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WWE SummerSlam _ Saturday Aug 02, 2025 - Gunther Vs CM Punk _ World Heavyweight Championship Match
WWE SummerSlam _ Saturday Aug 02, 2025 - Gunther Vs CM Punk _ World Heavyweight Championship Match
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00:00Punk has done just about everything since returning to WWE, the one exception, win a title, standing in his way, the ring general, Gunther, will Gunther continue his dominance, or will the best in the world be the best in the ring on this historic night, Gunther, CM Punk, for the world title, live, next.
00:30Look in my eyes, what can you see?
00:59Look in my eyes, what can you see?
01:29Look in my eyes, what can you see?
01:39It's Broadway time!
01:42Look in my eyes, no rise, no fears, peace, no pressure lies.
01:52You are not watching for me, only you can set me free.
02:04CM Punk has not won a championship match in WWE since 2013, more than 12 years ago.
02:20It has been nearly 14 years since he captured a WWE championship.
02:32This is a must win.
02:34This is a must win.
02:36This is a must win.
02:38CM Punk made it clear when he returned a couple of years ago to WWE that he came here to make money, that he came here to win championships.
02:46He's had a number of opportunities, but has not been able, for one reason or another, to get the job done.
02:51And Wade, Punk was pretty honest with us earlier today, when he said he felt like his championship window is closing around here.
03:00This is a must win for Punk tonight.
03:03You can have all the cockiness and arrogance in the world when you're in your 20s and even your early 30s in this game.
03:11And CM Punk certainly had that and more.
03:14But right now, Old Father Time is catching up with CM Punk and he is grappling with career mortality.
03:22It's a win now situation for CM Punk.
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04:19The current world champion, Gunther, who won his first world title at SummerSlam last
04:24year with a victory over Damian Priest, has been begging for these opportunities.
04:31An opportunity at the upper echelon of professional wrestling,
04:36at the top stars on the planet.
04:40It was one thing back at Saturday night's main event to knock off a Hall of Famer.
04:44An icon like Goldberg in the twilight of his career.
04:47It's quite another to go face to face with one of the all time greats.
04:52Perhaps the best in the world today in his prime, CM Punk.
04:57Gunther clamoring for this opportunity tonight.
05:01Gunther is all about proving he is the greatest on the planet.
05:07And I assure you, Gunther hearing the moniker best in the world used by anyone else,
05:14irritates the champ to no end.
05:16Gunther tonight is about setting the record straight for the big Austrian.
05:20Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther.
05:26And our main event tonight for the World Heavyweight Championship is presented by
05:31the General Insurance.
05:33The General Insurance gives you a break when you need it most.
05:36Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther.
05:41A set up for the great Alicia Taylor.
05:43Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther.
05:46Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther.
05:49The following contest scheduled for one ball is for
05:55for the World Heavyweight Championship.
06:05Introducing first,
06:10the challenger from Chicago,
06:17Illinois, weighing in at 218 pounds.
06:25C.M. Park.
06:31And his opponent,
06:43from Vienna, Austria, weighing in at 250 pounds.
06:54He is the World Heavyweight Champion,
07:00the ring general, Gunther.
07:06In the 38 years at this event,
07:12SummerSlam, there have been 17 World Championship changes.
07:18For the first time tonight, Gunther and Punk go one-on-one for the richest prize on Monday
07:25Night Raw.
07:26Punk has been very clear.
07:27He came back to win titles and money and opportunity to win the title tonight
07:33against one of the most formidable opponents that he's ever faced.
07:37A man that CM Punk said you could drop into any era, into the 70s with Sam Martino,
07:43into the 80s with Hogan, into the 90s with Hart, into the 2000s with John Cena.
07:48Gunther would face each of them and go toe-to-toe.
07:51That's what CM Punk faces tonight with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
07:58The sun's gone to hell, the moon's riding high, and we are ready for a main event for the ages here.
08:08What does Punk need to do to wrestle the title away from this machine named Gunther?
08:14He's gotta be ice cold and clinical.
08:16There's no room for romanticism at this level.
08:19I think Punk, in his main event loss at WrestleMania 41, will have learned a lot about that.
08:26The bitter disappointment he tasted, you need to block it all out, focus on wrestling a match.
08:32And if you're Gunther, you just do what brought you the dance, right?
08:35Methodical offense, beat your opponent down, get in their head, play the mind games.
