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CM Punk Cashes in on Jeff Hardy After Edge Loses, Extreme Rules 2009
Jeff Hardy's long arduous journey to reclaim the world title led to a ladder match against perennial rival Edge, with whom he had innovated the TLC concept. It was a resounding moment for the most popular superstar of 2009 once he secured a victory.
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Unfortunately CM Punk put a damper on the proceedings by swiftly cashing in and winning his world title. The second year in a row CM Punk pulled off this crazy stunt, but this time the fans were unforgiving, pushing the straight edge superstar to turn heel.
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Hilariously enough, Edge called Punk out on this the night after the PPV. He mocked Punk for following in his footsteps and basically calling himself Straight Edge in reverence to the Rated R superstar. This was an important cash in, despite Edge as a transition between a stellar rivalry.
