:20Oh! And a toolbox to the face of McIntyre!
16:23And suddenly Punk's got a chance!
16:27If nothing else, Punk has some time to compose.