We go to the arena after the promo video and the crowd is going nuts chanting CM Punk’s name. Punk’s music and out he comes to a massive reaction. Punk takes a seat in the ring as th crowd chants his name. A few minutes go by as Punk soaks it all up. Punk goes to ringside and greets someone in the first row, possibly Colt Cabana. John Cena’s music finally hits and the crowd boo’s the hell out of Cena. Punk claps from ringside as Cena enters the ring to boo’s. We get formal ring introductions and the bell. Punk throws a kick at Cena to get things going. They finally lock up and Punk applies a headlock. Punk goes behind and wraps up Cena’s arm.
You can’t wrestle chants from the crowd. Punk goes for the Anaconda Vice early but Cena escapes. Cena takes Punk to the mat now by his arm. Cena drops Punk with a shoulder to boo’s from the crowd. Punk applauds Cena. Cena with a headlock and another takedown to the mat. Cena with a shoulder block. Punk leap frogs and takes Cena down twice to pops from the crowd. Punk with a headlock on the mat now. They get up and Punk drops Cena with a shoulder now. Punk mocks Cena with the hand gesture. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Punk slides out. Punk goes right for the GTS but Cena avoids it. They go to lock up again but Punk kicks Cena several times to the mat. Punk stomps on Cena in the corner now. Cena comes back and hits the bulldog for a 2 count. Cena with another headlock. Punk fights to his feet and out of the hold with right hands. Cena runs over Punk with a clothesline for a 2 count. Punk turns it around and backdrops Cena for a 2 count. We actually get dueling chants for Cena and Punk from the crowd. Punk whips Cena hard into the corner and covers him for 2. Cena with right hands and a fisherman’s suplex and a 2 count of his own. Cena goes for the AA again but Punk counters and DDT’s him for 2. Punk applies a head scissors. Cena stands up with Punk on his shoulders. Punk fights out of it and tosses Cena out of the ring. Punk puts Cena on the apron and drops a big knee to the neck from the top rope, right in front of Colt Cabana at ringside. Punk brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Punk backs Cena into the corner with knees to the head. Punk charges in the corner but Cena moves and he hits the ringpost.
Cena pulls Punk back but Punk clotheslines him for another 2 count. Punk takes Cena back to the mat with another headlock. More dueling chants from the crowd as Cena fights out of the hold. Cena with a right hand now. Cena runs into a big boot in the corner. Punk with a crossbody from the top that barely connects and a 2 count. Cena looks like he may have been legitimately hurt on his knee. Punk goes to suplex Cena in from the apron but Cena suplexes him back onto the floor. Cena brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Cena hits a suplex and runs the ropes fine, dropping an elbow for another pin attempt. Cena scoops Punk but Punk slides out. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment and hits a variation for 2. Cena with rights and lefts now. Punk comes back and they trade punches & kicks. The crowd pops as Punk swings away. Cena counters and applies an abdominal stretch. They break the hold but both go down at the same time. Cena comes back with shoulder blocks and the back drop but Punk falls behind Cena. Punk rolls Cena up for 2. Punk misses the high knee in the corner and Cena back drops him. The crowd boo’s as Cena calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Punk kicks Cena in the head as he does the hand gesture. Punk sends Cena to the floor and dives through the ropes, taking Cena out. Cena is back in the ring. Punk springboards into the ring but Cena moves and Punk goes down. Cena calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle again, connecting this time. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Punk lands on his feet almost. Punk comes back with a kick and a leg sweep for a 2 count.
Punk scoops Cena for the GTS but he counters. Cena with a gutwrench for a 2 count. Cena goes for the AA again but Punk counters. Punk hits two big knees to the jaw and a bulldog on Cena, laying him out face down. Punk springboards into the ring and takes Cena down for a 2 count. Punk hits Cena with several kicks to the chest now. Cena ducks one and locks the STF on Punk. Punk finally makes it to the ropes and breaks the hold. Punk drops Cena with a kick to the head out of nowhere for another close 2 count. Punk climbs to the top and hits a crossbody but Cena rolls through and picks Punk up, puts him on his shoulders but Punk counters the AA. Punk goes for the GTS but Cena counters and locks the STF on again. Cena pulls Punk back to the center of the ring and re-applies the hold. Punk turns the hold around and locks on his submission as the crowd goes nuts. Cena scoops Punk up and hits the AA but only gets a 2 count. DARK MATCH:
Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov beat WWE Tag Team Champions David Otunga & Michael McGillicutty when Santino pinned Otunga in a non-title match.
