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4. CM Punk Vs. John Cena - Money in the Bank 2011
A whole city was desperate for John Cena to lose on this fateful night.
The now-iconic main event of Money in the Bank 2011 pitted WWE Champion Cena against challenger CM Punk. The Straight Edge Superstar’s contract was up at midnight, meaning that, if he won, he’d be taking the WWE Title with him.
This was WWE’s chance to do something genuinely interesting for the first time in years, so naturally fans were nervous that Cena was just going to win and sweep the whole thing under the rug.
Imagine how frightened everyone was then when the champ hoisted Punk up on his shoulders and hit a second AA.
Thankfully, the wrestling gods were smiling down on the fans in Chicago that day, because the hometown hero managed to escape defeat right at the final moment. Not only is it a perfectly executed near fall, but the reaction from the nuclear crowd was monstrous.
