SummerSlam rewind- Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk 2013 - No Disqualification match

Brock Lesnar vs. CM Punk As a WWE fan, you would always love to watch a ‘No Disqualification’ match. Imagine a No DQ match at a PPV like SummerSlam. Let me add more. Brock Lesnar is in action! That would make your day. Something like this happened in 2013 at the SummerSlam PPV where Brock Lesnar faced CM Punk. Paul Heyman was the root cause for this match. Both the stars provided a visual feast to the WWE universe and this match goes down the history wire as one of the greatest SummerSlam matches.

#1 The Build-Up

This is how it all started

Paul Heyman betrayed CM Punk at the ‘Money in the Bank’ PPV and this led to the eruption of a volcano of hatred between the two. On the June 17th 2013 episode of RAW, Punk was asked to face Alberto Del Rio in the main event. Punk won the match by a count out and after the match, Brock Lesnar made a shocking appearance in the arena. He walked down the aisle, stepped into the ring and delivered an F5 to Punk just like that! So, the stage was all set for ‘The Best’ vs. ‘The Beast’.

#2 The Match

The fight is on

CM Punk and Brock Lesnar ripped each other apart in the 2013 SummerSlam PPV in a match which was termed as ‘The Best vs. The Beast’. Two Heyman guys taking on each other in a PPV like SummerSlam had fans salivating. Since the return of Brock Lesnar, a couple of years ago, Punk is the only superstar who took The Beast to the limit and almost went on to win the match, if it wasn’t for Paul Heyman interfering and saving the match for Lesnar. Have a look at the highlights:

#3 The Aftermath

Mission Heyman

After his victory over Punk at SummerSlam, Brock was never seen in the WWE ring until January 2014. On the other hand, CM Punk shifted focus on Paul Heyman and his newest client, Curtis Axel. Punk was involved in numerous brawls against Axel and this rivalry went on for 3-4 months. Later on, Punk did the unthinkable at TLC 2013. He defeated all 3 members of the Shield and shocked everyone. Punk left the WWE after the 2014 Royal Rumble PPV. Lesnar, on the other hand, continues to have a spectacular run in the WWE. He went on to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and enjoyed a decent title reign of 6 months. Lesnar now looks to conquer The Undertaker again at SummerSlam.