WWE MONEY IN THE BANK
Welcome everybody to our LIVE COVERAGE of WWE MONEY IN THE BANK.
The standard WWE opening video airs first followed by a promotional package highlighting the CM Punk contract angle. We see clips from Punk’s work on WWE Raw, including a lot of his stellar promo work.
The pyro hits and we’re live from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Michael Cole gives us the formal welcome. Booker T and Jerry Lawler join him at ringside to call the action.
SmackDown Money in the Bank Match:
They’re opening with the Smackdown Money in the Bank ladder match. Sin Cara is out first as ladders are down the ramp. Wade Barrett comes out followed by Justin Gabriel. Sheamus and Cody Rhodes follow Gabriel. Here comes the ‘one man rock band’ Heath Slater followed by Daniel Bryan. Kane concludes the participants and gets the biggest reaction.
The bell rings and we’re underway. It’s an all-out war inside with Wade Barrett on Rhodes, Kane focusing on Justin Gabriel by throwing him out of the ring. It’s Sheamus, Wade Barrett and Kane. Sheamus and Barrett attack Kane. They send him off the ropes but he counters with a double clothesline. He throws them both to the outside.
Daniel Bryan gets a ladder and uses it on Kane. Now Gabriel and Slater are working on the outside, taking out others. Sin Cara gets in but gets involved with Slater and Gabriel. Slater pushes Gabriel out of the way and goes up a ladder. Daniel Bryan goes off the ropes and connects with a missile dropkick. Rhodes comes out of nowhere and starts climbing, Sheamus makes the save.
Sheamus is working with Cody Rhodes in the ring with a ladder. Kane is back in and goes after Sheamus. He lines Rhodes up too and throws them both out of the ring by grabbing their respective throats. Wade Barrett gets in and attacks Kane. Kane throws Barrett off a ladder in the corner.
Heath Slater gets in and goes to work on Kane. Kane counters quickly and goes to the top rope. Sin Cara kicks him off. Gabriel gets in and knocks him to the outside. Daniel Bryan gets in and starts working with Gabriel. He ends up flying to the outside with an awesome suicide dive on Barrett. Gabriel and Slater both work outside maneuvers. Cara gets back in the ring and flips over the ropes onto Sheamus.
There is no ladder in the ring so Cara goes outside for one. It’s an 18 or 20 foot ladder as Wade Barrett takes him out on the outside. The Spanish announce table has the top removed by Barrett. He sets a ladder up on it and on the ring, serving as some sort of bridge. He picks Sin Cara up but he counters out. Cara uses his quickness to attack Barrett’s bicep. Cara gets in the ring and eats the Brogue Kick by Sheamus.
Sheamus is on the apron as he powerbombs Sin Cara off the ladder setup as a bridge between the ring apron and the Spanish announce table. The ladder folds as the crowd pops. Referees check on Cara who is shaken up on the outside.
Kane and Sheamus are going at it in the ring with a ladder. Kane throws Sheamus out and goes to work on him on the outside with a ladder. Kane puts another ladder in the ring, now there’s three in there. Rhodes and Daniel Byran are in there to great him. They work together on Kane but things break down quickly as they exchange blows. Cara is stretchered out as Kane takes out Bryan and Rhodes. He sets up a tall ladder under the briefcase.
Cody Rhodes gets in and topples the ladder over. Rhodes climbs up to the top with Kane down in the ring. Barrett rips him off but Rhodes hits Cross Rhodes on him. Now Cody climbs the ladder. Sheamus gets in and takes Cody off the ladder. Sheamus hits his finisher on Cody then Bryan gets in as Sheamus climbs the ladder.
Kane goes off the top rope and takes Daniel Bryan out who is on the shoulders of Sheamus. Sheamus takes out Kane and sets up a ladder to climb and a bridge to one of the corners. Kane takes Sheamus out then chokeslams Cody Rhodes. Justin Gabriel eats a chokeslam as well.
