#4. John Cena Drops Pipebomb on CM Punk
For many hardcore fans, John Cena’s heel run reached the next level during his short WWE Championship feud with CM Punk. It all started with Cena daring Punk to challenge him at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia. This was a clear reference to Punk’s past critique of the company’s partnership with the kingdom.
However, with the roles reversed, Cena and Punk went at each other one last time. Their final chapter piqued when the Never Seen 17 recreated Punk’s famous “Pipebomb” promo on June 27. It was a telling throwback to the beginning of the “Summer of Punk,” only this time it was Cena with the mic and Punk was lifeless through a table.
The parallels were striking as the Champ blurred the lines between fiction and reality. He broke the fourth wall, referencing men not employed with WWE, like Nic Nemeth and Matt Cordona. The segment breathed life into Cena’s heel run and increased excitement for his match with the Straight Edge Superstar at Night of Champions.
