CM Punk vs. Drew McIntyre in a Strap Match was one of the top bouts on the WWE Bash In Berlin Premium Live Event card from Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany.
This marked the second match in their feud that started earlier this year after McIntyre cut a nasty heel promo and attacked Punk. Since then, Punk has screwed McIntyre out of the World Heavyweight Title three times.
At SummerSlam, McIntyre went over Punk with Seth Rollins as the special guest referee, as Punk’s attention was focused on retrieving his beloved bracelet. On Monday’s Raw, McIntyre laid out Punk in what seemingly was an injury angle to write him off television.
While speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer noted WWE felt Punk needed a big win at Bash in Berlin, considering he hasn’t won a PLE match in WWE since returning in November.
Meltzer said, “Punk made him tap out. He gave him four GTSs. He touched all four corners without the other guy touching the corner behind him. They did tease that earlier in the match. The mentality is Punk had not had a big win. He had been in the company since November, and they just felt he needed a massive win because he’s a massive star. They felt that Drew can handle it, and Drew was going to get his heat back two days later.”
If you use any portion of the quotes from this article, please credit F4WOnline.com with an h/t to WrestlingNews.co for the transcription. An F4WOnline.com subscription includes the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and daily audio shows in addition to thousands of hours of archived audio shows.
