CM Punk's WWE Matches In Chicago Ranked From Worst To Best

After seven long years away from the sport, CM Punk recently made an emotional return to pro wrestling in his hometown of Chicago.

The incredible connection between Punk and his fellow compatriots present at the United Center, for All Elite Wrestling's second edition of Rampage, enhanced the moment even more and was felt by every fan watching around the globe just as much. It was a moment that captured everyone's imagination, love and attention - simply put, we witnessed a truly unforgettable history-making moment.

Needless to say, this wasn't the first time a CM Punk appearance/performance for a major company made a Chicago crowd go absolutely apesh*t and have what can best be described as, well, a collective religious experience. Before Punk's long sabbatical from wrestling, the 'Second City Saint' had his share of iconic moments in Chicago too, with his triumph over then-WWE Champion John Cena at Money in the Bank 2011 naturally being the one that comes to everyone's mind first.

But did you know that wasn't the only title that Punk captured in Chicago during his eight-year stint with WWE? Or that he wrestled another five pay-per-view matches with the home-field advantage other than the one with Cena?

All in all, CM Punk wrestled a total of eleven (televised) WWE matches "at home". Today, we rank them all from worst to best... in the world!

You already knew CM Punk had one of his best WWE matches competing over a title at a pay-per-view held in Chicago. But did you know the same could be said about one of his very worst?

Entering his second month as ECW Champion, Punk prepared to defend the strap in his hometown at No Mercy, against ECW original Tommy Dreamer. However, Dreamer was destroyed and eventually replaced by the former Mabel/King Mabel/Viscera at the event. Because he's a big boy and Dreamer's not, you see.

The "match" itself lasted a grand total of... wait for it... a whooping 94 seconds. Punk got absolutely squashed by the big challenger, did his first move of the match (a missile dropkick) and... Matt Striker entered the ring and got Big Daddy V disqualified.

The big man continued to destroy the 'Second City Saint' after the bell anyway, dropping big elbows on him that caused internal bleeding, leaving the hometown boy on his ass in front of all his loyal fans.

A nice way to accomplish three things: 1) make the champion look like a complete geek; 2) make the heel manager look dumb; 3) bury the title since the challenger couldn't give a lesser f-ck about winning it.

Still wonder why most people refuse to consider WWE's version of the ECW Championship a real 'World title'?