5 of CM Punk's best WWE matches

#2 Undertaker - WrestleMania 29

The true main event?

It was a match that turned out to be a consolation prize, but my god, what a runner-up trophy this was.

CM Punk went into 2013 having spent the entire previous calendar year as WWE Champion. As a result, ‘The Voice of The Voiceless’ believed he was deserving of a place in the WrestleMania main event, even after losing his championship to The Rock at the Royal Rumble.

Despite his pleas, WWE decided to go with the Rock-John Cena rematch to close their biggest show, with Punk instead given the honour of trying to end The Undertaker’s undefeated WrestleMania streak.

The build for the match centred around Punk mocking the career of 'Taker’s recently deceased manager Paul Bearer. This included Punk stealing Bearer’s famous urn, throwing it around backstage and then proceeding to pour ashes from said urn onto ‘The Deadman’ in the final image of the go-home RAW before 'Mania.

The match itself continued a pattern that had been established in the years prior. It was a near perfect classic which was described by some journalists as ‘a masterclass in timing, emotion and expression.’

It was a marked improvement on the pair’s battles back in 2009, and is arguably Undertaker's last great WrestleMania match.

Despite going on third from last that night, many still believe it is the true Main Event of that year’s show.