Cm Punk vs Drew Mcintyre Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood
Cm Punk vs Drew Mcintyre Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood
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00:30The following is a Hell in a Cell match!
00:50Introducing first, from Ayr, Scotland,
00:54weighing in at 275 pounds,
00:58Drew McIntyre!
01:05Ladies and gentlemen, it was 27 years ago to the day,
01:11in St. Louis, Missouri,
01:13where the Hell in a Cell structure first surrounded the ring.
01:17And on that night, The Undertaker faced Shawn Michaels in an epic battle.
01:22On the night when The Undertaker's brother, The Demon Kane,
01:26would appear for the first time in WWE.
01:30Since that night, Hell in a Cell has made history.
01:40It's made history while simultaneously tearing flesh,
01:44shattering bodies, ending careers, and altering lives.
01:50Drew McIntyre steps inside Hell for the third time in his career.
01:55He is yet to win in this matchup.
01:58Losing to Randy Orton for the WWE Championship four years ago.
02:04Losing to Bobby Lashley three years ago.
02:07Tonight, Drew McIntyre hopes to end that streak,
02:11and end the career of CM Punk.
02:26You know, Corey, another interesting statistic.
02:29Drew McIntyre made his premium live event debut 15 years and one day ago.
02:37Ironically, in the Hell in a Cell premium live event.
02:43Oh, how Drew McIntyre has come so far from that day.
02:48Hello again, everybody.
02:49It's our pleasure to join us here in Atlanta tonight.
02:51I'm Michael Cole.
02:52He's Corey Graves.
02:53It is going to be an historic night.
02:56You know, Cole, in this industry, we generally try to avoid using the word hatred.
03:00Superstars usually maintain certain levels of professionalism.
03:04Not the case with CM Punk and Drew McIntyre.
03:07You can see by the look in McIntyre's eyes.
03:09He has one mission tonight.
03:11To end CM Punk for good.
03:13Celebrities and Hall of Famers joining us in Atlanta tonight.
03:16Of course, a city rich in professional wrestling history.
03:20The stakes are the highest.
03:22The stars come out and shine the brightest.
03:24We are joined right behind us at ringside by the Hall of Famer himself.
03:29Goldberg is in the house beside his son, Gage.
03:33Taking in tonight's sights and sounds.
03:35And also, there's my guy, Killer Mike.
03:38Grammy award-winning rapper, actor, and activist from right here in Atlanta.
03:42Member of the critically praised hip-hop duo Run the Jewels.
03:47Let me guess, Cole.
03:48You got Killer Mike that seat.
03:49I did.
03:50Hung out with him backstage.
03:51Took pictures with him.
03:52Signed autographs.
03:53Big hip-hop guy.
03:55Took his nickname from me.
03:57Shoelace, Killer Mike.
04:04♪♪
04:21♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
04:27♪ I'm not a person that you see ♪
04:32♪ I'm not a ringer, I'm not a dreamer ♪
04:37♪ I'm everything you want me to be, oh ♪
04:43♪ I'm not a person that you see ♪
04:48♪ I'm not a person that you see, I can't be free ♪
04:53♪ I'm not a person that you see, I can't be free ♪
04:58♪ I'm not a person that you see, I can't be free ♪
05:03♪ I'm not a person that you see, I can't be free ♪
05:06It's Brutal!
05:09And his opponent, from Chicago, Illinois,
05:14weighing in at 218 pounds,
05:17CM Punk!
05:21Corey, CM Punk and his career is two and two
05:25in Hell in a Cell matches, but this is his first
05:28in nearly 11 years.
05:30Right here in Atlanta, back in 2012,
05:34CM Punk actually had a Hell in a Cell match
05:37against Ryback, defeating him inside this structure.
05:41But you used the word hatred before.
05:44That is what this is about for these two men.
05:47They want to end each other's careers.
05:49They want to maim each other.
05:51They want to send each other to the hospital.
05:55This is not wholly unfamiliar territory,
05:58psychologically speaking, for CM Punk.
06:00If you look back years ago in Punk's career,
06:03once upon a time, he admitted,
06:05in order to destroy the monsters of the world,
06:08he himself must become a monster.
06:11Punk has got to tap into that side of himself tonight
06:15if he wants to walk out of the cell or Atlanta at all.
06:18He said Drew McIntyre has made him the man
06:21his first critics say he is.
