CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre is not a matter of whether it will happen, but when exactly it will.
It’s been clear for several months that this is the direction after Punk cost McIntyre the World Heavyweight Title on three separate occasions over the last several months, including after McIntyre cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase in the World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest vs. Seth Rollins match to make it a triple threat.
Just as McIntyre went for a pin attempt, CM Punk attacked Drew. Punk hit him with a chair, choked him with a cable, and nailed him in the face with the title. Priest pinned Drew for the win. After the show, McIntyre laid out Adam Pearce for the post-show.
For months, it was reported that WWE wanted to do this match at SummerSlam on August 3rd in Cleveland. While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted the match is still not 100% locked in for SummerSlam, but that is said to be more than just a hope internally that they can do it.
“So right now, it is not 100% as far as Punk and Drew at SummerSlam, I was told it is probable, and Punk was kind of asked about it. And he kind of beat around the bush. And he kind of said, I mean, it’s probably happening, but he kind of did say, It’s up to other people or whatever. He has to get cleared and everything by the doctors. I was pretty much told they’re pretty confident in it. But you can’t go and say 100% because it isn’t 100%. But yeah, that, you know, it’s been it’s been the hope. But it’s now more than a hope. Now, it’s the plan, you know, for Drew McIntyre and Punk for SummerSlam.”
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