Real-life Bloodline member believes Drew McIntyre beating CM Punk at Bad Blood is a 'no-brainer'; the ex-WWE star also explains why

A real-life member of The Bloodline is picking Drew McIntyre to beat CM Punk inside Hell in a Cell at WWE Bad Blood. Afa Anoa'i Jr., more famously known as Manu in WWE, explained that McIntyre winning the feud is a 'no-brainer' decision.

McIntyre and Punk are set to face each other for the third and possibly final time at Bad Blood on October 5 in Atlanta, Georgia. They have one win each against the other, with The Scottish Warrior getting the victory at SummerSlam while The Second City Saint earned his revenge at Bash in Berlin.

In an exclusive chat with Sportskeeda Wrestling, Afa Jr. gave his picks for Bad Blood. He predicted a win for McIntyre over Punk because it would be more beneficial for the company.

"Drew McIntyre, I feel like at the end of the storyline, you got to look at who's beneficial to the company, right? Who's the most beneficial, who could do the most, who could get the most out of and I feel like the answer with that is a no-brainer with Drew. So I'm going Drew," Afa Jr. said.

Drew McIntyre and CM Punk had a face-to-face per se last Monday on RAW although there was plenty of security to set them apart. They made threats against each other, and both are ready to do anything to come out of Hell in a Cell as the victor.

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Drew McIntyre opens up about Hell in a Cell bump in 2020

One of the biggest bumps of Drew McIntyre's career happened at the Hell in a Cell PLE back in 2020 when he failed to defend his WWE Championship against Randy Orton. McIntyre took a huge bump from the side of the cell onto the announcers' table.

Speaking to Sports Illustrated ahead of Bad Blood, McIntyre opened up about the Hell in a Cell bump and why it was the worst one of his career.

"I thought I legitimately broke my neck and broke something in my back. I bit through my tongue. I was spitting up blood, which we actually incorporated into the match. It was a cool visual. (...) Legitimately the worst fall of my life. I've had these conversations with some of the other guys, like Seth Rollins. If we could both take back one thing in our career, it would be falling off [Hell in a Cell]. Never mind the stuff that happened inside the cell," McIntyre said.

Drew McIntyre is 0-2 in Hell in a Cell match, while CM Punk has been in four with a record of 2-2. Punk has also won his last two Hell in a Cell matches in 2012 and 2013.