06:24McIntyre, on the other hand, tweeted out
06:26and also added a very emotional video today
06:29where he said this is not going to be classic.
06:31It's not going to be cinema.
06:33It is going to be mutually assured destruction.
06:40The official here tonight in this matchup
06:46inside the ring is Sean Bennett.
06:49Daphne Lashon is outside of hell in a cell.
06:53The rules of the matchup are simple.
06:55You win via pinfall or submission.
06:58You win by submission.
07:00You win by submission.
07:02You win by submission.
07:04You win by submission.
07:06You win via pinfall or submission.
07:09There are no countouts.
07:10There are no disqualifications.
07:12Punk and McIntyre, the trilogy starts now.
07:37And here we go, McIntyre and Punk.
07:41And from the opening swing, State Farm Arena is rocking.
07:45You can tell the WWE Universe is in a downright
07:48sanguineous mood tonight.
07:50McIntyre and CM Punk unloading.
07:53McIntyre, of course, beat Punk back at SummerSlam.
07:56Punk will return the favor of the Scrap Magic Bash in Berlin.
08:00The night after that, a couple of nights later,
08:03McIntyre would attack Punk.
08:05He would beat him so viciously,
08:07he would rip off CM Punk's bracelet
08:09and he would shove the beads into Punk's mouth,
08:13angering Punk to the point that we're here today.
08:19As this match progresses, we'll find out,
08:21did Drew McIntyre do what Punk claimed?
08:23Did McIntyre summon the devil himself?
08:26Or has Drew been successful in clouding Punk's headspace?
08:30Is Punk's psyche all over the place because he's clouded by rage?
08:34Yeah, but what about McIntyre?
08:35Drew McIntyre said that his wife has become
08:38second best in his heart
08:40due to the hatred that he has for CM Punk.
08:44McIntyre has masterfully played his mind games
08:48leading up to this point as Punk's lower back
08:51crashes into the steel in the early moments of this one.
08:53But also, Corey, let's not forget the obsession
08:55that McIntyre has had with Punk
08:57and what Punk has cost McIntyre
08:59on a number of occasions to world championship,
09:02including at WrestleMania.
09:04Punk now blocks it.
09:06CM Punk drives McIntyre.
09:08McIntyre able to block, however.
09:10Both superstars right now
09:11attempting to utilize the cage like a cheese grater.
09:14We have the opportunity to talk to some of the legends
09:16who've been in Hell in a Cell over the years.
09:18The one thing they will tell you is that to be successful,
09:21oh, you have to use the cell as a weapon.
09:24You have to use it to your advantage.
09:27Tonight, these superstars know that pain is not the enemy.
09:30Pain is the call to greatness.
09:32McIntyre into the steel.
09:37And now CM Punk driving his shoulders
09:40into the ribs of the Scottish warrior
09:42and again driving McIntyre into the steel structure.
09:46Here's the aforementioned strategy
09:48of utilizing the cell to your advantage.
09:51You are surrounded by a gigantic weapon.
09:54Punk has said on a number of occasions
09:56this is not the man that he wants to be.
09:59The man that Drew McIntyre has made him
10:01over the past number of months,
10:03beginning at the Royal Rumble when McIntyre injured Punk,
10:06crossing that opportunity at WrestleMania.
10:08This may not be the man who CM Punk wants to be, Michael Cole,
10:12but this is who CM Punk has been,
10:14who CM Punk is in his heart.
10:16No fear, no hope.
10:18Fight tonight like there's no tomorrow
10:20because for Punk, there may not be.
10:22And the same goes for McIntyre.
10:25You're absolutely right.
10:27McIntyre said,
10:28Punk, you think you're supernatural,
10:30but you're nothing but a man.
10:31And Punk now with a steel chair in hand
10:34and McIntyre averting disaster
10:37with a boot right to the midsection.
10:39And now with a chair in the spine of Punk.
10:44This will not be a five-star wrestling classic.
10:48That is for sure.
10:50These men want to punish and maim one another.
10:55Limited only by the confines of the cell
10:58and their own imaginations.
11:01Very few men are ever the same
11:04when they walk out of this structure.
11:06This is what makes McIntyre so dangerous,
11:09so devastating.
11:10The Scottish Warrior is absolutely ruthless
11:13in every sense of the word.
11:16McIntyre now looking for some more weapons.
11:20I mean, you ask a guy like The Undertaker, Corey,
11:23who's been inside this structure 14 times in his career.
