5 Best CM Punk matches before he became WWE Champion

Modified Apr 23, 2021 06:15 GMT

CM Punk with his Money in the Bank briefcase

#4 CM Punk wins Money in the Bank at WrestleMania 25

CM Punk after winning the Money in the Bank at WrestleMania 25

At the 25th anniversary of WWE WrestleMania, CM Punk competed in his second consecutive WWE Money in the Bank ladder match. Punk had won the previous year's ladder match. However, that win produced very little career growth for him. The "Best in the World" had a short World Championship reign and fell down the pecking order.

Watched the Wrestlemania 25 Money in the Bank match on WWE Network. What a great match.
— Mike Kelley (@MikeKelley22) March 3, 2014

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The WrestleMania 25 match was of much better quality. It boasted the likes Christian, Finlay, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin.

Due to such a top-class lineup, CM Punk's chances of winning were minimal. However, the Straight Edge Superstar walked out Mr. Money in the Bank at WrestleMania 25, winning it two years in a row. He eventually cashed in his briefcase against Jeff Hardy to become World Heavyweight Champion.

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Andrew is a WWE writer with Sportskeeda since 2021. He is a childhood WWE fan, watching the show since the age of nine, making his reason to write about WWE a no-brainer. Andrew started his career writing about Cricket, Football and more for leading Indian Sports broadcaster, Star Sports. He then worked for Essentially Sports and InsideSport as a WWE writer in the WWE/AEW division.

Andrew joined SportsKeeda in 2021. He works in the Trends team that helps WWE fans around the globe find answers to all their questions. Apart from writing for Sportskeeda, Andrew is also a football coach with State level team Mumbai Ultras.

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Edited by Vishal Kataria