CM Punk reveals his career’s ‘best match’
Current WWE World Champion and wrestling veteran CM Punk has named his career’s ‘best match.’
While a part of WWE from 2005, Punk spent his career before that in the indies, wrestling for several independent promotions and ROH. With a vast career and almost 1834 matches (as per Cagematch), Punk recently revealed having his career’s best match against John Cena.
While he views the 2011 Money in the Bank match against Cena as a “moment,” he placed his 2013 RAW match against Cena in Dallas as the “best.” The winner of the 2013 match went on to face The Rock at WrestleMania that year.
“I think Money In The Bank is more of a moment. I think, just as a pure contest, that match, I think it was Dallas, that match means a whole lot more to me. I think that’s the best match I’ve ever had,” Punk shared while speaking on WWE Now.
Almost 15 years ago, at the 2011 Money in the Bank PPV, Punk defeated Cena to crown himself the new WWE Champion. The match is often regarded as one of Cena’s critically acclaimed matches and marked the start of an era for Punk with his WWE Championship. However, a couple of years later, in 2013, Punk defeated Cena in Dallas in a number one contender’s match. While many view the PPV match as one of Cena and Punk’s best, Punk has a different opinion.
The duo again ran it back last year at WWE Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, where Cena defeated Punk to retain his Undisputed WWE Championship.
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