11:26Every time he left, he was never the same.
11:29That in and of itself is nothing short of miraculous.
11:32I doubt that record will ever be topped.
11:34And McIntyre now looking through a toolbox under the ring.
11:37Utilized to construct the ring.
11:39And my God, nearly took Punk's head off with a wrench.
11:42And now CM Punk unloading on McIntyre.
11:47And Punk...
11:48Using the wrench now,
11:50driving it into the face of McIntyre.
11:54And again, CM Punk knows what he has to do.
11:57This isn't what he wanted,
11:59but this is what Punk will do to win.
12:02And how long can you last?
12:04How deep can you dig?
12:05How long will you be locked in this structure?
12:07You ask guys like Triple H and Shawn Michaels,
12:10who in 2004 had the longest ever Hell in a Cell match
12:14in over 47 minutes.
12:16Will Punk and McIntyre go longer than that tonight?
12:21And now driving Punk back down to the mat.
12:28Both of these superstars have landed
12:30some seriously heavy artillery
12:32in the early moments of this matchup.
12:34As McIntyre connects with a boot
12:36right to the forehead of CM Punk.
12:40And the official is there.
12:42He either counted one, two, three,
12:44or the tap out.
12:47There are no other rules inside Hell in a Cell.
12:50McIntyre just ripped the legs off that table,
12:53and Drew's gonna use those legs as a weapon,
12:55or at least attempt to.
13:00That would have been a disaster.
13:01And now a drop toehold.
13:03Adam's Apple first into the table.
13:05McIntyre got his hands up as best he could
13:07to protect his throat,
13:08but there was definitely some contact.
13:11And now it's CM Punk
13:13with the legs of the table in his hands,
13:16utilizing it as a weapon,
13:18driving it into the face of McIntyre.
13:20And now trying to chunk the leg from Drew
13:22as he pounds away with the right hand.
13:24And the WWE Universe learning
13:26alongside Drew McIntyre
13:27that the inside of CM Punk's head
13:29is a scary, scary place.
13:31The point I was gonna make is,
13:32Corey, you probably know.
13:34Oh, CM Punk!
13:36Bit of a headbutt.
13:38You guys were the best of friends
13:39a number of years ago.
13:41You've seen Punk.
13:42You've seen the good and the bad side of this man.
13:47But even myself,
13:48I don't know what Punk is truly capable of.
13:51I have never been trapped inside
13:52of Hell in a Cell with CM Punk.
13:55And again, driving McIntyre,
13:57spine and head first into that table.
13:59It has never been a matter of self-preservation
14:01with anybody I've seen step in the ring
14:03with CM Punk,
14:04not even with Drew McIntyre.
14:06It has never been a matter of self-preservation
14:08with anybody I've seen step in the ring
14:09with CM Punk.
14:10McIntyre has made it abundantly clear.
14:12He wants to end Punk's career.
14:14Ruin Punk's life tonight.
14:16Punk looks like he wants to do the same to McIntyre.
14:19And look at trying to drive McIntyre,
14:21his eye into the leg of the table.
14:24McIntyre trying to somehow block and does.
14:30Hey, listen.
14:31Punk said,
14:32despite the best efforts of my family
14:34to end this matchup,
14:35he goes,
14:36I can't afford a Hell in a Cell match
14:37at this point in my career.
14:38But if this means the end of my career,
14:40so be it,
14:41because I have to end Drew McIntyre.
14:44That just speaks volumes
14:45to how deep under the skin of CM Punk
14:47McIntyre has managed to get.
14:49And now Punk with McIntyre up on his shoulders.
14:53If you're thinking about going to sleep,
14:55McIntyre wisely grasping the cell.
14:57Excellence in the world talking about Hell in a Cell
15:00as we kick off the night tonight
15:01inside this structure with McIntyre
15:03and Punk to Claymore!
15:04Claymore!
15:05Claymore by McIntyre!
15:07Driving Punk to the floor!
15:17This is going to be one of those nights.
15:19If nothing else,
15:20with this Claymore,
15:21Drew McIntyre has bought himself
15:23some extremely valuable time to recover,
15:26to regain his bearings,
15:27and to figure out new ways
15:29to torture his opponent.
15:33The CM Punk Champs
15:35bringing to the State Farm here in Atlanta.
15:38Sold out over nearly 17,000 on hand here tonight.
