Top 5 WWE SummerSlam matches of all time

#2 CM Punk vs John Cena (champion) for the WWE championship

John Cena hits CM Punk with a dropkick.

The Summer of Punk was a time when CM Punk took the WWE by storm. He made his infamous pipe bomb promo and was able to say what was on his mind. John Cena was the poster boy for the company while CM Punk was sort of an outlaw. The match took place for the WWE Championship with Triple H as the special guest referee.

Cena and Punk received a 5-star rating from The Wrestling Observer and received rave reviews throughout the wrestling community. Punk defeated Cena with the GTS and became champion. Unfortunately, Punk would be thwarted by Money In the Bank winner Alberto Del Rio.