CM Punk’s Top 10 WWE Matches
By Tim Sherry
Photo Credit: WWE.com
7. CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy – SummerSlam 2009
In one of the more compelling feuds in Punk’s career, he and Jeff Hardy waged war over the World Heavyweight Championship through the summer of 2009. Like many feuds that involved the heel side of Punk, this was personal, as he attacked Hardy’s past drug indiscretions. As the battle intensified, so did their matches.
After taking the belt from Hardy by cashing in his second MITB briefcase at Extreme Rules, they would then battle in three consecutive pay-per-views. The first one was at The Bash and ended when Punk disqualified himself. Hardy then exacted some revenge by taking the belt back at Night Of Champions. And the feud culminated with their ultra-violent TLC match at Summer Slam.
Hardy, the master of TLC had the advantage in this one. But on this night, Punk would not be denied. In his hatred of Punk, Hardy went to the extreme way too many times and it eventually cost him and his body could no longer go. Punk retrieved the belt to become champion again and the following week ended Hardy’s WWE career in a cage match. Unquestionably one of Punk’s most emotional feuds and they’re SummerSlam clash was the perfect send off for Hardy.
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