08:40That's what the champ likes to do.
08:42Well Gunther is simply matchup proof. Brawlers, technicians, high flyers, veterans,
08:48Hall of Famers, NFL punters, he'll face them all head on and ultimately do what he does,
08:55which is destroy them.
08:56You know, in like the last five years, Gunther has like four losses, and that's absolutely insane.
09:02Even more crazy at this level, where there is so much tape on Gunther that you could study,
09:08but the brilliance of Gunther, he never stops evolving.
09:11Expect a couple more wrinkles you've never seen before from the champ.
09:16And we talked to Punk earlier, and we talked about strategy, Wade,
09:20and he said he's gotta do a couple of things tonight.
09:22He's gotta stay away from the chops, he understands how dangerous is,
09:25and he's gotta stay away from Gunther's sleep.
09:29He said, if I could do those two things, I can win the world title.
09:32Well, that's a powerbomb, a lariat, a big boob, a splash.
09:37Gunther has so many ways he can not only hurt you, but beat you.
09:41He's won with all of those that I just listed.
09:44There's a hell of a lot you've gotta duck when you're in there with Gunther.
09:47And CM Punk looking to throw Gunther up his game early, nice counter by Punk that time,
09:52now goes to work on the left arm of Gunther.
09:56Snap there take now with authority by Gunther.
09:59Looked like he was gonna go for a chin lock there, and Punk turned it around into that arm hold.
10:05Would argue the catch is catch can skills of CM Punk are as sharp as ever.
10:10One of the greatest exponents of that in WWE, and Gunther's finding that out pretty quick here.
10:16There's a nice shot in the arm, and again, Punk looking to wear down Gunther,
10:20take the arm out of the way, take away the submission, take away the power.
10:23Great strategy early on for Punk.
10:25One, break, two, break.
10:30And Punk blocked the possible chop, because he got both hands up.
10:34And you can break a hand very easily, a metacarpal is a very fine bone in the hand.
10:40Boxers break them all the time, and a shot like that can really resonate if called the wrong way.
10:46It's a feeling out process from the early going to this match.
10:49First time these two have ever been in the ring one on one.
10:52And it's really a respect level.
10:54Both competitors fully aware of how dangerous their opponent is,
10:58how quickly they can potentially get the upper hand and end this match.
11:02The last thing you want in a major main event for the big prize like this is to go down early.
11:07And the last thing you want to do if you're CM Punk is get into a test of strength with Gunther.
11:11Yeah, Gunther is a powerhouse.
11:13Good.
11:14Even more so against someone like CM Punk.
11:16What a nice bridge there from Punk.
11:18Yeah, great core strength by Punk.
11:19Gunther didn't get all that, but he did get the one to the back of the neck.
11:22Gunther temporarily lost his balance slightly when going for that first stop,
11:25but made up for it on the second bite.
11:27And it's interesting, because it looks like Punk's got Gunther a bit out of sorts here in the early going.
11:32Well, well, the best thing you can do against someone at this very,
11:35very top level of the industry is to make them question.
11:40I wasn't quite expecting that from my opponent.
11:42He did something that wasn't on the tape that I've studied.
11:46Now I'm not sure what he's gonna throw at me.
11:48Now, are you interested in the way that Bass is attacking the arm here?
11:51I mean, attack whatever you can on Gunther.
11:54He does seem to have made a beeline for that arm.
11:56That seems to be the game plan, the shoulder, perhaps.
12:00Again, you take the arm out, mentioned it before,
12:02you take out so much of the offensive arsenal of Gunther.
12:06And there's the shot, Punk tried to avoid it for the beginning part of this matchup.
12:11And Gunther finally connected, and there's a reason that Punk tried to avoid it.
12:15That shot dropping Punk, just listen to this.
12:23And I'll tell you right now, you mentioned it, Punk was having a good effort on the arm of Gunther.
12:28He really had the upper hand there for two or three minutes.
12:31And Gunther was questioning himself.
12:33I think Punk got a little ahead of himself, and started to think he'd softened.
12:37Gunther up a little too much, dropped his guard, and boom, there it was.
12:40Yeah, Punk now again goes back to work on the left arm, using his feet as well.
12:45The MMA-type background of CM Punk on display here against the world champion.
12:51Controlling Gunther as much as he can.
12:58Drag the arm one way, the body is shortly gonna follow.