Kane begins to climb the ladder as Daniel Bryan rips him off. Daniel starts to climb and Kane tries to get him off. Daniel goes off the ladder onto Kane but is caught then slammed down. Heath Slater starts the scale the ladder, virtually coming out of nowhere. Daniel Bryan stops him as they’re the only two in the ring.
Heath Slater rips Bryan off the ladder hard but he is shaken up too. The ladder is still setup in the middle with the other acting as a bridge in the other corner. Wade Barrett gets back in and takes out Slater in one of the corners. Slater counters and goes to the top rope. Barrett trips him up but he’s shaken up as well. Sheamus sneaks in but is met by Wade Barrett. Barrett goes to the outside and grabs another ladder.
Barrett has the ladder in the ring and him and Sheamus use it to take Heath Slater off the top turnbuckle, onto the ladder onto Kane on the outside. Sheamus hits Brogue Kicks on Barrett and Rhodes. He takes out Justin Gabriel as three ladders are in the ring. Sheamus puts a ladder on the top rope but isn’t climbing. He delivers another kick to Justin Gabriel.
Sheamus picks Justin Gabriel up and drops him on a ladder on the top rope. Sheamus gets a pop from the crowd and begins to climb the ladder. He gets his hands on the briefcase but Kane climbs up the other side and hits right hands. They exchange blows. Sheamus knocks Kane off but Kane grabs at his feet.
Kane chokeslams Sheamus off one ladder onto another, which is acting as a bridge in the ring. Sheamus rolls out after a tough, tough bump. Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett and Daniel Bryan get in and triple-team Kane. Disaster kick off the jaw of Kane. Barrett picks Kane up and hits Wasteland.
Justin Gabriel hits the 450 splash off a ladder that was balanced on the top rope onto Kane! That was awesome! Barrett immediately goes after Gabriel and tosses him to the outside. Barrett takes out Cody Rhodes and begins to climb the ladder. Heat on Barrett as Daniel Bryan is also down in the corner. Cody Rhodes drags him off the top of the ladder and sends Barrett to the outside. Bryan is climbing the ladder but Cody gets in and goes after him.
Bryan and Rhodes are working as Barrett climbs up behind them and goes after the briefcase. Now it’s Bryan and Barrett as Rhodes was knocked off. Wade teases Wasteland on Daniel on the top of the ladder but Bryan counters with several elbows. Bryan kicks Barrett off the ladder. Daniel has the briefcase and he unhooks it.
WINNER: Daniel Bryan
We’re shown footage from ‘earlier tonight’ with Vince McMahon getting out of a black limousine with John Laurinaitis and an attorney for WWE. They tease they are currently meeting with CM Punk, discussing a new contract.
WWE Divas Champion Kelly Kelly vs. Brie Bella
The bell rings and the first title match is underway. Kelly Kelly takes Brie down in the ring. They run the ropes and Kelly ends up taking Brie down and sending her to the outside. Brie gets together with Nikki on the outside as Kelly Kelly goes to the outside on her. Kelly tries to get back in the ring with a hand stand on the apron and Brie knocks her back and she face plants on the outside. Nikki lands a cheap shot but Eve fights her off. They get back in the ring where Brie gets a near fall on Kelly Kelly. Kelly counters and they work back and forth in front of an apathetic crowd.
Kelly Kelly and Brie go back and forth in the ring. Brie gets a cover that’s good for a two count. Brie stretches Kelly in a submission-type hold. Eve tries to get the crowd behind Kelly.
Brie Bella wrenches back on the submission hold as Kelly Kelly stands up and counters. She fights her off and gets control of the match. Neckbreaker from Kelly on Brie and she gets a two count.
Kelly plants Brie in the middle of the ring and gets another two count. Brie builds a counter, aiming at the lower body of Kelly. She gets a two count of her own.
Out of nowhere, Kelly hits the Kelly Kick and follows it up with the pin.
Winner & Still WWE Divas Champion – Kelly Kelly
They air a video package, recapping Big Show’s feud with Mark Henry. This is billed as the battle of the behemoths.
Mark Henry vs. Big Show
Mark Henry is out first. Big Show comes out next to a tremendous reaction from the live crowd. Henry didn’t have much of a reaction at all.
The bell rings and the behemoths exchange power blows. There’s a lot of weight in the ring as Big Show hits a shoulder tackle on Mark Henry, sending Henry to the outside.
