1. CM Punk's Pipebomb Promo - Monday Night Raw, 2011
John Cena's seemingly endless run as an unbeatable main event babyface had driven the WWE's older, hardcore audience beyond the point of frustration. Sheer apathy was setting in as Cena continued to rack up title reign after title reign, shrugging off rare defeats with a "humorous" kid-friendly promo and an inevitable rematch victory somewhere down the line. Wrestling message boards were abuzz with discontent; would the WWE never push an overlooked internet darling? CM Punk's rapid rise in the summer of 2011 changed the face of professional wrestling forever. His superb in-ring work, indie credentials, and shared frustration with the status quo made him a champion of the disenchanted masses, an organic popularity the WWE surprisingly took full advantage of. Punk conducted a raucously-received promo from a cross-legged position on the entrance stage, declaring himself the "voice of the voiceless" and airing a number of the fans' long-held grievances (all without breaking kayfabe). It included references to other promotions, mistreated lowercarders such as Tyson Kidd and Luke Gallows, and is perhaps the most feasible starting point of todays' 'Reality Era'.