2011 Match of the Year - CM Punk vs John Cena - WWE Championship Match - Money in the Bank 6/17/11

June 17th, 2011. World Wrestling Entertainment presents 'Money in the Bank' live on PPV from the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago Illinois.
This match was awarded 2011 Match of the Year by both Pro Wrestling Illustrated and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
This is John Cena's only 5-Star Match.

Backstory:
One month before Money in the Bank CM Punk defeated WWE Heavyweight Champion John Cena in a non-title match and then became the #1 contender to the WWE Heavyweight Title by winning a triple threat Falls Count Anywhere match on the June 20 episode of Raw. After the match, Punk revealed that his WWE contract would expire at midnight on July 17, immediately after the Money in the Bank PPV ended; Punk vowed to win the championship and leave the company with it. On the next episode of Raw, Punk cost Cena a tables match against R-Truth, then delivered the infamous 'PipeBomb' promo where Punk berated WWE for not promoting him properly, called Cena an "ass-kisser" and insulted WWE management—including chairman Vince McMahon and executive John Laurinaitis and saying the fact that Dwayne Johnson was main eventing next year's WrestleMania made him sick. While breaking the fourth wall by talking to the camera, Punk proposed that he could defend the WWE Championship by wrestling in other companies such as Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling after leaving the company with the title. As a result, Punk was suspended and stripped of his title opportunity at MITB. Cena confronted McMahon and threatened to walk out on him and return the WWE Championship if Punk were not reinstated. McMahon relented on the condition that if Cena lost the title, he would be fired. On the following episode of Raw, McMahon tried to persuade Punk to sign a new contract to ensure the WWE Championship would stay in WWE; McMahon agreed to Punk's demands and apologized to Punk before Cena interrupted the proceedings, resulting in Cena punching Punk and Punk tearing up the agreed upon contract.
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