Following Punk's 2012 rivalry with Jericho, the next man up was Daniel Bryan. It was the feud that internet fans wanted to see because they were considered the two favorite wrestlers among internet fans that had a history that was about a decade old. Seeing them on the big WWE stage at Over the Limit 2012 was an awesome sight. They had a classic match there that was arguably the best of the year. There was a creative finish to the match with Bryan applying the Yes Lock to Punk and it was countered by Punk, who won via pinfall right before he tapped out. They ended up having some other PPV matches too although they weren't as great as the one at Over the Limit. When CM Punk thinks about his 2012 rivalry with Daniel Bryan, he likely remembers all of the great matches they had just like we all do. It was also a time in Punk's life where he got to work with his future wife AJ Lee, who was the on screen girlfriend of Daniel Bryan at the time. Lee wasn't shy about kissing a lot of different guys, including Punk. It would have been great to see heel CM Punk against face Daniel Bryan because that would put the two of them in their best roles. Perhaps it will happen in the future, but only if Punk decides to return to WWE one day.
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