Jim Cornette Reviews CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre (Hell In A Cell) at WWE Bad Blood 2024

From Episode 553 of the Jim Cornette Experience
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[@taylork7530]

You’ll never believe what Punk did the Raw after Bad Blood. He sold the damage he took from the HIAC match😳. What a novel concept in professional wrestling.

[@juansanchez209]

I hated it. Punk should have put on a 45-minute spot fest with Canadian Destroyers and 450s. Punk doesn't understand wrestling the way Jungle Boy does

[@JacobGodsey]

I'm sure he wasn't just selling it

[@romegrey2600]

​@@juansanchez209I saw 2 Luchadors who weight less than Drew McIntyre combined survive Canadian Destroyer after Canadian Destroyer last night

[@clarity2115]

@@juansanchez209 🤣🤣🤣

[@QuynhNguyen-zw8uv]

What? It’s as if they’re trying to make it believable or something

[@hankhell5663]

Thank you jungle boy. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Yep all made possible by jungle jack off

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Don’t forget Hangman Adam Page and The Elite jumping, no pun intended, it all off. Thank you, AEW for shooting yourself in the foot.

[@WhutThu]

Bless you, Jungle Brat, for delivering this Magnificent Feast to us!😇(Amen!)

[@jamardunson1258]

Jungle Boy should call himself “WWE’s MVP” for this feud 😂😂. And he’s not benefitting from any of this.

[@662chillin]

Thank you Jungle Jack Off Perry

[@GojiraRising]

The bag full of tacks only to revealed as bracelet beads was awesome.

[@twistedsistersandbrother]

I was like, "Oh no!" And then, "Oh it's logical!" Lol

[@matthewhostetter8974]

You know that spot will piss off Meltzer, who we know hate-watched the entire match.

[@MetalJT24]

Swerve bro 😂

[@GojiraRising]

​@@matthewhostetter8974most likely.

[@romegrey2600]

​@@MetalJT24he'd have a bag of baby syringes

[@nickgioldasis8306]

To think Brian and Jim can call a Hell in a Cell possibly match of the year just tells you how perfect the match actually was.

[@AlbertGoh-h9b]

The patient long year build between two guys is so good, this fued restored the much needed depth, edge to Drew's previously stale character and Punk's need to prove himself in the ring that he still has what it takes to hang with a stamina monster like Drew. It's a win win.

[@User27949]

the main event of mania was my match of the year

[@SamsarasArt]

It reminded me of Hell in a Cell matches of 20+ years ago. Everything about it was brilliant.

[@jupitervolcano]

​@@User27949the only thing I can remember about that match was the finish. This match won't be as easy to forget imo.

[@yusufgazi7]

Ironic because Jim Cornette invented the Hell in a Cell concept..

[@TheMaskedMan]

Punk is my favorite wrestler, but this feud has also made me a huge believer in Drew Mcintyre. What a time to be a wrestling fan

[@AlbertGoh-h9b]

Gave Drew the much needed edge and fresh character development to his previously stale character. This Hitc match was as good as Taker vs Brocks Hitc match.

[@Barbaresantana]

Listen cornette and Punk Stan 🐐🐐 Based Masked Man

[@DaggerPrince]

same.

[@caligulalauren9071]

I love punk more than a Diddy party, but drew is the top guy without a title and there’s no competition

[@zhougongjin2704]

Drew beat Goldberg and Brock Lesnar before. He was legit before too

[@hovz-zo8lf]

This was one of those rare feuds where both guys come out looking like stars. CM Punk solidified his greatness and Drew is a no doubter. It was a masterpiece.

[@NowhereBeats]

Drew has always been the maybe guy in both his first run and his championship win (heavily tainted by the empty arena win). This is honestly the biggest he has ever felt.

[@Jeff_Pryce]

⁠@@NowhereBeats Hard to argue that. In 2020, Drew won the Royal Rumble, beat Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania to win the WWE Championship, had great feuds with Seth Rollins and Randy Orton and won a second WWE Championship and was basically carrying the company in a dark time. Yet he’s somehow surpassed all of that this year, and the main reason was this feud. He finally won the world title in front of fans at Wrestlemania, he made his profile rise sky high on social media, he main evented a PPV in his home country, and he got a big time contract extension for probably the biggest payday of his life. This time last year, Drew McIntyre was basically an afterthought. Forgotten. Lost in the shuffle. Now, he’s a bonafide main event marquee player. His feud with Punk made him an absolute star.

[@TheGreatVivek7]

Admit it. If this match would have happened in AEW, Cornette would have buried it 😂

[@RyanRumbles434]

Drew and Punk will look so much better coming out of this from a business stand point. This feud will probably never be over and I think that's a good thing.

[@toddkonrad2407]

As Dusty once said, “It’ll never be ovah, Ole Anderson!”

