10 Best WWE World Champion Vs. World Champion Matches

8. CM Punk Vs. Sheamus - Main Event (October 3, 2012)

Main Event has become a bit of a wasteland for forgotten talent over the years, but when it debuted on our screens on October 3, 2012, WWE clearly had some plans for it. 

Why else would they book CM Punk versus Sheamus in the main event of the first show? 

Punk was the WWE Champion while Sheamus reigned as World Heavyweight Champion at the time. The Celtic Warrior was a fiery babyface, while the Straight-Edge Superstar was a cocky heel, having recently aligned himself with Paul Heyman. 

Punk was also, it should be noted, well into his lengthy run with the title, having held the belt for 318 days at this point. 

The pair of them had a darn good wrestling match, as you would expect. Sheamus used his power and brute force, while Punk relied on strikes and submissions. 

It wasn't an epic, per se, and they didn't try to do too much, rather whetting the appetite for potential future showdowns (which sadly never ended up happening). 

The finish was inventive, too, as Punk survived being locked in the Texas Cloverleaf and shook off the Irish Curse to drop toehold Sheamus into an exposed middle turnbuckle, the padding of which had been inconspicuously removed minutes earlier. 

Not even the sound of The Miz on commentary could ruin this one.