CM Punk gets first televised WWE win since 2014
At Bash in Berlin, CM Punk picked up his first televised WWE victory in more than a decade.
The heated rivalry between Punk and Drew McIntyre continued with the two facing off in a strap match at Saturday’s event in Germany. Punk got the win, meaning he and McIntyre now have a 1-1 record against each other during their storyline. McIntyre defeated Punk at SummerSlam in a match where Seth Rollins was the special guest referee.
The ending of their Bash in Berlin match was a definitive victory for Punk. On his way to touching all four corners, Punk delivered four Go to Sleeps to McIntyre. He also took back the bracelet that McIntyre had stolen from him. The bracelet has the names of Punk’s wife AJ and their dog Larry on it.
It remains to be seen when/if a third match between Punk and McIntyre will take place to settle their rivalry.
Before this, Punk had not won a televised match for WWE since walking out of the company in 2014. He defeated Billy Gunn on an episode of Raw in January of that year. Punk made his WWE return at Survivor Series last November but suffered a torn triceps in the Royal Rumble.
Punk did defeat Dominik Mysterio in a pair of house show bouts last December.
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