[@jamirimaj6880]

If Vince was still running things, Drew and Punk would've been teaming in just a few weeks lmao

[@ChrisJericho22]

I hope Drew and Punk both win either IC or the World title. RAW titles are on better position rn due to how good the heels and babyfaces are. SmackDown only has one watchable heel that's The Rock , the blue brand is babyface heavy.

[@mildbill7376]

Wait until they take over the RUMBLE!

[@badladyami]

It's insane to me that Punk and Drew are both pulling off the biggest drawing feud of either of their careers, and neither one is having to carry the other. Fucking masterclass on how to book and cap off a personal feud.

[@klawstecno2083]

This is what Hangnail Page think he is doing with Swerve🤣 This is a masterclass, you just don't have what it takes to do it Mr. Emo Cowboy👍🏻

[@ChrisJericho22]

Despite the flaws, and how the bad the story was. No one would have complaint much about Hangnail vs Swerve match, if TK didn't over rely on Gimmick matches, the violence in AEW is so over done that no one sells the after effect of it, to the point it became phony and just outright bad and it's so normalised in AEW which is the exact why the ratings and attendance has shrink.

[@Legit_Awesome]

@klawstecno2083 lmaoo you are not wrong😂

[@johnknight7481]

Peg warmer Page can’t convince anyone he’s a tough guy no matter how many needles he sticks in his face

[@lewieanderson6579]

Maybe hangnail page is trying to lure swerve to brokeback mountain

[@zhougongjin2704]

@@ChrisJericho22no, the main reason the ratings shrunk is because a bunch of those guys (the Bucks, Perry, Page, Moxley, jericho, and Danielson) wanted a guy fired over some fights or insults.. they exposed themselves as so soft (the opposite of what wrestlers are supposed to be)

[@patrickmorales9084]

The shots of Drew with blood on his face looked as though thet were from the early 2000s

[@taylork7530]

2004 to be exact.

[@bradcarver8127]

Judgment Day 2004 to be even more exact.

[@taylork7530]

@@bradcarver8127 Actually Great American Bash, but that too.

[@mical2great]

The one with him on the ground after punk kicked out with only one eye visible and a face full of blood i was fuckin turnt😂😂😂

[@kjdee140]

Felt like we were back in the Ruthless Aggression era!

[@TeddyKGB12]

Tony Kahn feared for his life watching this match. Also, did anyone else catch the shot that Michael Cole took at Uncle Dave and AEWho at the beginning when he said, "This is not going to be a 5* wrestling classic!"

[@Legit_Awesome]

@@TeddyKGB12 Yes! I thought that was hilarious lol

[@frankunodostres473]

which shows how stupid wrestling fandom has become. who decides what is a 5* classic? dave and nobody else? I'm sure there are people who preferred this match to most of dave's 6 3/4* matches and also people who prefer the women's tag team match (idk who but I bet they exist^^). tastes are different. one man's toilet break can be another man's classic. if only this community stopped caring so much about other people's opinions

[@danw2112]

Uncle Dave probably give the Punk match 3 1/2 ⭐ and say WWE copied matches from Japan and Kenny Olivier and the Hardly Boys. LOL LOL 😂😂😅😅😆😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😅

[@NotAdultingToday]

I laughed when cole said that. Uncle Dave is a joke.

[@jolesmusicofficial354]

Absolutely. Loved it 😂😂😂

[@michaelmendoza6557]

Didn't even need a COVID booster spot to pop the crowd, a toolbox had them sitting on the edge of their seats....

[@clarity2115]

😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KronosOnTheBeat]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@pimp3000c]

Don’t they use vacuum sounds? Lmao

[@bromandude1]

My lower back hurt when Drew McIntyre took that bump on the stairs, fuckin hell

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

I kept wincing and closing my eyes, so I missed it like 5 or 6 times before I saw the landing. I was just glad at that point the match was coming to a close.

[@LiterallyRyanGosling_]

Punk saying "call my wife" while he was being attended to by the EMTs was such a great ad lib by him. A lot of people love to discredit him but he has a very sharp mind for the wrestling business.

[@david83ryan]

Paying homage to Hogan at Survivor Series 91 after taking the Tombstone

[@gameon71]

Drew's bump on the steel steps made my back hurt.😣

[@MetalJT24]

I immediately thought he broke his tailbone.

[@thedoubledowner5359]

Gotta believe that he meant to flat back that bump to the top of the stairs. My immediate thought was that of Rick Rude when he hurt his back.

[@john_blues]

It looked brutal

[@remywhite4377]

I went and got an MRI for him because of that bump.

[@bromandude1]

I’ve had a low back injury before, that bump legit made me wince. Wouldnt wish that shit on my worst enemy

[@peytonlong5573]

Cm Punk at the verge of turning 46 years old gave a classic Cm Punk performance, this cell match is up there with HBK Vs Taker, Mankind vs Taker, the 6 man cell match at Armageddon 2000, HHH vs HBK 2004 and HHH vs Cactus Jack 2000

[@hawk494edward]

He's not the same guy he was physically back in 2007-2011, but he can still go out in front of an audience and put on a respectable match.