15:48Now McIntyre again looking to use his power.
15:51And now with Punk up,
15:53McIntyre launching Punk into the steel!
15:56Face first!
15:58Ramrodding Punk into the cell!
16:02You know, Corey,
16:03we talk about McIntyre a lot.
16:05He's Terminator-like.
16:06The way that he's built.
16:08And now look at the power from McIntyre to Punk.
16:11We called him a Scottish warrior.
16:13We called him a Terminator.
16:14But I believe the term psychopath
16:16is most apropos tonight.
16:18Hey, you and I both had the opportunity
16:20to talk to Drew earlier today.
16:21He had that deep, faraway look in his eyes.
16:23Like, I don't even know if he knew
16:25what he was talking about.
16:26Well, right now,
16:27Drew McIntyre is loving what he's seeing.
16:30CM Punk has begun to bleed
16:33after meeting the steel face first.
16:36And it is what McIntyre promised.
16:38Tonight, these hallowed grounds
16:40may very well run red.
16:45This could finish it all!
16:46Downs off the head of CM Punk!
16:49Oh, God.
16:54The State Farm Arena,
16:55which sits on the site of the legendary Omni.
16:59In downtown Atlanta.
17:00That has seen some of the great battles.
17:02Some of the most vicious battles
17:04in the history of wrestling.
17:07And tonight, another chapter added.
17:10McIntyre, Punk and Acel.
17:13Oh, my goodness!
17:22Hatred.
17:25Disdain.
17:26Disgust.
17:28I'm gonna end your career.
17:30Your wife is gonna leave you.
17:33No!
17:35McIntyre reiterating
17:37the deeply insulting comments
17:39he made on Monday Night Raw
17:40about Punk's wife.
17:45McIntyre wants to prove to the WWE Universe
17:48that he is a man of his word.
17:49That the Scottish Warrior
17:50will be the one responsible
17:52for ending Punk once and for all.
17:54And now back to the toolbox.
17:55Oh, my God.
17:56Pushing the wrench, I believe it is,
17:57right into the open wound of CM Punk.
18:00And Punk writhing and screaming in pain.
18:04And look at the sick look on McIntyre's face.
18:07Sadistic, remorseless.
18:09It's only driving and fueling McIntyre.
18:18Punk, a crimson mask,
18:21has fallen over his face.
18:23The best time to see red as a superstar
18:26is when it's coming from your opponent.
18:28And now McIntyre
18:30ripping out yet another table
18:33in a match that thus far
18:35has been very one-sided.
18:39CM Punk desperately...
18:41I'm not even sure Punk knows where he's at, Corey.
18:44I gotta agree with you.
18:45Sean Bennett's in there
18:47keeping an eye on the situation.
18:49Checking on Punk,
18:50making sure Punk can continue.
18:52But listen, to your point,
18:54I know CM Punk extremely well.
18:56You're gonna have to stop this match
18:58to protect Punk from himself,
18:59because Punk will not quit.
19:01And think about this, Corey.
19:02You throw out the Royal Rumble, right?
19:04This is CM Punk's third match.
19:07Drew McIntyre wrestles every single week, almost.
19:11And now Punk's locked inside a cage
19:13against a man who's a...
19:14He's a psycho.
19:15He's an absolute psychopath.
19:17McIntyre, who's in the best shape of his career,
19:19and now he just wants to do harm.
19:21That's all he wants to do here.
19:22Listen, Cole, you and I are both guilty
19:24of leaning into the romance of this industry.
19:27It's amazing to have CM Punk back in WWE in 2024,
19:31inside Hell in a Cell.
19:32But let's look at the reality of the situation.
19:34Punk has not been competing at this level
19:36for quite some time,
19:37particularly not against someone as dangerous
19:40as Drew McIntyre.
19:41Punk might be outgunned tonight.
19:43And you notice the black armband
19:45on the left bicep of McIntyre.
19:47He told us he was wearing that tonight
19:49because this was Punk's funeral.
19:51He was wearing black out of, quote,
19:54respect for CM Punk.
19:57McIntyre also wanted to offer his apologies in advance
20:01for what he does to the straight-edge superstar.
20:04Now Punk, though, looking to rally.
20:06Drives back into the corner.
20:07There's that patented running knee.
20:09The patented high knee from Punk,
20:11but Punk can't capitalize.
20:12That might have been it, Cole.
