#1 CM Punk wins the WWE Championship - Money in the Bank, 2011
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CM Punk and his ideology to change the World Wrestling Entertainment for good inspired many independent wrestlers to make the transition.
The Best in the World was as hot as a forest fire during 2011 and managed to gravitate all the attention towards him with his epic Pipe-Bomb promo.
His grievances with John Cena, Vince McMahon and the current product added a bit of realism to the storyline.
His match with the Franchise at MITB 2011 received a 5-star rating from Dave Meltzer and elevated CM Punk as the Guy in the WWE.
Right from the beginning to the very end of the feud, Punk and Cena went toe-to-toe and told a beautiful story in the ring.
The Cult of Personality leaving the All-State Arena in his hometown of Chicago with the most coveted prize in sports entertainment still gives us goosebumps.