[@jamescooper3324]

He’s not as athletic but he’s insanely good psychologically

[@peytonlong5573]

@@jamescooper3324 absolutely he just gets it and that part won’t age on him

[@dmar28]

The Violence and blood of this match reminded me of HBK vs HHH 2004 where they went over 45 minutes. I'd also like to add Undertaker vs Lesnar that's a HIAC match that doesn't get talked about nearly enough

[@joeyskywalker1322]

@@jamescooper3324Punk has never been a athletic guy I mean just look at his UFC run

[@marvinleong5902]

No syringe in mouth, no cinnderblock, no unprotected chair shot to head. Bleeding to enhance the match and capped off the rivalry. Triple H teaching Tony how to book a cage match without the indie outlaw mudshow bs 😂😂

[@TakerKaneanite619]

This is what Hell in a Cell was originally made for, to end a bitter feud between 2 people who would literally go to hell to end the other.

[@rajakghosh6602]

A perfect ending to a trilogy with a HIAC match. This is excatly how HIAC match should always be used so it remains fresh and at the same time menacing. I'm glad Hunter chose to end HIAC PPV and kept it to end Bad Blood fueds.

[@twobrosgamers8426]

Remember when that reporter asked Punk about wanting HIAC to be the first match 😂

[@matthewhostetter8974]

This felt like a HiAC of old, it had meaning and it perfectly ended the best feud in 2024.

[@konlee4456]

I thought the match was great but not as memorable as Cody/Seth

[@sheldonarmstrong9296]

Now change War Games

[@TomFoolery350]

yeah, I hated that they just had gimmick ppv's all the time. this is was an incredible match.

[@revelstatus2346]

People forget that Jim CREATED Hell in a Cell.

[@reddarko13]

Holy hell I remember hearing that somewhere and it totally blew my mind again reading your comment! 😂😂😂

[@TuMalditaMadre]

In WWF, yes.

[@AGH69]

To forget something, you have to know it first. Jim saw it on Memphis or something though, and wanted to call it Rage in a Cage.

[@Kwert]

@@AGH69He took the Memphis cage that went around the ring and the War Games cage with the roof and combined the ideas

[@purpleperc1012]

@@TuMalditaMadre the WWE is the WWF…

[@renelimas333]

This is it, this should be called the Drew McIntyre Standard, no one should be over unless being this good on the mic and the ring, and being a team player, cudos Drew

[@4eyedike]

This time last year he couldn’t even get on tv.

[@4eyedike]

What a comeback

[@prestonpfeiffer]

I took a break from wrestling for MANY years so I missed the initial Punk run(ive since watched it back) but like Bret Hart,his and my favorite wrestler, every Punk match is a story. He may not be the most in-shape or high flying but his ring psychology is just brilliant.

[@AlbertGoh-h9b]

Old timers like Punk, Cena and Orton are great. They just get it. It's not about the moves, it's not about going a 100 miles an hour doing technical wizardry, it was certainly never about chasing whatever star ratings. Wrestling is about 80% promo and storytelling and they saved up the in ring wrestling on PPVs because it gives their match alot of significance and importance. This had alot of the old school ruthless aggression sort of attitude era vibes that's so missing from wrestling today.

[@deathnoteDonald]

You took no break you watch every week with your fingers in your hole lmfao

[@RandalfElVikingo]

Punk is a genius. I disliked him a lot but the guy really knows how to keep people talking even after years of not being in the media.

[@john_blues]

Punk pushing the EMTs out of the way and saying "I gotta go call my wife" and then trying to stagger to the back was great.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

It would have been better if she came out and helped him to the back.

[@christosanagn.9041]

​@@mykoniichistorychannel Why would it be better? A cheap pop after this entire match?

[@ShimSladyBrand]

@@christosanagn.9041 because she’s a star that everyone loves and is very important to the feud despite her absence. You’re welcome.

[@TheRealGothicBarbie]

Nah, that would have made it weak. Plus, Punk's story is he hasn't seen his wife in 5 weeks. If she randomly came out to help. That means she's been backstage and obviously he has seen her. This isn't AEW. WWE actually has long term story and booking. ​@@mykoniichistorychannel

[@TheRealGothicBarbie]

​@@ShimSladyBrandIt would have made zero sense to the story. So glad they didn't do it

[@docproc144]

The whole time during the match I was thinking, “This is the FIRST match of the night, how the hell are they gonna follow this?”

[@AlbertGoh-h9b]

When the match was over, Bayley and Nia looked at each other and said "😅 😢 We are sooo screwed!" and that's indeed what happened, the fans wasn't really into anything else besides the Rock's return at the end.

[@HTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTH]

That's where the "Refrigerator" Nia Jax comes in the clutch. Provided drinks and snacks for all the land

[@WhutThu]

I was worried, but I thoroughly enjoyed Nia and Bayley's match. They did a HELL of a job carrying over half of the momentum from Drew & Punk, imo.