Big Show goes to the outside and works on the World’s Strongest Man. He teases a chokeslam in front of the Spanish announce table but Henry counters. Show throws Henry over the steel ring steps. Show gets in to clear the count out.
Show gets back in the ring after and he’s winded. Mark Henry gets in and targets the ‘injured’ knee of Big Show. Henry kicks him in the face on the mat. He continues his assault on Show’s knee. Henry gets a two count.
Nearly 900 pounds in the ring between these two competitors. Henry continues to work the left knee of Big Show that he is selling. Henry applies a submission hold on the left knee of Show. Henry wrenches back with all the weight he can.
Show works on getting up but finally makes it the bottom rope to break the hold. The crowd has died down considerably with Henry in control. Show counters with a kick to the World Strongest Man’s face. Henry runs at Show and splashes him in the corner. He finally gets some heat from the crowd. Henry goes at him again but Show gets his foot up. Show gets up on the ropes and launches off the middle onto Henry. He lands on his left knee and both are down for a double count out. Show gets up and signals chokeslam.
Show grabs Henry by the neck but Henry hits the World’s Strongest Slam. He gets a two count which gets the crowd hot.
Show is on his knees in the ring as Henry stands over top him. Henry hits another World’s Strongest Slam. He follows it up with a splash off the ropes and yet another. Cover by Henry and he gets the three count.
Winner – Mark Henry
After the match, Henry isn’t done. Show is down in the ring as Mark goes for a chair behind the Anonymous Raw General Manager laptop. Henry puts the chair on the ‘injured’ left knee of Big Show. Referee Charles Robinson tries to get him to stop but Mark Henry goes to the second rope. He goes off onto the chair and Big Show goes ballistic in pain.
Trainers come out to tend to Show as Henry shouts from the ramp.
Here comes the stretcher for the second time tonight. They bring out an E-Z Go cart to load the stretcher on. We go to the replay of Mark Henry doing the injury angle after the match.
Backstage, Josh Mathews walks in to a locker room with Vince McMahon, Johnny Ace and the WWE attorney. Mathews asks Vince if they re-signed CM Punk. McMahon says he didn’t and Punk turned down the biggest contract he’s ever offered anyone. He calls Punk the biggest ingrate he’s ever met. Mathews asked what exactly did Punk say. McMahon says he pointed at the door and said ‘get out.’ Mathews said he would have to assume John Cena… McMahon says Cena is who brought on all this. Vince says if Punk walks out the WWE Champion tonight may God have mercy on Cena’s soul.
RAW Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Alberto Del Rio is out first, driving a yellow Lamborghini. There’s plenty of heat on Del Rio as the ladders are setup once again down the ramp. Kofi Kingston is out next to a mild babyface reaction from the crowd. Jack Swagger comes out and does push-ups at the top of the ramp. Swagger takes a ladder down with him. Evan Bourne is out next to a nice reaction from the live crowd. R-Truth comes out next to a loud heel reaction.
Alberto Del Rio is out first, driving a yellow Lamborghini. There’s plenty of heat on Del Rio as the ladders are setup once again down the ramp. Kofi Kingston is out next to a mild babyface reaction from the crowd. Jack Swagger comes out and does push-ups at the top of the ramp. Swagger takes a ladder down with him. Evan Bourne is out next to a nice reaction from the live crowd. R-Truth comes out next to a loud heel reaction.
A-Ry Alex Riley comes out next to a monster pop from the crowd. He gets the loudest reaction out of the participants. All participants are arming themselves with ladders as they go down to the ring. The Miz gets the most heat for anyone in the match as his music hits and he makes his way down to the ring.
Rey Mysterio is out next in green and black gear. He, too, gets a nice babyface reaction from the crowd. All men are in the ring with ladders. The bell rings and they all target Alberto Del Rio with their ladders. They beat him out of the ring and chaos breaks out. This one is underway as Jack Swagger goes at it with Del Rio on the outside. Now all of the participants on Del Rio on the outside.
The match breaks down as R-Truth and The Miz are in the ring with ladders. They have small ladders but Swagger gets in with a bigger ladder and takes them out. Swagger sets his ladder up in the middle but Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston get in and jump on the ladder that’s not setup. They end up fighting with either side of it and use it on R-Truth. They are fighting for possession of the ladder when Rey Mysterio springboards over it to the outside. Now it’s R-Truth and Alex Riley in the ring.