13:02And neutralizing in the process, the power game of Gunther.
13:05Yeah, snap Maranella, physical and mental abuse here from Punk to the champion.
13:10And Gunther trying to, ooh, fight his way out of it, double knees.
13:15This has already been a completely different battle to the one Gunther faced several weeks
13:20ago at Saturday Night's main event against the powerhouse Hall of Famer Goldberg.
13:25Gunther ultimately dominating that match.
13:27And that's the sleeper Gunther was going for that has taken out a number of men here in WWE.
13:32Punk made it to the ropes to force a break.
13:34It was a great block from CM Punk.
13:36Now CM Punk knows a thing or two about Jiu Jitsu.
13:40Well, once again, the block of the chop.
13:43And Punk now firing back with chops of his own.
13:49Gunther talking a little smack in the process.
13:51You ain't hurting me, Punk, but that was a lie.
13:53Gunther was rattled there.
13:55Yeah, Punk rattled him again with a kick to the face.
13:56Yep.
13:57Punk now top rope and right to the hamstring.
14:00Chopped to the hamstring.
14:01Who does that?
14:02And now a chop to the back.
14:04And Punk's in trouble now.
14:05Yeah, you can block your chest all you want.
14:07You can't block the back.
14:09You can't block the hamstring.
14:11My God, it's a full body chop.
14:13And again, CM Punk being punished and tortured here.
14:17This physical assault by Gunther.
14:19Chopped meat now is CM Punk.
14:25Tried to avoid that throughout the match and now he's hung up, he's in trouble.
14:29He's a sitting dunk for Gunther.
14:31How good is Gunther at that?
14:32He came in here with a game plan tonight and CM Punk neutralized it from the arm.
14:37But Gunther has multitudes of game plans.
14:40And when the first one doesn't work, you know what?
14:43I'll go to the second, the third, and you know what?
14:45I'll go to the eighth game plan.
14:47They're all there.
14:48I've just got to find my spot.
14:50Wait, it's that straight ahead offense.
14:51I mean, there's little wasted motion at all for Gunther.
14:54It's methodical.
14:55It's a beat down.
14:56He knows eventually he's gonna get his opponent close enough to be able to punish him.
15:01All Gunther ever needs is a crack, and when he finds that crack,
15:06he keeps attacking it until it is a gaping chasm.
15:10Yeah, CM Punk though, the experience, my goodness, again.
15:15A shotgun-like blast.
15:17The chop from Gunther to the chest of Punk.
15:21Now Gunther is looking to dissect Punk piece by piece, making a statement.
15:26Legends fall two.
15:27Watch the chest.
15:29My goodness, the sweat flying everywhere.
15:32A chop by Gunther, who now is wearing Punk down.
15:36And now you get into the mental aspect of this game.
15:39I mean, obviously physically with the attack here, but the mental aspect
15:42of wearing your opponent down, Punk knows the champ's in control.
15:45He's in full control, and the body of CM Punk is being broken down before our eyes.
15:52One of the most dominant forces the industry has ever seen.
15:58You know, we talked earlier today about what appeared to have been some vulnerability
16:02from CM Punk over the last number of weeks.
16:05Perhaps he knew what he was getting into, and what was coming his way as this machine,
16:10the world champion, was going to beat him mercilessly in the middle of the ring.
16:16Yeah, and I've been watching WWE Unreal on Netflix, and if you see the behind the scenes moment
16:23before that main event at WrestleMania 41, Punk for the first time I think in his career
16:28was showing some nerves before he went out.
16:31Nerves in this game could be an absolute killer.
16:33I promise you, he had nerves coming into this tonight too.
16:36We mentioned it earlier, the window closing and opportunities to win world championships.
16:41As your career marches on, of course you can't beat Father Time, he's undefeated.
16:46You're a young man, you think the opportunities will never stop.
16:49I'll keep winning, you know what?
16:50I lost this one, I'll get him back next year for the year after that, and now it's torture time.
16:56Yeah, Gunther knows so many holds, so many submissions.
17:00And he knows exactly how to twist and torque the body to maximize the damage.
17:09Yeah, torquing the neck, also a type of abdominal stretch in here.
17:13CM Punk with a switch down into abdominal stretch of his own.
17:16Gunther trying to fight out of it.
17:18A lot of sweat on those bodies, it's difficult to get a grip.
17:20It's incredibly humbling.
