PWMania.com previously verified that CM Punk and Kevin Owens are set to compete in the week ahead’s installment of WWE SmackDown as they attempt to settle their ongoing ongoing conflict.
The intensity of their showdown has heightened, as it was unveiled during Friday’s episode that it will take place under a No Holds Barred stipulation. The two closing faced each other on the August 21 episode of SmackDown, where Punk defended the Undisputed WWE Strap against Owens. Owens contributed to Punk’s loss of the championship to Sami Zayn on the September 11 episode of the episode.
So far, Owens vs. Punk is the only showdown confirmed for the November 6 episode of SmackDown, which will be taped on Monday, November 2, in a double taping with RAW. The taping will occur at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Brand-new York, with the episode airing that Friday on USA Network in the U.S. and on Netflix internationally.