Alex Riley sets up a ladder in the ring as The Miz comes in and climbs the other side. He knocks Riley off but Riley uses the ladder to send The Miz to the outside. Swagger grabs the ladder from in the ring and takes it to the outside. Alex Riley connects on a suicide dive on the outside. R-Truth gets in, goes off the ropes and hits a suicide dive of his own. Rey Mysterio and Kofi Kingston simultaneously launch themselves off the top on the outside on the participants. Evan Bourne climbs one of the big ladders on the outside and nails the Shooting Star Press. Wow, what a series with Mysterio and Kofi followed by the Shooting Star Press. Now Bourne is in the ring with a ladder.
The Miz gets in and he and Bourne are going at it on the ladder. Alberto Del Rio gets in and topples the ladder. The Miz is heavily favoring his right knee. The referee sends the trainer over to get a look. Miz landed badly on the knee. The trainer and referee are checking on him on the outside. Miz’s kneecap is out of place, he’s legitimately injured.
They are helping The Miz to the back as his kneecap is out of place. In the ring, Alberto Del Rio and R-Truth go at it on the ladder. Bourne and Rey Mysterio scale over R-Truth and Del Rio and are now on top of the ladder.
Double hurricanrana by Mysterio as Swagger gets back in. Kingston leap frogs Swagger and gets on the ladder. Swagger locks in the ankle lock on Kingston, who is on the ladder.
Swagger and Alex Riley battle it out on the ladder as R-Truth knocks it over, spoiling it.
Kofi Kingston lands his leg drop on Rey Mysterio. He sets up a ladder but Mysterio gets up and lands a kick to Kofi’s face. Swagger has a ladder on the outside but R-Truth scales it, gets in the ring and hits Swagger in the face with the ladder. Mysterio hits 619 on R-Truth.
Two ladders are setup in the ring. A-Ry and Mysterio are working on one under the briefcase. Evan Bourne grabs another ladder as Del Rio pops back on the scene. Two more ladders are setup as Del Rio and Bourne climb to the top of ladders. Swagger is also now involved. Six men are all on top of ladders all battling from the briefcase.
Del Rio is the first to get knocked off face-first. Evan Bourne is dumped off the top of the ladder onto the outside of the ring. Kingston, Riley, Truth and Mysterio are still up top taking swipes at the briefcase. Riley is knocked off and goes to the outside. Truth is knocked off. Kingston knocks Mysterio off who hits his neck on the top rope! Swagger climbs a ladder to grab Kofi.
Both Kofi and Swagger crash and burn as The Miz comes out and scales up a ladder. He’s hobbling and looked legitimately injured, but I guess not. Mysterio takes him out and is getting a ton of heat as he climbs to the top. Alberto Del Rio grabs Mysterio but Rey fights him off. Tons of heat on Mysterio as he reaches for the briefcase.
Alberto Del Rio and Rey Mysterio are going at it as Rey is unmasked by Del Rio. Mysterio falls to the bottom as to Del Rio. Del Rio throws the mask of Mysterio and sets up another ladder.
Del Rio grabs the briefcase and unhooks it after unmasking and taking out Rey Mysterio.
Winner – Alberto Del Rio
They show footage recapping the lengthy feud between Randy Orton and Christian for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Backstage, Josh Mathews is with Alberto Del Rio. Del Rio says he doesn’t even know why he was in the Money in the Bank ladder match because he won a number one contender’s match a couple weeks ago. Del Rio says tonight he proved how great to everyone he is. Del Rio says the briefcase isn’t part of his destiny, just a formality as his destiny is to be the new WWE Champion.
WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Randy Orton (c) vs. Christian
If Randy Orton is disqualified, he will lose the World Heavyweight Championship. Christian comes out first to a mixed reaction from the live crowd. The crowd has been hot all night but often times they do not react in accordance with WWE storylines.
The World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton is out next to a big reaction from the crowd. Tony Chimmel is in the ring and gives the formal introductions.
The bells rings and the first world title match is underway. Christian goes to the outside and grabs a chair. Christian slides a chair and taunts Randy Orton with it.