17:22And now into the sleep ball.
17:24Went to the GTS Punk now, and in combination, kicked out by Gunther.
17:28Both men struggling to- And Gunther just like that, again, no wasted motion.
17:32Didn't take his time, got right back to his feet, delivered the kick to the face.
17:36I'm attacking your ribs, I'm attacking your ribs, I'm attacking your ribs.
17:39Oh, your hands are down, I'm gonna attack your jaw now.
17:43Whatever you give me, I am taking.
17:45That is the philosophy of Gunther that is why he's so effective.
17:49Precision offense from Gunther.
17:52It's reflexive too for him.
17:54It's in a minute, in a moment, it's there.
17:57The window's there, I'm taking it every single time.
18:01Rapier like speed.
18:03And you feel suddenly like the air has come out of this building because Gunther
18:07realizes he is in control now.
18:10And I think the 53,000 plus here tonight understand the same thing.
18:14The air has also come out of CM Punk, and perhaps the belief too, but wait a second.
18:19Punk trying to fire back into this, another chop, Punk back to his feet.
18:23How much more of these can he absorb?
18:26Now perhaps getting that second wind is Punk.
18:30Here we go.
18:31And now both men exchanging blows, center of the ring.
18:34Punk trying to get the upper hand.
18:35Couple of forearms now from the number one contender.
18:38Gunther has never liked it thrown back at him.
18:42Leapfrog by Gunther.
18:44Big move.
18:45And Punk's ribbing into the ropes, that rang his bell.
18:48With all the momentum bouncing off the ropes for CM Punk, just adding to that level of impact.
18:53Look at this, look at this, amazing, amazing by Gunther.
18:57That first chop almost dropped Punk out of the ring.
19:00Gunther pulled him back in so he could give him more punishment and not allow Punk to go to
19:04the outside to regroup at all.
19:06What a move by Gunther.
19:08I don't think CM Punk was trying to get out the ring, his momentum was carrying him out.
19:12But Gunther kept him in.
19:13Hell no, there's more punishment coming your way, no respite whatsoever.
19:18And again, watch this, this chop almost drives Punk out of the ring.
19:21Gunther had the wherewithal to not allow Punk to fall to the floor so he could continue to
19:28deliver more punishment.
19:29Gunther is just so far ahead of the game when it comes to the cerebral part of what's going on in the match.
19:36And that is the difference between the kind of main event matches CM Punk was winning in 2011
19:41when he was at his career zenith versus now.
19:45The game has moved on, competitors have got better, and Gunther leads the pack.
19:51Come on, Punk.
19:53Come on.
19:55Come on, Punk.
19:57Come on, Punk.
19:58I was wondering when this was gonna come.
20:00The classic trash talking from the ring general.
20:04Again, just continue to watch Salton Woods, you beat you down physically.
20:08Now I'm gonna talk trash to you and beat you down mentally.
20:11Gunther has taken it as a major insult, but his dominance in this game is now up for debate
20:18because of the reemergence of CM Punk as a major player.
20:22Now Punk is a little, and Gunther just wants more.
20:27And now Punk says, okay, I'll go to the legs, I'll go to the body, I'll bring the kicks into play.
20:32And there's the weakness of Gunther, it's the arrogance of-
20:34No.
20:35God, that was a chop to the throat.
20:38My God.
20:40That'll destroy the trachea.
20:42Obviously make it hard to believe what we're being told is actually his chest.
20:47And that's good news for Punk.
20:49Certainly look like the throat from behind, but perhaps you're right.
20:53Either way, incredibly effective knocking the stuffing out of Punk.
20:57Let me call it back to you.
21:00Who's the kid?
21:02Come on, come on.
21:03You can't be a kid, huh?
21:04There you go.
21:05Look like it, huh?
21:06Who's the kid now, huh?
21:08Very defiant Punk.
21:10Come on, come on.
21:12Don't be a kid again, huh?
21:15You're never gonna be the best in the world.
21:18You're never gonna be a wrong champion.
21:20I'm trying to fight back to his feet.
21:33Something with that chin lock and Punk now back to the vertical base at least momentarily.
21:39And Punk now trying to lift Gunther up, put him in position for perhaps a desperation.
21:43GTS but not enough left.
21:46Goodness, wow.
21:47What a counter by Punk.
21:48And now Punk looking to step through.
