Cody Rhodes’s return to WWE created a tidal wave of change. It coincided with a change at the top of the company and a new direction for WWE. There was a sharper focus on the in-ring product and a greater commitment to long-term storytelling. These factors pushed the company into a new era, one that we are currently in.
This Renaissance Era has been at its peak when WWE’s wrestlers are churning out amazing matches. There have been a plethora of great matches during this current era. One’s that feature the best male/ and female wrestlers on the planet. These matches are the best example of why we are living in a Renaissance of professional wrestling. They are also listed below.
CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre (Hell in a Cell Match; Bad Blood 2024)
CM Punk’s return to WWE set up many dream matches, but none paid off greater than his feud with Drew McIntyre. Injuries pushed things back, but when Punk was able to go, these two men produced wrestling gold. Punctuated by an old-school brawl inside Hell in a Cell.
Hell in a Cell matches lost their emphasis over the years, but this match brought the intensity back. There wasn’t any great wrestling during this contest, only intense violence as both men tried to tear one another apart. Everything was done with so much purpose that we felt every move.
Also, we can’t discuss this match without mentioning how brutal it was seeing both men busted open. It was a factor that was missing from previous Hell in a Cell matches. It sold the vicious nature of the gimmick and was emblematic of the PLE’s name.
