10 WWE Stars' Best Non-WWE Matches

3. Samoa Joe (Vs. CM Punk, ROH, 2004)

They don't come much more epic than CM Punk and Samoa Joe, whose 2004 feud was so intense that Ring of Honor titled their October show simply 'Punk vs Joe II'.

Their first encounter back in June was already one of the best in the promotion's short history, but the second set the bar for every fledgling indie star who has subsequently followed in their footsteps.

Forget gimmicks and face versus heel; this was simply the story of two break-out wrestlers at the very top of their game - both of them clearly destined for bigger and better things - who fought to a punishing 60-minute time limit draw, just as they did in their first encounter four months earlier.

Pure wrestling - and ROH - will likely never produce another like it.