10 CM Punk Matches You Need To Relive On WWE Network
10. CM Punk vs. Justin Credible (ECW, 8/1/06, Available On Best In The World Documentary)
The scene was set. WWE's then not-so-hackneyed ECW reboot made its debut TV appearance at the Manhattan Center, one of the company's mainstay venues during it's eight-year existence. CM Punk had been in WWE since 2005, the independent wrestling legend having made his way to Paul Heyman-booked Ohio Valley Wrestling and once under the sway of Heyman, was able to, within a year, navigate WWE's political minefield and find his way to TV. As a segment, from beginning to end, it's incredible and likely since Chris Jericho, one of the best WWE debuts of an established pro wrestling commodity in wrestling's modern era.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
