WWE: The Different Faces of CM Punk

#8. Final Storylines (2013-2014)

End of an Era

After his Wrestlemania match against The Undertaker, CM Punk took some time off to take a breather. He returned at Payback in June 2013 to compete against Chris Jericho, where he was welcomed like a true hero. The fact that the event was happening in his hometown made it even sweeter. After defeating Jericho at the event, he then moved on to a feud with Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman after the latter turned on him at Money in the Bank 2013. Punk lost the match against Brock at SummerSlam after Heyman interfered.

He then focused his attention on Heyman and his other clients. The rivalry between the two ended at Hell in a Cell, where Punk defeated Ryback and Heyman in a handicap match by pinning the former.

He spent the rest of his time in the company feuding with the Wyatt Family, Kane and The Shield. On paper, all these match-ups sound interesting, but the execution was pretty weak. You could tell that Punk was done by that point.

His last appearance was at Royal Rumble, where he was eliminated by Kane from outside the ring. Punk decided not to come back to the company after that, due to creative differences, and instead chose to change his career path and try his hands in MMA.

His pro-wrestling career might have come to a disrupt end, but he has so many things to be proud of. We don't know if he is ever going to come back to wrestling or not, but his legacy will always remain intact as the man who could do any character with ease and could shake the whole wrestling world in just a 5-minute promo.

Even though he might not agree with this, but he was indeed the biggest star in WWE during his prime and fans used to see him at the same level as John Cena. Wrestling or not, he will always remain the Voice of the Voiceless and the true 'Best in the World'.

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