21:50And Gunther fights him off.
21:52Punk perhaps trying for a sharpshooter there, denied.
21:55Oh, and a chop now drives Punk back to the corner.
21:58Well, the lesson is there is fight still left in CM Punk.
22:01Yeah, but how much?
22:03I mean, was that the last gasp?
22:05Was that the final rally?
22:06The dying embers perhaps, Punk running on fumes now.
22:11It's all about to be extinguished and what a slap in the face it would be.
22:15Yeah, Gunther now into a sharpshooter.
22:19Of course, made famous by the Hall of Famer.
22:21The former world champion of Bretman Hitman Hart.
22:24Gunther with it locked in.
22:26And CM Punk, the last thing he wants to do with the grand stage of SummerSlam is tap out,
22:30but he may have no choice.
22:32Punk trying to drag himself to a rope to force a break here.
22:42Wade, can he do it?
22:43Oh, so much pain on the lower back, but wriggling his way out is Punk.
22:48I don't know how much damage has been done.
22:50Shoulders are down, got to be careful.
22:51Reverse this.
22:52And now Punk.
22:54Oh!
22:57Punk powerful legs are Gunther, Gunther trying his best to fight this.
23:01Punk with a submission of his own.
23:02Punk has found a reversal here.
23:04And Punk knows that Gunther's tapped out before.
23:07He tapped at WrestleMania in Uso.
23:09Will he tap again tonight?
23:11This is brilliant strategy from Punk.
23:13Are you kidding?
23:15Gunther makes him to the rope to save his championship.
23:19Well, that has shocked Gunther, and you're right.
23:26Gunther's granite mindset has to be rocked somewhat by the fact that Jey Uso did tap him
23:35out at WrestleMania, and the chant that has been ringing in the ears of the champ ever since
23:41Gunther has been tapped out.
23:45There are ghosts in the mind of the ring general.
23:50This is SummerSlam Saturday.
23:51You see the steel cage above the ring.
23:53That'll be SummerSlam Sunday.
23:55It's a co-end for the United States Championship.
23:57But meanwhile, it is our main event here tonight for the world title.
24:01It's Gunther and Punk, and the champions regain control.
24:06Gunther has to be uncompromising here.
24:11You've seen flurry after flurry from CM Punk, and Gunther just keeps shutting it down.
24:17But the danger remains.
24:18Is this the way you expected this match to play out?
24:24It's two of the absolute best on the planet.
24:26It's been a chess game, but Gunther has found the upper hand.
24:31And Punk has no quit in him.
24:34And now he's just pegging the WWE fans to cheer for their hero, CM Punk,
24:40because Gunther continues to beat him down.
24:44Gunther appears to want to make an example of CM Punk here, just stalking him.
24:48Well, we mentioned it earlier.
24:50Gunther called it an obsession, a need to face the upper echelon of the sport.
24:57Proved to the world that he can beat the best in the world, the so-called best in the world, CM Punk.
25:06Oh goodness, another chop.
25:07And you got to wonder how much Punk has left.
25:09I mean, he just, chest, head falls into the chest of Gunther, another chop delivered.
25:15And Punk trying to fight back, not much in that right hand.
25:18That was a weak shot from Punk, but perhaps something is starting to wake up in Punk here.
25:24Punk realizing this could be his last chance, looking to rally here.
25:31And Punk now in the clothesline, Gunther's still on his feet, but the champ's wobbly.
25:34CM Punk is the picture of agony, the picture of exhaustion, but the picture of perseverance.
25:42Another attempted clothesline by Punk.
25:43Gunther now, maybe struggling, and Punk runs into Gunther again.
25:50Punk caught him, and he'll kick to the jaw.
25:52And now CM Punk looking to rally.
25:54No, and there's that swinging neck breaker by Punk, and Punk starting to feel it a little bit.
25:59Just too much gloating, too much arrogance from Gunther, and Punk's back in this.
26:06And now the five-time world champion went for the knee and back.
26:09He got caught, Gunther dropping Punk, stacks him up into the cover, Punk kicks at two.
26:16Every time Gunther does that, opponent after opponent, they build momentum.
26:22You start to believe, and he shuts them down.
26:25Gunther's starting to question himself a bit.
26:31I think he was, but then he caught CM Punk in a signature,
26:36and turned it into one of his own signatures, the powerbomb.
