10 Best CM Punk Matches In WWE

9. Vs. Chris Jericho - Payback 2013

Unlike their memorable 2012 series of matches together, Punk versus Jericho at Payback 2013 didn't have a strong storyline supporting it. 

It didn't need to, because this was Punk's return after taking a (too short) sabbatical following his WrestleMania 29 loss to The Undertaker. Plus, it was in Chicago, so you knew the heat was going to be there regardless. 

The Straight-Edge Superstar naturally got a raucous ovation and the crowd didn't let up for the duration of the contest. 

They started off with some slick mat wrestling before the tempo started to increase, little by little. One of the great things about the match was, as it progressed, there were more and more callbacks to their previous matches together and you could see that they had each other truly scouted at times. 

Punk kicked out of two Codebreakers and survived the Walls of Jericho, but Y2J shocked everyone by raising his shoulders on two after being drilled with a GTS. 

A second and third GTS finally kept Jericho down and saw Punk emerge as the very popular victor. A great comeback for him and another in the long list of standout Chris Jericho matches.