10 Horrible WWE Feuds That Led To Great Matches

Here's something you've probably forgotten about the "Summer Of Punk" from 2011: CM Punk's feud with John Cena started when the former was still leader of the rejigged New Nexus group earlier that year. This terrible series of events saw Punk ditch his 'Straight Edge Society' then oust Wade Barrett as Nexus chief.

The legendary "pipebomb" promo took everyone off the scent, pushed Punk in a new direction and led to a red hot WWE Title showdown with Cena at Money In The Bank. That remains one of the greatest atmospheres WWE has ever played in front of, but it's easy to forget that everything started with the New Nexus.

The stable didn't officially disband until after Punk had won the belt and blown a kiss Vince McMahon's way. It's incredible that something as truly great as Cena vs. Punk spawned out of a second-rate reimagining of Nexus earlier the same year.

Few talk about that, or how crap Punk's feud with Cena was pre-"pipebomb".