20:13That might have been a last gasp from Punk.
20:15CM Punk! CM Punk!
20:18CM Punk needs to tap into those energy reserves
20:21if they exist anymore.
20:23Oh, and now Punk!
20:24Oh, no! Punk in trouble!
20:25Trying to hang on!
20:32And now Punk climbing up to the top rope.
20:36Punk takes down McIntyre!
20:43You can see Punk blinking his eyes,
20:45opening them wide as the blood begins to run through.
20:47I don't know, Cole, if you've had blood in your eyes.
20:49You can't see a damn thing,
20:50and if you can't see, you can't fight.
20:52I can only imagine
20:55the pain
20:58as Punk now with a...
21:01He has a wrench in his hand as he climbs up to the top rope.
21:04Punk gonna use it as a weapon!
21:06McIntyre was able to intersect
21:10and send Punk across the ring with a suplex.
21:17This is awesome!
21:18This is awesome!
21:20This is awesome!
21:22This is awesome!
21:24This is awesome!
21:26This is awesome!
21:28Look at the look on the face of McIntyre.
21:32And a kip up to rub it in the face of CM Punk,
21:37who, Corey, for much of the last ten minutes or so,
21:40has looked absolutely helpless and defenseless.
21:44And now McIntyre looks for the kill shot,
21:47and Punk wisely, wisely rolled out of the ring.
21:51That was brilliant.
21:52That is veteran ring awareness from CM Punk.
21:59Punk is physically maimed,
22:02exhausted,
22:04beaten.
22:05Oh!
22:06And a toolbox to the face of McIntyre!
22:09And suddenly Punk's got a chance!
22:12If nothing else,
22:13Punk has some time to compose himself
22:15to try to get his sight back to 100%.
22:18Watch this.
22:19Bang!
22:20Right off the face of Drew.
22:21Oh, no.
22:23And now McIntyre's been cut open.
22:26And now it's McIntyre who's bleeding
22:28and tasting his own blood.
22:30And now CM Punk into the ring,
22:32toolbox in hand,
22:34using it as a weapon,
22:35and unloading on McIntyre.
22:39We're gonna have to break out the Muda Scale pretty soon
22:41as Punk makes the climb to the top turnbuckle,
22:44toolbox in hand.
22:46McIntyre can't see,
22:47trying to wipe the blood,
22:48and again, he's taken down!
22:51Blinded, battered, brutalized.
22:55Blinded by blood,
22:57blinded by rage,
22:59blinded by hate,
23:01these two men destroying each other
23:03inside the cell.
23:10And there's the running knee by Punk again.
23:12A little bit more on that one this time.
23:14And now the momentum beginning to build by Punk.
23:16And there's a third to McIntyre.
23:18And now it's McIntyre who's in trouble.
23:25And off the bulldog,
23:27Drew McIntyre's on Dream Street.
23:30And I don't know where Punk is getting it,
23:33but he's summoning the energy,
23:34summoning the will to turn the tides
23:36And now Punk calling for the end.
23:42McIntyre struggling somehow to get to his feet.
23:46Grabbing the ropes.
23:48Punk now setting up for the go to sleep,
23:50the GTS.
23:52McIntyre fighting out, however.
23:58And there's a third to McIntyre.
24:00Drew McIntyre's on Dream Street.
24:02And there's a third to McIntyre.
24:05Counters for counters,
24:07and back up again goes through.
24:09GTS! Go to sleep!
24:11McIntyre's down, but he rolls out of the ring!
24:15And I don't know if that was wherewithal
24:17or instinct from McIntyre,
24:19but Punk realizes that may have been
24:22his best shot to end this.
24:27Take another look.
24:29Punk hoisting up the massive McIntyre
24:32knee directly on the temple.
24:35Drew may have been out,
24:37but McIntyre able to roll under the bottom rope,
24:40and this one rolls on.
24:42This is absolutely incredible.
24:43And seeing Punk,
24:44I don't know if you saw moments ago, Corey,
24:46Punk was laughing.
24:47Punk was laughing at the destruction
24:49that's happening here just feet away from us.
24:58Punk now, McIntyre!
25:00Claymore from out of nowhere!
25:02McIntyre for the win!
25:04Up to the leg!
25:05Punk still in it!
25:06Punk is still in it!
25:13This is unreal.
25:15McIntyre instinctively now with a Claymore
25:18coming within an eyelash of victory,
25:22but CM Punk survives.
