5 of CM Punk's best WWE matches

#3 Brock Lesnar - SummerSlam 2013

The match ranks among the best in the careers of both men

During his famous Pipe Bomb promo, CM Punk coined the phrase ‘Paul Heyman Guy’, highlighting how ‘The Advocate’ had gone to bat for him when he first arrived in WWE.

So when Heyman began managing Punk in late 2012, it proved to be a match made in heaven. Sadly though, it wouldn’t be a long-term thing as Heyman would soon turn on his client at Money In The Bank 2013.

With ‘The Best In The World’ now hell bent on revenge, Heyman would turn to his other famous associate as back-up - Brock Lesnar.

Billed as ‘The Beast vs The Best’, Punk vs Lesnar was one of the marquee matches for that year’s SummerSlam in a No-Disqualification battle.

In a match before the days of ‘Suplex City’, Punk wouldn’t be outclassed by Lesnar in the early exchanges, using his in-ring IQ to out-think ‘The Beast Incarnate’ at every turn. Despite this, he still ended up on the receiving end of a bit of a beating from Lesnar.

When it looked as though Punk had found a way to put down Brock though, Heyman would run interference. This proved enough to allow Lesnar to get the victory.

The match ranks among the best in the careers of both men, and is easily the best part of the whole feud between Punk and Heyman - who would later resort to using Curtis Axel and Ryback to fend off his former friend.