Kevin Owens Shocks CM Punk With A Brutal No Holds Barred Win On SmackDown

CM Punk and Kevin Owens take their heated rivalry into a No Holds Barred fight.© Image via : WWE Network

Kevin Owens beat CM Punk in a No Holds Barred match on the November 6 episode of SmackDown, which was taped after RAW at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn ahead of Crown Jewel. Punk looked close to ending it after he hit the GTS, but Owens turned things around with a steel chain, struck Punk with it and got the pinfall. The match took the fight all over the arena, and Punk had already put Owens through the commentary table. It reportedly gives Owens his first win over Punk, and it caps a feud that has run since August. Since the show was taped, this is a spoiler for anyone who hasn't watched yet.

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CM Punk and Kevin Owens take their personal rivalry into a brutal No Holds Barred fight

The two have been going after each other since August, when Owens cost Punk the Undisputed WWE Championship. Punk later returned the favor by preventing Owens from getting a potential title win of his own.

WWE made the No Holds Barred stipulation official on the October 30 episode, one week after General Manager Nick Aldis confirmed the singles match. That meant no disqualifications and no countouts, so nothing would stop either man.

It was anything but a clean wrestling match. They brawled through the arena, and at one point Punk got thrown into a cameraman. Back at ringside, Owens set up tables, but Punk laid him out with a chair.

Owens then used a trash can on Punk's head and followed with a cannonball in the corner.

Punk fought back and the two went at it in the aisle. He put Owens on a cart, wheeled him back toward the ring and slammed the whole thing into it. A Flying Elbow got a two-count, and then Punk locked in an Anaconda Vice.

But KO wasn't ready to stay down, and the Prizefighter kept absorbing the punishment instead of letting Punk take control for good.

Then Punk put Owens through the commentary table, and it looked like the veteran had done enough to close it out. Owens still had one more comeback in him.

Kevin Owens turns the tables with a steel chain after CM Punk hits the GTS

Earlier in the match, Punk had wrapped a chain around his knee for a GTS, but Owens blocked it with a headbutt and hit a Swanton. Owens later hit the Stunner, and Punk kicked out. So the match was already close to the finish when Punk finally landed the GTS.

It looked like the move had put it away. But Owens recovered before Punk could cover him, grabbed the steel chain and struck Punk with it.

He then pinned the former World Heavyweight Champion for the three-count, with the match going just under 24 minutes.

The finish was a sudden change from how the match had been going. Punk had the Flying Elbow, the Anaconda Vice and the table spot, and the GTS still wasn't enough to keep KO down.

The match was billed as a chance for the rivals to settle their feud. Owens got the win by using the chain on the move that was supposed to finish him.