25:31CM Punk!
25:33What an incredible match, Corey.
25:36I don't even know if we should call it a match.
25:38I mean, this is a fight.
25:39This is a brawl.
25:41However you describe it,
25:43it is quickly becoming unforgettable,
25:46and McIntyre looking to end it.
25:48And McIntyre once again with Punk in trouble.
25:51McIntyre looking for another Claymore.
25:53Oh!
25:54Punk able to move out of harm's way,
25:56and now Punk gonna turn things around.
25:58Going for a submission hold here.
26:00Does Punk have it in him to finish it?
26:02And we saw this in Fashion Berlin.
26:04Going for a sharpshooter, I believe, here.
26:07And he's got it in!
26:08And remember, McIntyre tapped.
26:10He tapped in Berlin.
26:11He tapped out to this in Berlin.
26:13If you ask McIntyre,
26:14Drew outsmarted Punk in Berlin.
26:17But right now, center of the ring, inside the cell,
26:20McIntyre is counting down the seconds
26:22before he submits.
26:28Remember, ropes will not break.
26:31And now using a wrench and pounding away
26:34with a wrench to Punk.
26:36And Punk forced to break the hold.
26:38You know, there are medical staff here at ringside, Corey.
26:41They can do nothing to stop this.
26:43All they can do is look on
26:44as McIntyre continues to barbarically brutalize Punk.
26:49McIntyre trying to carve up CM Punk's face
26:51like a jack-o'-lantern.
26:54It is hell on earth inside Hell in a Cell
26:58for both Drew McIntyre and CM Punk.
27:08And listen, this is an understandable decision
27:11by Sean Bennett just trying to wipe the blood
27:13out of the eyes of the superstars
27:15so that they can continue,
27:16so that they can do their best to protect themselves
27:19from potential catastrophe.
27:22But that's all you can hope for.
27:27And McIntyre's expression changing.
27:30Punk's expression changing as well.
27:37And now Punk with a right hand.
27:39And McIntyre as well.
27:42McIntyre, Punk. McIntyre, Punk.
27:46Old school brawl.
27:48Here we go.
27:49Looking for a future shot.
27:50A future shot, which is what injured Punk in the Rumble.
27:53And now Punk with McIntyre up top.
27:55Lands on his feet.
27:56And a big chop to Punk.
28:03And now Punk with McIntyre up top.
28:05Lands on his feet.
28:06And a big chop to Punk.
28:12Kick from Punk.
28:14Both men down.
28:16Critical moment now in this match
28:19between these warriors, these veterans.
28:25It all began last November
28:28with the return of CM Punk to WWE at Survivor Series.
28:32And that ticked off a lot of superstars,
28:34including Drew McIntyre,
28:36who believed Punk wanted to kill his business.
28:40That CM Punk had no business being back in WWE.
28:43The company had buried for a decade.
28:46And that has driven us to tonight.
28:48And the final match in this trilogy
28:51between Punk and McIntyre.
28:53And in some twisted way,
28:54Drew McIntyre feels that he's doing the right thing
28:57by all of WWE by eliminating Punk once and for all.
29:00And Punk caught him.
29:02The WWE Universe certainly doesn't seem to agree,
29:04but you can't tell McIntyre otherwise.
29:10As intense a match as you'll ever see.
29:13McIntyre now just powering up Punk.
29:16Oh, God. Oh, good God.
29:18Oh, my God! To the table!
29:20To the damn table!
29:22Punk ain't getting up.
29:33My God.
29:35First off, it was the power of McIntyre.
29:37And then it was this impact.
29:39Both men crashing to the table.
29:41And everything they put their bodies through here
29:43in this match, Corey.
29:45And it's difficult to tell who got the worst
29:47of that landing, of the exchange.
29:49Was it McIntyre? Was it Punk?
29:51Drew, obviously the first to stir.
29:56Punk has not moved.
29:59McIntyre must get Punk back in the ring
30:02for a pinfall or a tap-out.
30:06What these two men are putting themselves through tonight.
30:10Cole, you and I have talked all day
30:12about all the history in pro wrestling in Atlanta.
30:15About the last battle of Atlanta
30:17between Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer.
30:19This may be setting a whole new standard
30:22of brutality in this business.
30:24And now McIntyre grabbing the steel steps now.
30:27Punk hasn't moved, Corey.