26:41Once again, knocking the wind out of CM Punk, and where do you go from here, Gunther?
26:46Now CM Punk is trying somehow just to desperately hang on here.
26:52Now Punk now trying to drag Gunther down now.
26:59Punk trying to, another submissional grab supply.
27:02Gunther could be in trouble.
27:03Center of the ring, trying to grab the arm here.
27:05Trying to triangle choke, maybe, but I think Gunther, oh, looks like he's got it locked in now.
27:10Yeah, Punk's got that triangle in.
27:12Gunther's in trouble.
27:13Official Rod Zapata's right there.
27:15Will Gunther tap?
27:17Once again, going to that jiu-jitsu game.
27:19Yeah, but Gunther able to slip out of it, now trying to turn Punk over into the Boston Crab, perhaps.
27:26Punk had it blocked momentarily, still got a grip on that leg of Gunther, kicks his way out of there.
27:31Yeah, Punk now struggling just to make it back to his feet.
27:36Another chop by Gunther.
27:37One to the back of the neck, Punk feeling that.
27:40And now Gunther from behind, looking for the sleeper.
27:43Punk was ready, side rushing, leg sweep by Punk.
27:54The exhaustion is beginning to set in for both of these men.
27:59The great world champion Gunther, the five-time world champion CM Punk.
28:05And there's the running knee, Punk caught him that time.
28:07Second attempt is a good one for CM Punk.
28:10Running Bulldog by Punk, Punk into the cover.
28:12Looking for the World Heavyweight Championship and a kick at it too.
28:16And you're right, I felt CM Punk has looked exhausted.
28:18He's taken so much abuse over the past ten minutes.
28:21Slowly but surely CM Punk has managed to drag Gunther into a similar level of exhaustion.
28:29Yeah, Punk digging down deep, showing a tremendous amount of guts and heart here tonight.
28:35It's almost been a level of robo-dope.
28:38Gunther has thrown so much offense the way of CM Punk.
28:41CM Punk has eaten all of it.
28:43And now it's Gunther who has blown himself out and is down in the middle of the ring.
28:48That's a great analogy.
28:50CM Punk just surviving as Gunther makes it back to his feet.
28:53That chop, I think Punk was gonna go from the patented elbow and
28:56from the top rope, but Gunther met him there.
28:59Well, both men moving so sluggishly at this point.
29:02You can't fault CM Punk for taking his time.
29:04Look at this, my goodness.
29:07Gunther slamming Punk halfway across the ring.
29:09Huge peel off the top and once again CM Punk is down and this could be the kiss of that.
29:15And Gunther with a frog splash to Punk to retain the title.
29:20Punk just manages to get the shoulder up.
29:23Well, I gave you Gunther's greatest hits a little earlier.
29:28All the things that Punk needed to avoid.
29:31This was one of them.
29:32I think Gunther's pretty much hit all of them at this point.
29:36And still, CM Punk is ticking.
29:39That was like a flying pterodactyl from the top rope here at MetLife Stadium.
29:44Over 53,000 in attendance tonight for SummerSlam Saturday in our main event.
29:49That's what you're here for, kid, come on, come on.
29:55Gunther's still talking trash.
30:02And I'm flabbergasted with the fact that Punk is still in this.
30:11Yeah, it's astounding, I'll say this.
30:13The one thing that management in WWE always hated about CM Punk was his stubbornness.
30:22But that stubbornness right now is keeping CM Punk alive in this match.
30:28And it's a stubbornness that could potentially see him through to that long stated goal of winning the world title.
30:35Yeah, but not if Gunther has anything to do with it, a smile crossed his face as he realizes he's got Punk in his target.
30:43And a close line drops Punk again.
30:51And do you think that reality is starting to sit in for the challenger Punk?
30:55Well, right now it appears after Lariat and Lariat, Gunther is simply G-ing himself up more.
31:05Slowly but surely moving in for the kill, wait out.
31:08No, Punk now, Punk with Gunther up on his shoulders, Punk went for the GTS, brought by Gunther.
31:14Gunther now with Punk, powerbomb.
31:17The second one of the match added to a volley of offense that has headed the second City Saints way.
31:25Hey, that may have been a chance opportunity to hit that, go to sleep.
31:31You get one against Gunther, you're pretty damn lucky.
31:37If you can't pull the trigger, you may be doomed to fail.
31:42There's that dinosaur drop kick, sending Punk to the corner.