Orton picks up the chair, talks some crap to Christian and tosses the chair out of the ring. Christian taunts Orton and pushes him. Orton hits him with a stiff right hand. Orton bounces Christian’s head off the top turnbuckle and whips him corner-to-corner. Orton throws Christian over his body, sending him to the mat and follows it up with stomps and an attack on the upper body of Christian.
‘Lets go Randy’ chants as Christian counters by sending Orton to the outside and leaping over the top rope to the outside but no one home as Orton moves. Orton gets back in but goes on the outside and hits some offense. Orton gets Christian back on the apron and works with him. Christian counters on Orton with a neckbreaker and goes off the middle rope and hits a flying elbow. Quick count by Christian on Orton.
Christian continues his assault and slows the match down with some submission maneuvers on Orton. The crowd is red hot as Christian helps Orton up but Orton counters with right hands. Christian lands right hands of his own. Christian stands on the neck of Orton then goes to the outside and connects with a stiff right hand to the face of Orton from the outside. Two count from Christian on Orton.
Front facelock on Orton by Christian but Orton counters. They work in the corner and Orton catches Christian for a two count. Quick spinebuster counter by Christian on Orton followed by two count.
Christian attempts the Kill Switch but Orton counters. Christian lands on his feet on a suplex attempt but both men end up falling to the outside. The referee begins to count with both men down on the outside.
Orton gets back in the ring, Christian to the top rope. Christian misses on Orton as they brawl in the ring. Christian goes for a missile dropkick but Orton counters with a jacknife cover. Orton gets on Christian but Christian counters out. Orton tries to set Christian up but he counters again. Back and forth and Christian goes off the middle rope into a dropkick by Orton. Two count for Orton.
Christian counters with a blow then goes up the ropes. Orton gets up and lands several right hands to the face of Christian. Orton climbs to the second rope for a superplex attempt. Christian fights him off and pushes him down to the mat. Diving headbutt off the top rope, he gets a two count!
Orton counters and goes for the RKO but Christian countered. Great back and forth work by these two but Orton corrals him with right hands. Christian hits the Kill Switch on Orton and gets a long two count. Wow, the crowd is hot for that!
Christian sets Orton up for the spear but Orton sidesteps and goes for a gutwrench suplex but changes it into a neckbreaker. He gets a two count.
Scoop slam from Orton on Christian. He pulls Christian in from the ropes and lands a DDT for vintage Randy Orton. Orton gets in viper position on Christian.
Christian spits in the face of Randy Orton and Orton’s furious. Orton lands several punches to the face of Christian and ends up low-blowing him. The referee disqualifies Orton.
Winner & NEW World Heavyweight Champion – Christian
After the match, Orton goes nuts and attacks Christian at ringside and tears up the announcer’s table. Orton nails Christian with a monitor and lays him over the table. Teddy Long comes out with officials to try and talk Orton down. Orton RKO’s Christian on top of the Spanish announcer’s table but it doesn’t break. Orton walks away but gets riled up by the fans and runs back over to Christian. Orton RKO’s Christian again on top of the table but it still doesn’t break. Orton yells at Christian before walking off again. The crowd is going nuts as Orton stops and turns around again. He looks to return to Christian but instead heads to the back. We see officials helping new World Heavyweight Champion Christian at ringside as we go to commercial.
– We get another SummerSlam promo and come back to the announcers. The fans are chanting for CM Punk. We go to a promo video for tonight’s main event.
WWE Championship: John Cena (c) vs. CM Punk.
CM Punk is out first, and the crowd is absolutely electric. Punk comes out to the loudest crowd reaction we’ve seen on WWE television in a very long time. The crowd is so loud they drowned out Punk’s theme music as he made his way to the ring. Punk sat in the middle of the ring and soaks it all in. Cena comes out to a very loud boo.
Punk claps from ringside as Cena enters the ring to boo’s. We get formal ring introductions and the bell. Punk throws a kick at Cena to get things going. They finally lock up and Punk applies a headlock. Punk goes behind and wraps up Cena’s arm.