30:29CM Punk has not moved since he crashed to the table.
30:31And I don't know if he's gonna start, Cole.
30:33I get worried.
30:35Punk is a sitting duck.
30:37These guys are professional.
30:39And McIntyre, he can't even pick up the steps.
30:41They're superstars, but at the end of the day
30:43they're damn human beings, Cole.
30:47McIntyre gonna try one more time
30:49to lift those very insanely heavy steel steps.
30:53And Drew's right here in front of us, Cole.
30:55Look at the lacerations and the welds on the back
30:57of Drew McIntyre.
30:59And McIntyre doing everything he can
31:01to lift those steel steps up.
31:03McIntyre now climbing one step
31:05and he's gonna toss...
31:07I have no idea.
31:09McIntyre can't even get the steps in the ring.
31:11His back is absolutely killing him.
31:19McIntyre doing his best to soldier forward
31:22to continue this onslaught on CM Punk.
31:26Thank God Punk's moving.
31:28Yeah, Punk finally, finally able to make it to his knees.
31:31But Punk, he's gotta just...
31:33That look in his eyes is almost one of almost defeat, Corey.
31:36It's like, how much more can I put myself through?
31:39But Punk won't accept defeat, Cole.
31:41That's what worries me.
31:43That's why I'm grateful Sean Bennett's in there
31:45because Punk won't quit until his heart stops
31:47or until the lights go out and Punk can't continue.
31:50And McIntyre now just collapses in the ring.
31:53Both men are down.
31:54And what has been an unbelievably physical match
31:58that has taken an unbelievable toll on both of these men.
32:01Punk, though, with McIntyre up, going to sleep again.
32:05McIntyre down.
32:06Cover for the win.
32:08McIntyre kicked out.
32:09You gotta be kidding me.
32:24I don't have the words.
32:27I do.
32:28Somebody win this damn match and end this brutality.
32:32That's what has to happen here.
32:37The match is continuing.
32:38We know the goal for both superstars was to end the other's career.
32:41The match is still going on.
32:43And I guarantee you both of them are flirting with career-threatening injury.
32:47Yeah, but these are two men that don't need this, Corey.
32:49Everything that comes...
32:50Wait a minute.
32:51McIntyre now.
32:52McIntyre up to the top of the steps.
32:56White noise to Punk.
32:59He may have broken his back.
33:04McIntyre for the win.
33:06And the cover.
33:08Punk is alive.
33:10Punk is alive.
33:12Punk is alive, but I don't think Punk's anywhere close
33:15to getting back into this fight, Cole.
33:17Look at this white noise again.
33:19How high on Punk's back he lands.
33:21Listen.
33:22Oh, my goodness.
33:24Impact that echoed throughout the State Farm Arena.
33:28And it's getting to the point in this matchup
33:30where the WWE Universe is getting uncomfortable, Cole.
33:32It feels uncomfortable in this building right now.
33:35It's like we're witnessing something we're not supposed to be seeing.
33:38And again, Corey, like I said before,
33:40these men have accomplished so much in their careers.
33:42Multiple-time world champions.
33:44And none of it means a damn thing if they can't walk out of here on their own power.
33:47Well, we said it before.
33:49This match, when you leave the hell in a cell,
33:51you're never the same.
33:53Your body's never the same.
33:54Your career's never the same.
33:58Drew McIntyre with CM Punk on his knees.
34:08Looking for one final blow to take out Punk here tonight at Bad Blood.
34:13Oh, and Punk, no.
34:14Punk looking for the vice.
34:15Punk looking for the anaconda vice.
34:17Middle of the ring.
34:18Punk locking it in.
34:19Submission hold time.
34:21Ropes won't break.
34:22Can Punk get McIntyre to tap?
34:26Punk is clanking with every fiber in his being.
34:30And McIntyre, wrench in hand.
34:36And Punk intercepts it.
34:38And now Punk using the wrench.
34:40Banging, banging, banging the face of McIntyre.
34:49You're gonna beg.
34:59McIntyre begging.
35:02McIntyre pleading.
35:04You're pleading me.
35:11And a low blow.
35:13The referee can do nothing about it.
35:16And that was apropos because remember what Punk did to McIntyre
35:21to cost him the world title.
35:23A low blow as an official in a referee shirt.
35:32Punk took just a moment too long.
