Top 5 CM Punk Money in the Bank moments 

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#1 CM Punk vs John Cena

CM PIn what many consider to be the greatest wrestling match of all time, CM Punk shocked the world when he defeated John Cena and left his hometown All State arena with the WWE Championship. CM Punk was the hottest thing in wrestling, coming off his pipe bomb promo, in which he tore down wrestling's third wall and insulted the entire McMahon family. Much of the wrestling world considered John Cena to be a contrived McMahon invention and although Cena was technically the babyface in the match, you wouldn't be able to tell by listening to the Chicago, Illinois crowd. Cena received deafening boos and CM Punk a raucous applause that have arguably been unparelleled in the history of professional wrestling. The two men battled valiantly to put on a wrestling classic, a rare five star bout according to Dave Meltzer. The result shook the wrestling world to its core: John Cena has been dethroned by the anti-corporate wrestler's wrestler. If this were the only accomplishment in Punk's illustrious WWE career, he'd still be an inevitable future WWE Hall of Famer.<p>
CM Punk levels John Cena at Money in the Bank 2011 edition

In what may arguably be the greatest wrestling match of all time, CM Punk shocked the world by defeating John Cena. Punk left his hometown's AllState arena with the WWE Championship in tow, much to the chagrin of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

Coming off his pipe bomb promo, CM Punk was the hottest commodity in wrestling. He won over the hearts of many when he tore down wrestling's fourth wall and verbally assaulted the entire McMahon family.

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Although WWE Creative would fail to admit as much an increasingly growing percentage of the wrestling world considered John Cena to be a contrived McMahon invention, a marionette pulled by his corporate puppet master's strings.

Although Cena was technically the baby face in this epic 2011 Money in the Bank match, the enthusiastic Chicago crowd was in rebellion. Cena received deafening boos and CM Punk uproarious applause in what was a world turned upside down.

The electric enthusiasm of the Chicago crowd only added to the intensity of the match, which was arguably unparalleled in wrestling history.

The two men battled valiantly to put on a classic, a rare five star gem with Punk ultimately victorious over John Cena. The result shook the wrestling world to its core.

John Cena had been dethroned by the anti-corporate wrestler's wrestler. CM Punk had just become the new face of professional wrestling. Wrestling would be forever changed.

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