WWE Summerslam 2013: 10 Best Moments From The Biggest Party Of The Summer

4. The Beast Beats The Best

In what many were sure would be one of the best matches of the evening, CM Punk would take on Brock Lesnar, in a match that has been built up on the hatred between Punk and Paul Heyman and the desire to find out who was the best. CM Punk calls himself the Best in the World with good reason; great in the ring and on the microphone, he loves to wrestle and compete, and his array of moves, his adaptability, work ethic and relationship with the audience make him one of the best in the business. Brock Lesnar is an animal, a dominant physical specimen, with freakish power and an uncontrollable rage in the ring. Every move he hits looks intense, and would be able to throw someone with Punk's size around the ring all night long. Heyman was the wild card outside the ring, and that combination made this match not only match of the night, but many say match of the year. For most of the opening exchanges, Lesnar was in complete control, lifting Punk into the turnbuckles and tossing him around the ring. But Punk would always get back up and swing at him with a variety of kicks, but for a long time he looked unable to knock the big man down. Lesnar looked physical as always, and Punk took a lot of damage. Nevertheless, the Beast took as good as he gave, and this match was an indication not only how good Lesnar can be in the ring, but how good he can make his opponent look. Punk week in and week out excels in matches and doesn't need anybody to help him look good, but Lesnar's reactions to his kicks, flying elbows and chair shots made Punk look like a giant slayer. Every time Lesnar was put into a Punk submission hold, the crowd got to its feet in anticipation that Lesnar might tap out. The match just flowed perfectly and the two just looked like they had been destined to compete all their careers. The last ten minutes of the match were as physical and suspenseful as you could get. Lesnar consistently used his power game to squash Punk, even putting him in the Kimura Lock. But Punk with the help of a chair fought back hard and eventually connected with a GTS, and at one point had Lesnar in the Anaconda Vice. Both moves would have had Lesnar beat, but this was when Heyman would get involved to save his client, although Punk did get a measure of retribution by knocking his former best friend to the mat and locking the painful submission on him instead. Lesnar used this distraction to regain his bearing and assault Punk with the chair, before hitting the F-5 on the weapon, and dragging Punk's broken carcass into the centre of the ring for the pinfall victory. Lesnar took the win, but both men left to great ovations from the crowd. Tremendous physical action that many surely would love to see again, but with Lesnar's part-time schedule it will be interesting to see when that will be. But I for one will wait with baited breath to see a match of that calibre happen once more.