WWE opened Bad Blood with a bang with the Hell in a Cell match between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre. It was a highly praised and intense match that saw both stars bleed. The finish saw Punk put beads in Drew’s mouth and hit the GTS with a chain to Drew for the win.
It’s believed that McIntyre was busted open when he took a shot to the head from a toolbox at the hands of Punk. McIntyre was said to be banged up and needed 16 staples to close the wound on the top of his head.
As previously reported by PWInsider.com, the feeling backstage was that the two stars brought back a sense of danger and ferociousness that cage matches used to carry years ago.
In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reported that Punk was the only one supposed to bleed but not overdo it.
Meltzer wrote regarding McIntyre being busted open, “Backstage and at ringside they were panicking because of how bad the wound was and that he was so bloody and it wouldn’t stop. They at first talked about having the doctor get in the cage and trying to stop the bleeding but the decision was made not to do it because it was Hell in a Cell.”
McIntyre was said to have told them that if he felt woozy, he would give them the word, and they would go right to the finish. There were no signs of him suffering a concussion and they continued with the bout.
