WWE Bad Blood 2024: Live updates, results, grades and analysis

Naomi and women's tag team champions Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill opened Bad Blood by announcing that Punk vs. McIntyre at Hell in a Cell would be the first match of the night. The cell, reverted to its traditional unpainted gray steel color, dismounted and McIntyre made his way to the ring first, earning boos from the Atlanta crowd.

The intro graphic for McIntyre revealed that he had never won a Hell in a Cell match in his two previous attempts. McIntyre made his WWE PLE debut more than 15 years ago at Hell in a Cell 2009.

Punk was, of course, greeted with cheers as the crowd sang “Cult of Personality.” Punk has a 2-2 record in Hell in a Cell matches.

The match began with a long staredown between Punk and McIntyre before both men slowly walked to the center of the ring and began exchanging blows. McIntyre quickly overpowered Punk, throwing him into the corner and then out of the ring, where he crashed into the cell.

Outside the ring, Punk got the upper hand by reversing an Irish whip and sending McIntyre into the side of the cell. Punk elicited a loud roar from the crowd as he pulled a table and chair out from under the ring. As Punk went for a chair throw, McIntyre delivered a quick kick, took the chair and delivered a punch to Punk himself.

Back at the top, McIntyre placed Punk's head on the steel steps and stood on his neck. McIntyre retrieved a toolbox from under the ring and emptied it, but a recovering Punk was able to damage McIntyre's head with a wrench.

The action returned to the ring where McIntyre kicked Punk to the floor and ripped a pair of legs off the wooden table. Punk dodged the attack and sent McIntyre throat-first into the edge of the table with a drop toe hold. Punk then continued to punish McIntyre by applying the severed table legs to McIntyre's neck and driving him into the table twice. As Punk attempted to smash McIntyre's eye onto the table leg, the Scottish star escaped the ring.

Punk went after McIntyre and attempted a GTS finisher, but McIntyre escaped again and used the side of the cage to escape the attack. McIntyre then turned the tide with a Claymore Kick. McIntyre then grabbed Punk and slammed him headfirst into the cage. McIntyre stayed on the accelerator, clinging to the steel steps and punching a bloodied Punk in the head before stepping on Punk's neck. The WWE microphone picked up McIntyre's trash talk, saying he was ending Punk's career and his wife was leaving him.

McIntyre rolled Punk back into the ring and then used a wrench to inflict further damage on his rival's forehead. McIntyre then grabbed another table while Punk lay battered in the ring. As McIntyre went for a slam, Punk dodged and hit McIntyre with a high knee in the corner, after which Punk followed up his brief attack with a double ax handle from the top rope. As Punk advanced for a second, this time with the wrench, Punk was suplexed by McIntyre.

McIntyre attempted a finishing blow with a second Claymore Kick, but Punk rolled out of the ring. As McIntyre approached Punk, Punk grabbed the toolbox and delivered two powerful blows to McIntyre's head, severely slashing him.

Punk, now in control, hits a series of high knees and a bulldog on McIntyre before signaling for the GTS. Although McIntyre escaped the first GTS attempt, Punk quickly landed a second and went for the first cover of the match, but McIntyre rolled out of the ring and the crowd chanted “This is awesome.”

Punk rolled McIntyre back into the ring but was met with a Claymore Kick and McIntyre scored the first near fall of the match more than 18 minutes into the bout. McIntyre attempted another Claymore Kick, but Punk sidestepped and quickly countered with a Sharpshooter. A bloodied McIntyre brought back memories of Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13. McIntyre was able to force a break by hitting Punk in the arm with a wrench.

Both men, covered in blood and back on their feet, traded haymakers, swapped finishers, and eventually both ended up back on the mat.

McIntyre was able to survive another high knee from Punk before hitting a massive suplex over the turnbuckle and through a table he had previously set up outside the ring. It was an impressive feat of strength from the former champion.

McIntyre twice attempted to lift the steel steps and drop them on Punk, but he suffered a back injury due in part to the Sharpshooter and Suplex earlier in the match. After the steps were finally set up, McIntyre retrieved Punk and sent him back into the ring. When McIntyre got heavy, Punk used a GTS and a near fall.

McIntyre's turn was next as he carried Punk up the stairs and slammed one of Sheamus' finishers, White Noise, onto the steps. Punk managed a kickout and was set up for a slam by McIntyre, but was quickly able to get the Anaconda Vice. McIntyre tried to break the hold again by using the wrench again, but Punk snatched the punch away from him and dropped it on McIntyre's forehead.

As Punk delivered the final blow with the wrench, McIntyre delivered a low blow and Punk was sent headfirst into the steps again. McIntyre retreated from the ring to retrieve a black bag usually reserved for thumbtacks and tossed plastic punk friendship bracelet beads. McIntyre attempted a Claymore Kick again, but Punk slipped away and McIntyre hit his lower back against the edge of the stairs.

With McIntyre incapacitated, Punk wrapped a steel chain around his knee, shoved a handful of beads into McIntyre's mouth and delivered a GTS to secure the victory.

CM Punk defeated Drew McIntyre 31:21

After the match, Adam Pearce and medical staff checked on both Punk and McIntyre. An oxygen mask was briefly placed on Punk, but he ripped it off and walked to the top of the ramp. McIntyre also appeared disturbed in the ring and could not be looked at.