5 greatest storylines of the Reality Era

Modified Apr 09, 2019 07:00 GMT

#2 The Summer of Punk

One can't talk about the Reality Era without mentioning the moment that kicked it off.

Punk's "Pipebomb" promo marked the beginning of the era and gave us months of intriguing TV. Punk was about to leave WWE after his contract expired on July 17th. He had promised in his legendary promo that he would defeat Cena and take the title with him somewhere else.

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Punk did defeat Cena as he had said, but came back soon to continue his feud with the former champion. Later, Punk went on to feud with Triple H and the duo killed in the ring when it came to their promo work. The Summer of Punk proved the fact that Punk was a legit main eventer who could sway a crowd into believing anything he said.

Punk won back his WWE Title from Alberto Del Rio at Survivor Series 2011, kicking off an impressive 434-days title reign, that came to an end in 2013 when The Rock pinned him at the Royal Rumble.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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