You can’t wrestle chants from the crowd. Punk goes for the Anaconda Vice early but Cena escapes. Cena takes Punk to the mat now by his arm. Cena drops Punk with a shoulder to boo’s from the crowd. Punk applauds Cena. Cena with a headlock and another takedown to the mat. Cena with a shoulder block. Punk leap frogs and takes Cena down twice to pops from the crowd. Punk with a headlock on the mat now. They get up and Punk drops Cena with a shoulder now. Punk mocks Cena with the hand gesture. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Punk slides out. Punk goes right for the GTS but Cena avoids it. They go to lock up again but Punk kicks Cena several times to the mat. Punk stomps on Cena in the corner now. Cena comes back and hits the bulldog for a 2 count. Cena with another headlock. Punk fights to his feet and out of the hold with right hands. Cena runs over Punk with a clothesline for a 2 count. Punk turns it around and backdrops Cena for a 2 count. We actually get dueling chants for Cena and Punk from the crowd. Punk whips Cena hard into the corner and covers him for 2. Cena with right hands and a fisherman’s suplex and a 2 count of his own. Cena goes for the AA again but Punk counters and DDT’s him for 2. Punk applies a head scissors. Cena stands up with Punk on his shoulders. Punk fights out of it and tosses Cena out of the ring. Punk puts Cena on the apron and drops a big knee to the neck from the top rope, right in front of Colt Cabana at ringside. Punk brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Punk backs Cena into the corner with knees to the head. Punk charges in the corner but Cena moves and he hits the ringpost.
Cena pulls Punk back but Punk clotheslines him for another 2 count. Punk takes Cena back to the mat with another headlock. More dueling chants from the crowd as Cena fights out of the hold. Cena with a right hand now. Cena runs into a big boot in the corner. Punk with a crossbody from the top that barely connects and a 2 count. Cena looks like he may have been legitimately hurt on his knee. Punk goes to suplex Cena in from the apron but Cena suplexes him back onto the floor. Cena brings it back in the ring for a 2 count. Cena hits a suplex and runs the ropes fine, dropping an elbow for another pin attempt. Cena scoops Punk but Punk slides out. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment and hits a variation for 2. Cena with rights and lefts now. Punk comes back and they trade punches & kicks. The crowd pops as Punk swings away. Cena counters and applies an abdominal stretch. They break the hold but both go down at the same time. Cena comes back with shoulder blocks and the back drop but Punk falls behind Cena. Punk rolls Cena up for 2. Punk misses the high knee in the corner and Cena back drops him. The crowd boo’s as Cena calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Punk kicks Cena in the head as he does the hand gesture. Punk sends Cena to the floor and dives through the ropes, taking Cena out. Cena is back in the ring. Punk springboards into the ring but Cena moves and Punk goes down. Cena calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle again, connecting this time. Cena goes for the Attitude Adjustment but Punk lands on his feet almost. Punk comes back with a kick and a leg sweep for a 2 count.
Punk scoops Cena for the GTS but he counters. Cena with a gutwrench for a 2 count. Cena goes for the AA again but Punk counters. Punk hits two big knees to the jaw and a bulldog on Cena, laying him out face down. Punk springboards into the ring and takes Cena down for a 2 count. Punk hits Cena with several kicks to the chest now. Cena ducks one and locks the STF on Punk. Punk finally makes it to the ropes and breaks the hold. Punk drops Cena with a kick to the head out of nowhere for another close 2 count. Punk climbs to the top and hits a crossbody but Cena rolls through and picks Punk up, puts him on his shoulders but Punk counters the AA. Punk goes for the GTS but Cena counters and locks the STF on again. Cena pulls Punk back to the center of the ring and re-applies the hold. Punk turns the hold around and locks on his submission as the crowd goes nuts. Cena scoops Punk up and hits the AA but only gets a 2 count.
Vince McMahon comes out with John Laurinatis – and Vince demands Laurinitis order the ringside official to ring the bell and screw Punk – but John Cena lays him out before it can happen. Cena tells Vince he wants to win the fight fairly.
Cena get back in the ring – and Punk hits Go To Sleep and gets the 1-2-3 to win the WWE Championship.
WINNER & NEW WWE CHAMPION: CM PUNK
After the match, Vince McMahon orders that Alberto Del Rio cash in Money in the Bank. Del Rio comes down, but Punk lays him out before he can cash in and Punk escapes through the crowd, who is going ballistic at this point.