WWE Raw 1000th Episode: An A-Z of Best Raw Moments

P is for Pipe Bomb

Where were you when CM Punk cut the greatest promo in WWE history? The so-called Pipe Bomb promo was so good in fact that it even had the boys in the back questioning whether what they saw was real. Everyone honestly believed that when Punk said he would leave the company with the World Title and never come back that he actually meant it.

In what proved to be the biggest story of 2011, Punk name dropped talent from Ring of Honor, Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar and even Hulk Hogan, although he did call Hogan an ass kisser. He transitioned from the heel leader of the New Nexus into an instant anti-hero that the fans couldn't help but cheer for .In fact in many ways Punk did in one promo what Stone Cold Steve Austin never could - he convinced the wrestling world that his feelings towards Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment brand were genuine and his promo was anything but a work.