31:49And it's the beginning to the end, folks.
31:51Gunther now, with Punk up top, another power slam, stacks him up to retain, and Punk kicks it too.
31:58Not quite sure how Punk still has anything left in him, and Gunther now,
32:03throughout the season, now starting to be planted.
32:06Well, it has been shot after shot after shot, and they have all connected,
32:11flush against a CM Punk who's unable to protect himself, but he is able to kick out.
32:18And again, starting to plant that seed, Gunther maybe questioning himself now.
32:24What do I need to do to put away the veteran?
32:26Can I win this match?
32:27Can I retain my championship?
32:30I knew CM Punk was good.
32:32I did not know he was unbreakable.
32:35That is what's hanging in the mind of Gunther right now.
32:39The Defiant Punk will not die.
33:00And a chop by Gunther again.
33:02And another one is, Punk is just, wait, I don't even know if he knows where he is.
33:09I mean, this is the point where.
33:10I mean, if you see a shot coming your way, even if you can't get your hand up to blocky,
33:15you can kind of ride the shot to take some of the sting out of it.
33:20Punk is not even capable of doing that at this point.
33:23He's a rag doll.
33:24He's a carcass.
33:25Oh, he's got a five count now as Gunther.
33:28And this is turning into an unmitigated disaster for Punk.
33:34Literally collapsing to the apron.
33:37And Gunther just knocks him out of the ring.
33:39And now Gunther looking to do damage outside the ring.
33:42This is the merciless side of the ring, General.
33:46Yeah, he is remorseless as they come.
33:49Barbarism begins here for Gunther.
33:55Savagery, heinous and a pill.
33:58Oh, good, good, good.
34:00Sierra Punk's neck snapping across that middle rope, whiplash-like maneuver.
34:05I used to use this term to describe Randy Orton, but I'm gonna use it for Gunther tonight.
34:12No absence of malice for this man.
34:15See this?
34:17What you talked about earlier.
34:18It belongs to the best in the world.
34:20The ring will arrive.
34:24Well, he may be right, I mean, who's gonna argue with him?
34:28Certainly not me, and at this point certainly not CM Punk.
34:34He has no clue where he's at.
34:37It's almost like Gunther's taking a victory lap already.
34:43But it is turning into a procession.
34:46Wait a minute, CM Punk back at his feet.
34:48And Gunther may have made a critical error there.
34:50The premature celebration, Gunther bounced face first, head first, off the monitors,
34:57off the announce table, collapsed to the floor, and Punk has himself an opportunity here.
35:02Well, was this one final shot of disdain from CM Punk, or is it the window getting kicked open?
35:11Because whatever's happened, Gunther is down, CM Punk has some significant time to get his wits about him,
35:18regather his bearings, get some oxygen in those veins, and figure out how the hell you're gonna try and win this match.
35:27And he's utilizing all of this time to try to get back in it, to try to regain his stamina, to try to fight back,
35:33to see if there was what would be an umpteenth win here tonight for the second city.
35:39My goodness.
35:40My goodness.
35:41Wow.
35:41The world champion has been busted open.
35:45Gunther is busted open.
35:47My God, I don't know if I've ever seen Gunther covered in his own blood like that.
35:52Well, you're seeing it tonight.
35:54Gunther has been busted open, face first, off the announce table.
35:58The world champ back in the ring trying to regroup.
36:01And we're gonna learn a lot about Gunther here tonight.
36:03We're gonna learn a lot, Wade.
36:06Is that the nose of Gunther that got broke?
36:08He could have a broken nose, he hit the announce table hard.
36:11Well, he's blinded by his own blood, too.
36:13And CM Punk, excuse the pun, smells blood.
36:16Punk now has the champ down the ropes.
36:19Gunther trying to beg off.
36:20I don't remember to your point, the last time Gunther's tasted his own blood in a match, Wade.
36:25Well, I'll tell you right now, you get covered in blood in a match,
36:27you start feeling like you are losing this fight in a big way.
36:31And you get everything that's happened previously, the game has changed.
36:35Punk is teeing off on Gunther, here's the running knee.
36:39Punk now with a clothesline, and suddenly that veil of invincibility may be
36:45fading away from the world champion.
36:47A shot in the office, CM Punk is all in the elbow.
36:51Yeah, Punk delivers it to Gunther, and Punk could be closing in on his championship.
