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#1 Money in the Bank 2011
WHEN: July 17, 2011
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WHERE: Allstate Arena, Rosemont
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MAIN EVENT: As stacked as the 2016 event was, this was the biggest match in WWE Money in the Bank history. CM Punk challenged John Cena for WWE Championship, with his WWE contract expiring that night.
He had cut a shocking pipebomb promo on Raw, which built up the excitement for this match immensely. Mr.McMahon got involved and threatened to fire John Cena if he didn't win at Money in the Bank. The match was a beauty. The entire Chicago crowd was 100% behind CM Punk and 100% anti-Cena.
This is the last WWE main roster match to receive 5 stars from The Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer. Despite the aftermath being a mess, everything that transpired on this night between CM Punk, John Cena and Mr.McMahon was perfect. The shot of Punk leaving through the crowd with his newly won WWE Championship symbolized the grandness of that moment.
REST OF THE CARD: That phenomenal main event was well supported by a pair of good-to-great ladder matches and a very good world title match. Randy Orton and Christian had another fun bout for the World Heavyweight Championship, a match in which Christian won the title by disqualification as per a pre-match stipulation.
Alberto Del Rio won the Raw briefcase in a match that felt messy but had the right amount of high-spots with the likes of Rey Mysterio, in his only Money in the Bank ladder match, and Evan Bourne.
The SmackDown ladder match was one of the greatest Money in the Bank ladder matches of all-time. After a blockbuster of carnage, Daniel Bryan kicked Wade Barrett's head off and retrieved the briefcase in what was the first step in making him a bonafide Superstar.
Elsewhere, Mark Henry opened up the Hall Of Pain and made The Big Show the first inductee, as he took The Giant out. There was high drama throughout the show and pretty much everything was booked to perfection, especially the main event. That's why Money in the Bank 2011 is considered one of the greatest pay-per-views of all time.
ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE THIS EVENT: Perfect
