10 Times WWE Totally Blew It With CM Punk
6. Triple H Wrecks The Summer Of Punk...
You could write a doctoral thesis on how and why WWE ruined the Summer of Punk, but the above photo basically sums it up - Triple H brought Punk crashing down to Earth.
After delivering an era-defining promo on RAW and winning the title in a 5-star clinic against John Cena, CM Punk was the hottest wrestler in the world . Unfortunately, that didn't sit well with the man in charge of his career.
Triple H had it out for Punk since day one in WWE. HHH took the time out of his day to mock Punk's very first match in WWE, and their relationship never really improved. While this explains why WWE spent the summer of 2011 trying to demolish its most popular star, it doesn't make what happened any less disheartening.
HHH wasted no time taking the belt off Punk, moving the latter into a feud with an over-the-hill Kevin Nash. (As Punk's sister put it in a text message, "OMG Kevin Nash WTF thought he was dead LOL"). Except the build-up was for nothing, as Triple H booked himself as Punk's opponent in the upcoming Night of Champions PPV at the last minute, leading to the image you see above.
Sadly, things would get even worse...