Top 10 dream WWE matches that never happened

#5 ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin vs CM Punk

Punk and Austin backstage on Raw

Prior to leaving the WWE in 2014, CM Punk cemented his place as the biggest anti-authority figures in WWE’s PG Era, thanks to his infamous pipebomb promo in the year 2011. However, Punk was certainly not the first-ever rebel in WWE history, as ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin cemented his place as arguably the biggest anti-authority figure in the entirety of WWE.

During the Attitude Era, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin became one of the most popular superstars in the WWF and was hugely over with the WWE Universe due to his fearlessness of standing up Vince McMahon and his Corporation back in the day. Meanwhile, Punk eventually went on to change the entire landscape of the WWE during his 2011 pipebomb promo where ‘The Second City Saint’ initially began teasing a potential one-on-one match against Austin.

As noted during Punk’s pipebomb, the former 434-day WWE Champion was sporting a ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin T-shirt and the two men also had a backstage confrontation on a later episode of Monday Night Raw. However, a much-awaited in-ring clash never actually took place as Punk would eventually leave the WWE for UFC.