[@NotAdultingToday]

I think this is why so many people were hoping this would be the last match. The bloodline crap could have been first, still gotten the big pop, but I think the rock absolutely did not want to appear that early in a ple.

[@stevenstokes464]

I was honestly surprised it was the first match. It should have been the second to the last match, in my opinion. It could have been the main event, but then the Rock couldn't have had his spot at the very end.

[@gumdrops7842]

The Drew artwork is so well drawn. It looks exactly like him.

[@mattroxursoul]

Does Corney not know anything? Drew obviously sanded down the stairs before the match so it would not hurt him.

[@frostedbutts4340]

Actually he gimmicked his own ass.

[@Rungusman69]

Duhhhh

[@iamdb1990]

LMAO

[@NotAdultingToday]

😅

[@ac8274]

I’m surprised they didn’t mention the multiple homages/ tips of the cap to Bret/Austin WM13. Those were awesome moments for us 90s kids

[@DrizzFizzlebeatz]

Also Punk had an HBK heart on his trunks as a call out.

[@Very_Stupid]

#hellyeah

[@jerry85g7]

As a 90's kid i noticed right away

[@apostolostvable]

Yeah, the toolbox spot and the sharpshooter. A nice callback.

[@eastwaters4082]

Punk has literally been doing Bret spots ever since his return. I can’t remember Orton or Cena stealing so much in their career.

[@dwightsmith2834]

Almost broke my screen, I hit this video so fast 😭😭

[@MadCatWrestling]

Same lmao 😂

[@mitchellhawkes9422]

Yup 😂😂😂

[@ivah5353]

SAME!!!

[@_JC_21]

Oh really!? Did that happen? Why are you crying?

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

Nobody gives a fuck.

[@JXstreams32]

“Twirling yamazaki suplex”killed me😂😂

[@Traducteur1]

Watch MJF implement it to his arsenal as a tribute to Corny! 😂

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

Is that MJF move

[@turboturkey]

i can imagine Excalibur blurting that out, OOWWWW Shibata with the twirling yamazakai supllleexx. oohhhhh

[@GregHuffman1987]

CM Punk has this very consistent wrestling psychology to where he almost never gives in to bad temptations People can criticize some of his older age technical blips, but because his wrestling psychology is so damn good, even his technical failings dont prevent him from putting on masterpieces.

[@ramontorres8424]

One thing that I appreciate that WWE does, is to rarely have a hardcore match where it is done frivolously, but to finish off a feud. Unlike AEW, where they will have a random street fight, death match, or cage match for a week long feud, this match had spots that came off more impactful and meaningful, than having a high spot for the sake of having a high spot that comes off rather more comical than impactful

[@NotAdultingToday]

And the blood like this has meaning! Nobody needs to drink someone's blood. Nobody bleeding for the psychos. It was organic even if I think there was some blading, which I was fine with. I don't normally like a bunch of blood and unnecessary violence, but this rivarly had to have it at the end.

[@wilcee238]

Apparently Ryback got on Twitter to state that he never did to an opponent what Punk recklessly did. He forgot to mention that he will never do what Punk did because no one will hire him.

[@thedoubledowner5359]

That and no one would trust Ryback with that spot. Hell, Drew might have just told Punk to do it so he could bleed hard way to sell the match.

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

"Ryback, the lawsuit Punk won vs WWE and their doctor prove that was a lie!" - Maury Povich

[@wilcee238]

@@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour (Punk starts dancing as Ryback runs backstage)

[@TheManOfTheHourEveryHour]

@@wilcee238 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AlbertGoh-h9b]

If Punk ever fueds with Gunther, Gunther will 100% bring up Ryback's name to mess with him.

[@danbaby2740]

Nothing beats long term story telling in Wrestling

[@johansmallberries9874]

What’s crazy is, this whole angle started off with Drew doing some business and working a fan cam. I remember the footage and the rumors of “oh man, Drew’s legit pissed that Punk is back! This is real heat!”.

[@TerrySilverhand]

Punks wrist tape being stained with blood and sweat basically to the point of not even looking like he is wearing wrist tape anymore was a tremendous visual ...

[@HashBandicoot356]

Incredible piece of business. I have loved all 3 of their matches but this was the best and perfect climax to the feud. These guys have fostered Peter Griffin vs Giant Chicken level hatred.

[@laughingtom1132]

Lol

[@jamesgibb9341]

At least the cell wasn't red like it has been in recent years

[@tobiasfarragut292]

And they stopped revolving an entire ppv off of one specialty match

[@rvaboi]

It stopped being red 2years ago

[@RiGrêmioNetoo]

​@@rvaboi No it didn't

[@rvaboi]

@@RiGrêmioNetoo wm edge vs finn wm 39

[@sneakyserpent95]

​@@RiGrêmioNetooyes it did, ever since Triple H took over

[@willjohnboy]

The nxt vs aew viewer numbers are out and nxt didn't just win again they slaughtered aew

[@johnknight7481]

The new normal for aew fans, they need to get used to it

[@aquaticambiance]

If you combine all three of AEWS shows for the last week combined it still doesn't top NXT 😂

[@skeletor7908]

​@@aquaticambiance 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@UncomfortableShoes]

@@aquaticambiancebut but…AEW is where the best wrestle!

