5 Opponents who have defined CM Punk's wrestling career

#3 Jeff Hardy

Hardy Vs Punk was one of the best WWE feuds of the 2000s

They say, opposites attract and that was the case with CM Punk and Jeff Hardy. Both on-screen and in real life, Punk and Hardy were the polar opposites of one another. While Punk lived and advocated a Straight Edge lifestyle, the Charismatic Edge was always someone who has always lived his life on the edge and marched to the beat of his own drum. Sparks we're excepted to fly when these two characters came face-to-face against one another and boy that did they ever.

Punk and Hardy had one of the best feuds of 2009 as they collided over the World Heavyweight Championship. It all started with Punk cashing in his MITB contract on Hardy, who had already been through a war against Edge to capture the World Heavyweight Championship at Extreme Rules 2009. Hardy would win back the title from Punk two months later at Night of Champions.

The Straight Edge Superstar would regain the World Title from Hardy in a TLC match at SummerSlam 2009. Punk was Hardy's final opponent before his departure from the company in 2009. The duo faced off in a ' Loser Leaves Town' steel cage match for the World title which Punk won.