35:35Perhaps Punk was savoring on the fact he was delivering on his promise
35:40that McIntyre would pray to CM Punk tonight.
35:43But the Scottish warrior had other plans and went low.
36:02And McIntyre now.
36:05What on earth?
36:14One can only imagine.
36:27Oh my goodness.
36:30The ultimate F.U. from McIntyre to Punk.
36:35The plastic beads.
36:37The kind of beads that the bracelets are made of.
36:41The kind of beads that the bracelet that meant so much to CM Punk were made of
36:45threw McIntyre symbolically pouring it all over the head of Punk.
36:52Oh my God.
36:54Oh my God.
36:55McIntyre. McIntyre barefoot on his back.
37:03McIntyre's spine burst into the steps.
37:12Punk's got a chain.
37:14Grabbing a chain around his knee.
37:17How can McIntyre even function?
37:20What the hell is Punk even thinking?
37:30McIntyre let his personal feelings get in the way of finishing the job.
37:36He got a little too cute at the end.
37:39And it cost him.
37:40And now CM Punk looking to put McIntyre away.
37:45You don't mess with a masked family.
37:47Remember what McIntyre did to Punk a couple of nights after bashing Berlin.
37:52When he ripped the bracelet off Punk's wrist.
37:54And now Punk paying back the favor.
37:56Shoving the beads down his throat.
37:59Go to sleep.
38:01To the chain.
38:03Cover.
38:05CM Punk survives.
38:08Hell.
38:11Here is your winner.
38:14CM Punk.
38:19Punk's prediction comes true.
38:23Punk's prediction comes true.
38:27McIntyre on his knees.
38:31Not praying to God.
38:33Not praying to Satan.
38:35But praying to one CM Punk.
38:41Look at the match.
38:44It looks like a crime scene.
38:54Let's relive a few of the most brutal moments.
38:59First a Claymore from Drew McIntyre.
39:02Putting CM Punk to sleep.
39:05Brutal moments.
39:06First a Claymore from Drew McIntyre.
39:09Putting CM Punk down.
39:11Surely in the end Punk disagreed.
39:15And then this.
39:17I don't believe Punk knew for about three or four minutes
39:20after he went through the table.
39:23And this is where Drew got caught.
39:27You don't mess with a man's family.
39:29Not his wife.
39:31Not even his dog.
39:33And you only have yourself to blame, Drew McIntyre.
39:37Spine first on the steel.
39:39CM Punk with payback of his own.
39:43Before an epic, cathartic
39:46G-T-S.
39:49Go to sleep, Drew McIntyre.
39:52One, two, three.
40:00Tonight in the Devil's Playground
40:02there's only room for one bully.
40:05CM Punk.
40:09CM Punk said,
40:11I'm going to war.
40:14Why?
40:16Because the Devil told me to.
40:22CM Punk.
40:40Ever the rebel.
40:44Ever the controversial warrior.
40:52Tonight, the Second City Saint is the Second City Devil.
40:59Let's take another look at these closing moments again.
41:07First, the symbolic beads being stuffed down the gullet of Drew McIntyre
41:13before CM Punk delivers a final go to sleep with a chain wrapped knee.
41:21To finally exhaust the energy of the Scottish psychopath.
41:29The symbolic
41:34slamming on
41:39the door on what
41:45an incredible trilogy.
41:52Both men, CM Punk can't even stand.
41:55Punk collapsing in the aisle way.
41:59From the exhaustion, the physicality, the loss of Floyd in this match.
42:04And listen, I understand how proud of a human being CM Punk is.
42:08But damn it, Phil, let them help you.
42:11You just put your life, your body on the line, and you won.
42:16Gentleman, Adam Pearce is out there along with other officials and EMTs.
42:21Punk, always a proud man, wants to desperately walk back to the locker room.
42:26And if you're Drew McIntyre,
42:31what could you possibly be thinking
42:36right now after ten months of poking
42:42the bees' nests, you finally got your
42:47comeuppance, and you've got your
42:52comeuppance, now what?
42:59Punk may have administered oxygen now after that matchup.
43:04The disappointment that McIntyre must be feeling.
43:09And never mind the mental anguish, how about the physical pain?
43:13Both of these superstars' bodies undoubtedly wrapped with agony.
43:18And I don't know if you caught that, Cole.
43:24You know who Punk wants in this moment.
43:28He asked for his wife.
43:31That's what this is all about.
43:33Punk, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go