10 ROH Stars Who Made It Big In WWE

As we know, CM Punk never does anything by halves - and that included the three hugely eventful years he spent on the books of Ring of Honor before landing a developmental contract with WWE in mid-2005.

Despite his youth, Punk quickly established himself as the promotion's franchise player following a series of high-quality matches with Samoa Joe (one of which - as noted - landed the first WON five-star rating in America for a number of years).

When it was announced he would be jumping ship, Punk even had the wherewithal to help turn it into one of the biggest angles in ROH history, when he threatened to walk out with the company's biggest prize still attached to his waist. Now that's how you get heat.