[@juicyfruit6311]

@@UncomfortableShoes The problem is, even if AEW had the better wrestlers, the WWE is what the culture thinks of when you mention wrestling. If anything good or bad in the wrestling industry, people think of WWE first. Mention another promotion to a non-wrestling fan, you'll get a "There's another wrestling promotion?" look. Tell someone "football" in the USA, the majority will think college football or NFL. You may have minority that "might" think Arena Football. Yeah, good luck AEW/Tony Clown.

[@1nstantClassic]

10 month feud. it was a masterclass in booking and performance

[@4eyedike]

Yes, it’s the feud that’s kept me tuning into Raw each week since the Rumble. I hope they can find something for each guy to follow through with, I’m not sure Rollins/Punk will quite have the same drawing power for me.

[@simonkeegan5580]

Drew and Punk must be proud of this review

[@disturbedftw1998]

I hope they never use the red cell ever again.

[@NotAdultingToday]

I doubt triple h will go back to it. They do listen to the fans, for better or worse sometimes.

[@Clarkmark-ke1pe]

The rock always makes a comeback whenever punk is about to main event 😂

[@Im.David.Robert]

Best low key part of Bad Blood, after the Cell match, camera is zoomed in on the canvas covered in blood and beads and tools and Corey Graves’s call “it looks like a crime scene.”

[@CrownCaster]

I swear Drew dug up his sword and used it to gig himself with how much and how quickly he was bleeding it looked wild

[@lilaustrianyoutubedude3130]

it wasn‘t a bladejob, the toolbox busted him up hardway acually. on his ig he posted a few photos after the match, I think he got 16 staples to close the cut, crazy..

[@Superman5000The]

To me, this was the match Swerve and Hangman were trying to have but instead had that CZW tribute match.

[@johnberry2678]

Match of the year is either Roman vs Cody at Mania or CM Punk vs Drew hell in the cell

[@DrizzFizzlebeatz]

Facts!!!! For me it’s a biased but I’ll give it to Punk vs Drew since I missed most or all of Roman and Cody’s journey to the top. I quit watching in 2014 and didn’t start again til 2023 (hilarious because neither Punk or Drew brought me back but Dom Mysterio😂).

[@arvindshastry1178]

Cody Rhodes vs AJ Styles from Backlash is also a close contender.

[@NotAdultingToday]

Punk vs drew. Hands down. It was the feud we didn't know we needed and didn't deserve. I can't wait for rollins vs punk when they get to that

[@relentlessprofanity]

I very rarely watch a match more than once. Ive seen this one 3 times and i don't think I'm done.

[@twistedsistersandbrother]

Watched it back immediately and then again the next day!

[@bigzndahouse3800]

Same here lol

[@Mamashmeeky]

Punk fans are literally Swifties tier. Now I see why he’s compared himself to Taylor Swift. “Cult” of Personality lmao

[@relentlessprofanity]

@Mamashmeeky If you don't like it, don't watch it. Get off the internet and call your mom.

[@Mamashmeeky]

@@relentlessprofanity Jim and his fans literally hate watch every episode of AEW, and you’re telling me the old “don’t like it, don’t watch it?” I only watch the PPVs when it comes to wwe FYI

[@AlbertGoh-h9b]

This should be fued of the year, match of the year, easily the best Hitc match in over a decade.

[@michaelmartinez3893]

Yes to all of this

[@jamesfloyd652]

The end of an era triple h and undertaker stands out to me when they wrestled at mania

[@DisastrousIntentionally]

@@jamesfloyd652 I don't know how to tell you this but that was 12 years ago.

[@sonicplys64]

This match had the same pacing as the Triple H/Cactus Jack Royal Rumble 2000 match, which is one of my favorite violent matches in WWE history. When WWE does violent matches, it makes sense and tells a story. When AEW does it, its irrelevant booking and they do it for pure shock value. This Hell in a Cell match has to be in the conversation for match of the year. A macabre masterpiece by Drew McIntyre and CM Punk.

[@hermeskino711]

I said "That better not be thumbtacks" and it ended up being the bracelet beads. Best hell in a cell match I've seen since what feels like forever. P.S. NXT destroyed Dynamite lol

[@turboturkey]

and when you consider Abyss himself produced the match. I am sure he put that in there on purpose ha ha

[@louis3141]

What made it great also was that they didn’t leave the cell and need to take a high spot off the cell.

