CM Punk’s Top 10 WWE Matches
By Tim Sherry
A booking with Brock Lesnar would be a perfect return scenario for CM Punk. (Photo Source: wwe.com)
2. CM Punk vs. Brock Lesnar – SummerSlam 2013
Billed as “The Beast vs The Best”, the one match that these two men wrestled against each other was as good as anyone could’ve imagined. The psychology in this match was just perfect. Lesnar used his hulking to size to sling Punk around who took some insane bumps. And although Punk was being tossed around like a rag doll, he used his speed and cleverness to match Lesnar move for move. No matter how bad the beating from Brock got, Punk never gave in, and in fact looked like he was going to win.
Paul Heyman was also brilliant in this match. Normally the manager at ringside is just a nuisance but not Heyman on this night. When Brock was in charge, he looked on and applauded like a proud father. When Punk went on the offensive he acted like a disapproving one, constantly goading his former friend. Punk came so close to getting his hands on him only to get stopped by Brock on numerous occasions. Heyman’s actions are what made Punk look so good even in defeat. It legitimately looked like Lesnar would not have won this match if not for Paul.
In my opinion, this was the best match of 2013, the best match of Brock’s career, but only the second best match of Punks’.
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