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5. The Summer of Punk
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It could have been higher on this list had it not been known that it all started with a worked shoot.
If it was completely breaking kayfabe, Punk’s mic would have been cut off sooner. But nonetheless, this was the foundation of the new unofficial era of the WWE.
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This promo kicked off the usage of non-fictional details by the WWE as a stylistic device i.e. as a typical strand in their promos. This skyrocketed Punk’s career, and suddenly Cena was not invincible anymore.
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Every Punk Promo since then has non-fictional references and it still gets the crowd going.
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