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CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens is now No Holds Barred for the November 6 SmackDown
WWE added a No Holds Barred stipulation to CM Punk vs. Kevin Owens on the October 30 SmackDown. The match airs Friday, November 6, the night before Crown Jewel.
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CM Punk and Kevin Owens will meet with no rules next Friday. WWE billed the match as No Holds Barred in its SmackDown highlights from October 30, and the stipulation was revealed with an on air graphic during Friday's show, WrestleZone reported.
What No Holds Barred means here
There is no disqualification and no count out, so weapons and brawling outside the ring are allowed. When the match was first made, it had no stipulation, Wrestling Noticias noted.
How the feud got here
- SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis made the match during a segment with both men last week, when each blamed the other for not holding the Undisputed WWE Championship, according to Wrestling Noticias.
- The rivalry goes back to September, when Punk hit Owens with the title belt during Owens' match with Sami Zayn, helping Zayn retain, the same outlet said.
- Their last singles match was on the August 21 SmackDown, when Owens challenged Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship, WrestleZone reported.
Zayn, who still holds that title after beating Trick Williams on Friday, is covered in our SmackDown results.
When it airs
The match is set for the Friday, November 6, SmackDown at 8 p.m. ET on USA Network, one night before Crown Jewel. Wrestling Noticias reported that WWE will tape that SmackDown on Monday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn after Raw.