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#4 2011
WrestleMania XXVII featured the return of The Rock to WWE after a 7-year absence, as he would be the host of the grand spectacle in Atlanta. However, it turned out to be a mere setup for his match and eventual program with John Cena next year.
The People's Champion might have taken the shine of 2011's WrestleMania back with him to Hollywood but in the meantime, another performer would steal the spotlight during the summer and become the biggest star of the year.
The entire Summer was built around CM Punk and his expiring WWE contract, an insanely compelling story. The peak of the angle at Money In The Bank in Punk's hometown of Chicago when he successfully defeated John Cena for the WWE Championship in the last WWE main roster match to be rated 5 stars.
Punk headlined SummerSlam 2011 in a rematch against Cena, where he again won in controversial fashion. While the match was good, it did not reach the heights of their titanic title clash in Chicago.
SummerSlam '11 also featured a classic feud-ending No Holds Barred match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Christian and Randy Orton and a criminally underrated match between Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett. However, WWE did find a way to botch their Summer Of Punk angle by involving Triple H, Kevin Nash and Alberto Del Rio, who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, at the end of SummerSlam.
Luckily it did not bring the show down a whole deal as the overall unpredictability of the event coupled with some great in-ring action surpassed the disappointment of a card that comprised WrestleMania XXVII less than 5 months earlier.
