Top 5 TLC matches of all time

John Cena vs. Edge was one of the best ever TLC matches
John Cena vs. Edge was one of the best ever TLC matches

4) CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy - Summerslam 2009

CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy was one of the marquee feuds of 2009
CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy was one of the marquee feuds of 2009

CM Punk and Jeff Hardy were two opposite ends of a spectrum and had a lot of heat between them. Thus their feud in 2009 was outstanding. The straight edge life of CM Punk was in direct conflict with the hedonistic lifestyle of Hardy.

At Extreme Rules 2009, Hardy successfully defeated Edge in a gruelling Ladder Match to win the World Heavyweight Championship. However, Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to "steal" the title from the daredevil. Although Hardy gained the title back at Night of Champions, Punk invoked his rematch clause for a title match at Summerslam 2009.

In the main event of Summerslam, both Hardy and Punk gave their all out in an outstanding TLC match. There were the usual ladder spots in this match, and Jeff Hardy flew all around the place as usual. However, the best moment of the match was when Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb on Punk from top of a ladder onto the announcer's table.

Punk managed to win the match. But both of them walked out of the arena after giving an exceptional match.

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