36:59Gunther realizing he is mortal, and CM Punk knows it too.
37:05Punk with Gunther blinded, now Gunther, though, turns around on the sweeper.
37:08Turns it into a sleeper, Gunther with a sleeper, Punk could be fading.
37:13Don't overcome it, even when Gunther is covered in blood.
37:16Gunther now with a sleeper in, Punk trying to fight out of this.
37:20Gunther cannot see a thing right now, he has to end this here, and Punk is fighting out.
37:26Punk trying to make it back to his feet, and he does.
37:28CM Punk still with some life left.
37:30Punk now with Gunther up on his shoulders.
37:34Punk with a GTS.
37:35Bullseye.
37:37I'm going to sleep to the champion.
37:39The champion's standing, but he's still on his feet.
37:45Punk's gonna go for it again.
37:48Punk with a second GTS.
37:51Punk into the cover.
37:52One, two, three.
37:53Punk is a world champion.
37:55CM Punk is a world champion.
37:58Here is your winner, a new World Heavyweight Champion, CM Punk.
38:14Ladies and gentlemen, look up the word guts.
38:19Look up the word fortitude.
38:22Look up the word survivor in your dictionary right now.
38:26And I guarantee you, you see the name CM Punk next to those words.
38:31My God, Gunther taking his eye off the ball completely.
38:35And that was the moment where Gunther grabbed his feet from the jaws of victory.
38:40One GTS, two GTS, and a count of three, we have a new World Heavyweight Champion.
38:58Ladies and gentlemen, after a decade of bitterness, to finally returning home,
39:04the world following disappointment after disappointment, an emotional,
39:11CM Punk, filled with tears, has finally silenced his critics.
39:34CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the best in the world.
39:40CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the best in the world.
39:56CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the best in the world.
40:09CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is the best in the world.
40:19CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he can't be the best in the world.
40:33Well, ladies and gentlemen, let's not forget that Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.
40:58A little reminder, Wade, Seth has until next June to cash in the contract.
41:07Enjoy your reign, CM Punk, because eventually, when the healing is over,
41:14I will be haunting you.
41:17Still playing Mind Game.
41:26The Architect.
41:56My God.
42:05No.
42:07Not tonight.
42:09Not tonight of all nights.
42:12I call it a miracle, but I don't think it's that.
42:16And CM Punk and Seth Rollins now going after one another.
42:19Punk looking for a GTS.
42:21Rollins beating him down.
42:23Apparently nothing wrong with the knee, at least it doesn't appear that way.
42:27And now Punk with a briefcase to the face.
42:30And another one, and another one.
42:34And Punk getting the hell beat out of him by Seth Rollins.
42:39Seth Rollins looks as good as you.
42:41My God.
42:42Seth Rollins is cashing in the money in the bank.
42:47Ladies and gentlemen, Seth Rollins is cashing in his money in the bank briefcase.
42:53You gotta be kidding me.
42:54Punk is defenseless.
42:57Punk is helpless.
42:58A stomp to Punk.
43:00A cover by Rollins.
43:02One, two, three.
43:04My God, Rollins is the World Heavyweight Champion.
43:09Here is your winner,
43:13a new World Heavyweight Champion,
43:20Seth freaking Rollins.
43:27Seth Rollins outmaneuvered CM Punk again.
43:33Why do you pay the Oracle Paul Heyman?
43:40It's because that man is a wizard at the machinations of this game,
43:48and he's pulled it off again.
43:51Punk's kryptonite.
43:53Seth Rollins promised Punk would never be on top as long as Seth Rollins is here.
44:00And he again made good on that promise.
44:04Seth Rollins.
44:07Yes, Seth Rollins is the World Heavyweight Champion and absolute power has come to Rollins and company.
44:17This game changes in the blink of an eye.
44:23After an epic performance from CM Punk.
44:26Twelve years in the making.
44:28He got to the top of Mount Everest and didn't even have enough time to snap a selfie.
44:36CM Punk was World Champion for just over five minutes until that man Seth Rollins pulled off the ruse of the century.
45:03Winning the World Heavyweight Championship in dramatic fashion.
45:10Once again, ruining CM Punk's moment for Rollins and Heyman and Breaker and Reed.
45:21It's about power, absolute power.
45:26Rod, tell him.
45:39Tell him, Rod.
45:40That's what he did.
45:43That's what he did.
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