Today in Pro Wrestling History (July 25): Punk Returns for the Gold

Today in Pro Wrestling History: On July 25th, 2011, Monday Night Raw, Rey Mysterio defeats The Miz in the finals of a tournament to win the vacated WWE Championship. In the show’s main event, John Cena would then beat Rey Mysterio to win the WWE Championship.

Today in Pro Wrestling History (July 25): Punk Returns for the Gold

Today In Pro Wrestling History July 25

At that point, CM Punk returned with his version of the WWE Championship belt. Punk had previously ‘exited’ WWE by leaving through the crowd at Money in the Bank the week prior.

The aftermath: Cena and Punk would both be recognized as WWE champions until the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view, when Punk defeated Cena in a title unification match.

CM Punk is one of the most iconic wrestlers of the modern era, here’s another great piece that talks about him:ย CM Punk WWE Backstage Debut, Here’s What He Had to Say!

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