[@ShimSladyBrand]

I can’t believe more people aren’t saying this. I hate how they feel the need to leave the cage almost every time. What’s the point of the cell if you’re just gonna leave it whenever you want? We need at least a 5 year moratorium on busting out of the cage tbh

[@Ai14106]

I was so relieved that they never did anything outside the cell, no contrived spots, and of course no stupid thumbtacks

[@boratwilson9916]

punk remembered that cornette almost hated that strap match with mjf because thumb tacs came out and almost ruined it. so he definitely ribbed corny

[@kalpeshrawat418]

I really hope Drew is not seriously injured. That missed Claymore spine landing on the steel steps looked nasty AF

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

It was really bad. He might want to Future Shock DDT for a little bit at the very least.

[@RIDGEMATIC]

He knew what he was doing and knew he got lengthy vacation time coming up, maybe even until the rumble so he left it ALL in the ring. True gladiator!!!

[@NLaBar]

5:30 to cornys point, check out the magnum ta vs Tully Blanchard I quit cage match from Starrcade 85 … holds up almost 40 years later. You believed they truly hated one another 💯

[@skristianf]

Zero complaints about the first hour of BB. Can't believe that a Punk match is now in my top 5 all-time favorite matches. 🙂

[@mrnicemam8523]

Bad blood was awesome. You should have no complaints at all let alone the first hour

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

It started out strong and finished off strong. Some of the stuff in-between wasn't awfully interesting, but overall one of thier best ppvs in a WHILE

[@hermeskino711]

Only complaint was that they started off by trading punches. If you truly hate your opponent, you punch as much as you can not wait for the other to punch you before punching back. Save that spot for later in the match when both are tired (where it makes sense)!

[@apostolostvable]

I get that. At least they were selling the punches, and Drew quickly overpowered Punk.

[@greghughes8147]

A couple well thrown punches look so much better than a thousand of those forearm exchanges

[@davidphillips57]

"It wasn't fucking thumbtacks" TOTALLY agree!!

[@evdomos]

I didn't know Jim liked anything. I started loving Drew as soon as he turned "heel" with Jey, and to see that build up into a feud with someone I didn't think I even liked with Punk, was something special. A feud that was entertaining the whole year no less. All three matches were good, which is crazy to me. And to top it off Hell in a Cell delivered more than I thought possible.

[@4eyedike]

Drew’s drawn out heel turn really gained momentum and intrigue after the Punk injury - I didn’t care so much for his petty beef with Jay Uso

[@evdomos]

@@4eyedike Oh I agree, it just started with Jey and he was able to really run with it when Punk got injured. Who knows what Drew would even be doing if Punk's tricep was okay.

[@Cloudy_Jones]

Can’t wait for Meltzer to rate this match as 3.5 stars 😑

[@ShimSladyBrand]

“It was just missing something REALLY special to take it to that next level, but it was a good match!”

[@mrmagpiepromotions]

​@@ShimSladyBrandyou missed four lines of "errr, you know, uh, the thing, the thing is this, uh, it's like uh...."

[@ToxicKingMad]

Surprisingly gave it 5 stars, not that his senile opinion matters

[@polsdofer]

By the way the 38th Hell in a Cell was Kevin Owen's defeating Shane McMahon according to Wikipedia.

[@atimetraveler4910]

Punk vs Drew HIAC Bad Blood was one of the best. Fun fact: this was the first time in WWE both men in one match bled in 12 years. The last time 2 wrestlers bled both was Cena vs Brock Extreme Rules 2012.

[@SaulAguilar.]

Brock vs undertaker hell in a cell 2015?

[@atimetraveler4910]

@@SaulAguilar. Both of them didn't bleed in that match. I don't even recall much blood, if any. In brock vs taker hiac, it was fairly pg

[@ShimSladyBrand]

The last time two wrestlers bled was Styles VS. Cody in the I quit match at backlash a few months ago bro

[@atimetraveler4910]

@@ShimSladyBrand Neither bled in that match. What are you talking about? It was barely noticeable.

[@atimetraveler4910]

@@ShimSladyBrand If you're right, how come i don't remember much blood? I remember Cody bleeding, it wasn't much though?

[@dza1732]

1. HBK vs Taker 2. Cody vs Seth 3. Punk vs McIntyre 4. Taker vs HHH Wm28 5. Taker vs Mankind

[@judemabuzatv3209]

I'd put Punk vs Drew over the Cody vs Seth; but solid list 👏🏾

[@TheBigDawg96420]

That's 100 percent the top 5 just the wrong order

[@MichaelPainter-v7w]

Brock and taker. 02. Hhh hbk 04

[@jeremymanley1410]

Id swap 4 and 5 around but otherwise I agree with this

[@jaybee4288]

The order is debatable but this is the top 5 and you’ve got the top 1 right. I’d put taker mankind higher because that really is the thing most people think about when they hear hell in the cell, that or Kanes first appearance.

[@Cornyboa]

Not joking this has to be top 10 HIAC matches of all time imo

[@tybeard8532]

Easy

[@tybeard8532]

Possibly top 5

[@barbecueCAT_]

Thanks for the review guys!

