Kevin Owens beats CM Punk in a wild No Holds Barred main event on SmackDown

[Solid Brett]

Kevin Owens has finally got one over on CM Punk. Wrestling Inc reports that Owens won a No Holds Barred match against Punk in the main event of Friday's SmackDown, which was taped on 2 November at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn after Raw

Owens went into the match having lost to Punk in a WWE title match in August. The fight spilled into the crowd, where Owens worked on Punk's neck and back on the stairs, and Punk drove Owens into the stage's LED board before hitting a GTS on the ramp

Punk elbow dropped Owens through the announce desk from the barricade and also put him through tables. A GTS attempt with a steel chain wrapped around Owens's knee failed, and Owens's Stunner only earned a near fall

For the finish, Owens wrapped the chain around his fist, escaped a GTS by bouncing off the ropes, landed a chained punch and collapsed on top of Punk for the pin. Elsewhere on the taping, Nakamura beat Tama Tonga and Damian Priest beat Nathan Frazer by referee stoppage

This match sounds like a brutal, old school brawl, the kind of storytelling both men do brilliantly. Owens needed a big win after his involvement in Punk's NXT title loss to Grayson Waller. Using the chain that Punk tried to use against him was a satisfying finish

Was this the right result for the feud? And is Owens against Punk the best rivalry in WWE right now?

Kevin Owens Outlasts CM Punk, Wins Wild No Holds Barred Match To Close WWE SmackDown - Wrestling Inc.www.wrestlinginc.com

[IonStorm99]

Elbow drop through the announce desk from the barricade at Punk's age is wild. He keeps taking big risks

Fans appreciate it. Hopefully his body holds up. Veterans who still take bumps earn respect. Younger wrestlers learn from that

[Gaz_82]

That stair spot sounds painful. Old school brawling works because it feels real. Weapons and crowd fights tell a simple story. Two men who hate each other