10 Lost WrestleMania Moments

7. CM Punk Goes Back-To- Back (WrestleMania 25)

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Like Ax and Smash of Demolition, CM Punk is unlikely to be seen in WWE's WrestleMania highlights for the foreseeable future. It's no secret the animosity that exists on both sides, and WWE has a history of letting grudges get in the way of celebrating their history.

Despite the silent treatment WWE has given Punk ever since leaving the company in early 2014, fans still remember his epic WrestleMania match against The Undertaker. But the "Lost WrestleMania Moment" that often gets overlooked from Punk's WWE career came 4 years earlier, when he became the first man in WWE history to win back-to-back Money In The Bank matches.

In 2009 at WrestleMania 25, Money In The Bank was a WrestleMania exclusive. It wasn't until the next year that WWE decided to give the ladder match its own event and remove it from the annual WrestleMania card. Punk won the contract at WrestleMania XXIV and again at WrestleMania 25.

Like winning consecutive Royal Rumbles or King Of The Rings, winning back-to-back Money In The Banks is an extremely impressive accomplishment. Not that WWE dares acknowledge it.

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A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling, technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible. Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard. As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.