2. The Best Crowd In The World - Money In The Bank 2011
This is another WWE moment for which not a lot needs to be said but well say it anyway. The Second Summer Of Punk in 2011 might never have happened if not for Punks infamous, notorious worked-shoot promo at the close of the June 27th Monday Night RAW. Suddenly Punk wasnt just another contender he was catapulted straight into the big leagues as the most talked about professional wrestler in the world. Parlaying real life issues and a real life contract expiry into a storyline, it was fairly revolutionary booking: Punks beef wasnt really with Cena, or even with Vince McMahon, but with a world that had held him back and constantly told him he couldnt accomplish his goals and realise his dreams. People could relate to that added to that, Punk was slagging the creative direction of the WWE as if hed been reading IWC message board posts (he clearly hadnt like most pro wrestlers, Punk has nothing but contempt for armchair bookers and keyboard warriors). http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkn0g4_wwe-money-in-the-bank-2011-cm-punk-vs-john-cena_sport Booking the title match in Punks hometown of Chicago was a stroke of genius, and the crowd delivered like gangbusters. This wasnt one of those times of Cena hate, either the defending champion could have been Shawn Michaels and the crowd would still have been 100% behind Punk. Partisan crowd or not, the reaction for the main event here is off the charts incredible, and still blows the viewer away even three years later. Oh, and the match is pretty bloody good too, as is the finish. Nicely done, boys.
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