[@matthewhostetter8974]

The best feud and match in Wrestling in 2024 and one of the best Hell in a Cell matches ever crafted. This was a masterpiece. The right use of blood, the stipulation felt like it used to. Drew and Punk went to war and left everything in the ring. They beat the hell out of each other, took big spots, and even trolled everyone with the beads instead of thumbtacks. Both men prove why they are two of the best. This also means that Meltzer is going to hate this match, I can already see the reports... "Well ah.. too much blood, you didn't feel like both men really hated each other, no flips, thumbtacks or syringes, plus Punk was in the match... 2.5 star."

[@Rungusman69]

This was my favourite he’ll in a cell match EVER

[@jamesburgess2k]

One thing Jim constantly gets wrong is the idea that "this would mean a lot more if the other company wasn't doing it so often". The majority of WWE fans don't watch AEW on a weekly basis and some of them probably don't even watch it at all; maybe don't even know it exist. A lot of casuals aren't watching both (you can tell from the ratings lol). From purely a WWE programming standpoint, this is by far the most brutal match they've done in a long time and it shows as nearly every WWE fan thought this was awesome. The new management has done a great job of pacing out these "match types" in order for them to feel more special

[@NonSenseMcGee]

Twirling Yamazake suplex through 15 tables. Next week on AEW Dynamite!

[@Vagajammer]

16 tables. They have to outdo Cornette

[@WhutThu]

It's already booked!!!!

[@woohoo918]

When Drew missed that claymore kick at the end and landed back-first into the edge of the stairs I cringed. I replayed it in slow-mo and it sure looked like a legitimate, non-working bump. He probably figured this was the blow off to the biggest feud of his career and he was getting time off after this anyway so he took the risk. Incredible match though.

[@Kslay007]

Match of the year right here folks CM Punk VS Drew Mcintyre in Hell in The Cell at Bad Blood Oct 5th 2024.

[@b-rye223]

Best Hell In A Cell match since the 90’s for me

[@syko2695]

This 30 minute match was shorter than any AEW 30 minute match I've seen cuz it actually had me invested 😅

[@SWAYZEKOBAIN]

Drew McIntyre has always been a favorite to watch him with my Favorite (If not only second to Orton) from my era of WWE, is exhilarating. Amazing Time to be a Wrestling Fan.

[@chrisdonson3584]

They almost killed off Hell in a Cell as an attraction when they just did it to do it when they decided to have the Hell in a Cell ppv and had multiple matches on one show. Punk and McIntyre just took out the defibrillator paddles and brought the concept back to life. Now WWE just need to treat it well and use it when a feud needs it, not just because "Hey, it's the time of year we do Hell in a Cell matches".

[@jaybee4288]

I have no issue with women having the big gimmick matches but I hate they have to do a woman’s one and a man’s one on the same night every time. You can’t build two hell in the cell matches at once. They should run the women’s circuit differently, so we get say a men’s money in the bank in May and a women’s one in September or something.

[@c-o-b-o-2010]

One of my favorite things about the match was that they didn’t try to pin or tap out the other for a long while. They wanted to hurt the other, and after a while, Drew basically went “okay, I’m done” and tried to pin Punk. It wasn’t like they tried to pin the other to get it down and over with. They wanted to kill each other before thinking about the victory. Loved it.

[@boots8562]

The GMs can do a trade. Drew can go to Smackdown.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

He should challenge for the WWE title. Somehow get it off Cody and let him handle business.

[@NotAdultingToday]

I worry drew will get lost in the Neverending, way too long feud of cody vs the bloodline. I'm sick of the bloodline in any form. Can't stand roman or solo. Now the rock's back. Ugh. Cody and drew would be so much more interesting.

[@TimeBomb014X]

Anyone else think Punk listens to Jim's videos on him so his next segment is what Jim said it should be?

[@Rko11148]

Punk literally said he felt like he had to make this match a classic and boy did he ever

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

I have to give it to the likes of him and Trish Stratus; both in their mid-late 40s with absolutely nothing to prove to anyone, and they delivered in their respective cage matches above and beyond anything we thought we’d get from them. Especially with the narrative of Punk being “Fragile Phil”.

[@nalday2534]

​@@mykoniichistorychannel it's crazy that aew stans call him that yet won't refer to Bryan as fragile Bryan as he's at a point where he can't even feel his legs while performing the yes kicks on someone. For the record, I think it's inhumane to call anyone fragile let alone wrestlers who have been in this game for 3 decades and are in their 40s but the stans' ignorance is just funny to me. Ntm, they're usually the ones to cry about tribalism after saying bs like that

[@RudyHarlanPhantomBoom]

This match is what professional wrestling is about and always should be. Simulated combat that makes you believe. To me, this felt like a fusion of Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels in HIAC and Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum TA in the I Quit Match.

[@ScotisticDad]

I agree with the points about Hell in a Cell becoming less memorable. Most from the 10s and 20s just blend together.

[@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity]

Problem was making it a PPV/PLE, and only having like 1 or 2 matches on the card with that stipulation. Rather than it being a big blowoff match, that settles essentially a blood feud, or an era. Between the 10s & the 20s, it was just a stepping stone match to further a feud, which is wrong.

[@theuriah01]

That last Hell in the Cell that stood out was Lesnar vs Undertaker 2015

[@aidanrocha2043]

Cody vs. Seth was pretty noteworthy

[@theuriah01]

@aidanrocha2043 nah Cody sucks @$$ and is extremely overrated. He is the reason I don't watch Smackdown anymore. It's an unwatchable show at the moment. Just look at the way he executes his finisher compared to the the way Bray Wyatt and Bo Dallas performs that same move. After seeing Stardust perform that move on Lesnar three times in a row and Lesnar selling it AND giving Stardust the victory with it, that when I knew I was done with the Cody experiment. Seth is just a jackass begging for attention by dressing like an idiot every chance he gets. He's the only one I seen to kill his own push and title reign because he couldn't keep his mouth shut on social media.

[@nalday2534]

Nope. Rhodes vs Rollins was far better

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Drew earned a new level of respect with me for that bump onto the metal stairs. That looked wicked, and I'm sure it felt worse, but it wasn't wreckless.

[@aquaticambiance]

In my eyes Drew Punched his ticket to the HOF with this match

[@TheVashCross]

CM Punk returning really was the best thing that could happen for WWE and CM Punk. Shame we lost a decade of his prime

[@owl509]

I loved this match. The weapons used actually made sense as that stuff would be used to set the cell up AND Punk sold his injuries from the PLE on Raw a couple days later. Easily a top three match of the year for me. Also, one of my all time favorites (Abyss) helped produce this match. Great work all around

[@Kfowlkes09]

Loved the table spot. Instead of putting themselves through it, they ripped it apart and started beating each other with the pieces. That was great.

[@wtfaiwpodcast]

I saw Punk swing those table legs at Drew, sharp end first, and I just thought, "He's actually going to kill him." Hell of a spot.

[@chico1680]

But why were there tables under the ring to begin with? That was the only flaw in a otherwise flawless match

[@austindanquer2936]

suplex through the table was insane respect to punk for taking that

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

Drew also landed awkwardly

[@Harrison_Furman]

I remember when CM Punk first signed with AEW, he had mentioned in interviews that he had a “bump card.” It’s been over 3 years since then and he’s been in some insanely physical matches like this one. Goes to show how much wrestling means to him now after years of despising it

[@DrizzFizzlebeatz]

@@ItsYuhBoyyyytook me til my 3rd rewatch to see that the moment they landed Punk made to see if drew was okay and drew responded he’s good.

[@leprechaun81atx]

This was the best Hell in a Cell match of all time.

[@ramontorres8424]

In a week where AEW does record low ratings, and Punk vs Drew has received universal praise from everyone, expect Dave Meltzer to short-circuit and give their HIAC match 4-stars because it lacked flips.

[@longjohn526]

I'm thinking he'll give it just 3 stars because ..... well because he's an idiot

[@pbyn153]

You know a match with furniture is a classic when even Jim loves it

[@BudJr]

This match took me back to The End of Era. This is truly an amazing match. Everything about it just worked. Best match of the year in my opinion.

[@SlimSlashie]

Man is Drew great or what? He went from "get off the show" to "I can't wait to see him." CM Punk saved Drew from being a typical WWE wrestler the rest of his career. Can't wait to see what's next for Drew.

[@CaptDavyJones]

This HIAC was a classic!….Corny almost has an I.R.S. look in that pic, lol.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Abyss being the producer for this makes so much sense

[@Jack-fo2pc]

"Bad Blood" is this that documentary on Bob Orton Jr?

[@devicebackup664]

Jungle book saved CM Punk from a sinking ship

[@TheFailedmessiah]

I didn't care about the ppv after this match. Nothing else mattered to me.

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Same. I watched this match four times before I watched the others. I caught the show during the main event and only wanted to see the Hell in a Cell match.

[@charapresscott7750]

I had the exact reaction we turned it on as it started and I was like "They're *starting* with the blood bath?"

[@Biffo316]

These 2 warriors put on one of the greatest cell matches of all time. The lengths they went to in order to tell the story was a testament as to how good Punk is in his mid 40s and it's made Drew an even bigger star than he already was and it's rejuvenated his entire character. Can't wait to see where both go next. Punk probably goes off to feud with Rollins and maybe Drew goes after the title

[@purpleperc1012]

Jim is right nobody’s ever gotten injured from the gimmick steps, but they certainly look like terrible bumps 😆

[@mykoniichistorychannel]

Drew might have, just from where he landed.

[@gamingwithali9579]

I think Cody vs. AJ from Backlash is the best WWE pro wrestling match of the year. However, Cody vs. Roman ll and Drew vs. Punk are the 2 most unforgettable matches with the best storyline and build up that people are gonna remember for ages.