What Made Money in the Bank 2011 So Iconic?

a PPV that captivated the wrestling world, built around one of the most iconic feuds of the 21st century. John Cena vs CM Punk. With CM Punk's contract expiring the next day, he was in the main event fighting for the WWE Championship. Fans had no idea what was happening, was Punk leaving or staying? did he resign or not? One of the hottest builds of all time that lead into a 5 star classic
Lets take a look at what made MITB 2011 so iconic?
Here is the build up to MITB
June 20th
CM Punk's Promo night after Capitol Punishment: • Raw: CM Punk demands a...
CM Punk wins the number one contenders match: • Raw: Rey Mysterio vs. ...
June 27
CM Punk and HBK open the show: • Raw: Shawn Michaels' r...
CM Punk Pipebomb: • Video
July 4th
John Cena and Vince Promo: • Video
July 11th
CM Punk opening promo: • Raw: CM Punk discusses... and • Raw: John Cena confron...
CM Punk Contract Negation: • CM Punk negotiates his...
July 17th
CM Punks entrance: • CM Punk's Hometown Ent...
Check out the match on the WWE Network

[@MoviesWithJosh]

I can see so much time on making this. It feels fresh to get a channel that puts in a effort in there videos. Such a banger again. Please do another video game. Like crush hour maybe.

[@EJYoo]

MoviesWithJosh OOF

[@carlurbananimals]

So true man, you can tell this guy really enjoyed every moment of making this video

[@xdtyfails6497]

Don't let this video deter you from the fact that Rey Mysterio lost his title within an hour

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

Which to this day is still bullshit!

[@CvlebTvkyo]

Im still pressed about that!

[@Daniel-js2dk]

xd_Tyfails Who cares, he was a small snippet to a huge storyline that he didn't add anything to.

[@elijahechicagobearsboyd5734]

@@Daniel-js2dk 1.We care 2.That doesn't justify them rushing punk's return 3.THEN WHY GIVE REY THE TITLE IN THE FIRST PLACE?!

[@brentjoseph1278]

dead inside. Go back to playing your shitty video games kiddo.

[@davidboruch2573]

this PPV was the the most obvious example of a good PPV in the PG era

[@nelsonnelson4527]

Imagine if wwe didn't become pg

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

@@nelsonnelson4527 beign PG isn't the real problem

[@itsthekid9815]

Its also the proof that a meh ppv can be changed by one match. No offense to the wrestlers on this ppv but it wasnt actually that good. Yet the one match elevates it. The inverse can happen which will hurt the matches that came before it. A lot like the most recent ppv EC. I thought the last match was how it should of gone yet as a mania event its awkward. It takes away from the ppv.

[@connorkimbral3034]

@@andrewsd.r.7180 Vince is the real problem.

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

@@connorkimbral3034 Exactly

[@shinsukecorbin425]

“I am the voice of the voiceless” CM Punk

[@fromthatday6334]

The pipe bomb brought back that kid into me like "Omg is it real?" That's why I'll always cherish that moment

[@xantastic6301]

Same here... for about 3 weeks

[@Wrestling316]

FR bro I remember watching this on live TV I was beyond speechless the whole time I’m just sitting there like holy shit😶

[@andreas798]

YEAH!

[@Wrestling316]

@Ꭺ᥉tɾꪮ Ɲᥲᥙt Wow really?

[@the_tonatiuh536]

For those who don't know, Punk wearing the Steve Austin shirt was a homeage to Paul Heyman who did a similar pipebomb back in 2001 wearing a Steve Austin ball cap during the invasion angle.

[@Tri9pyy]

2011 Me: CENA IS RIGHT. 2019 Me: CM Punk was right

[@juanrios2007]

I always like cm punk

[@marquezsmith6746]

Lol You Gay CM Punk was always right

[@armink9686]

Cena was right, Punk left the fans

[@xopainlife]

Armin K nah

[@brendenwingate2043]

Armin K nah punk wanted to make a point. And also he is far more talented than Cena

[@Bearcat-k2i]

I miss 2011. Mark Henry's Hall Of Pain was great too

[@bigmanjc6357]

If the PG era was how it was like in '08-'11 right now, I'd accept it.

[@terrancehall9762]

and bully ray on tna

[@sohamsamant6603]

@@bigmanjc6357 08-12*

[@Imrightyourwrong]

@@sohamsamant6603 WWE in 2012 was dog shit

[@crowns9966]

@@bigmanjc6357 It had a lot of trash but there were indeed diamonds in the rough

[@g-016]

It's funny, I was actually at the mitb event and before the match started, when me and my sister asked a security guard where the exits were, they said a section would be blocked off and we had no idea that this was the reason

[@Ok-ik4ww]

I met punk in the kfc parking lot that night after the event and got a selfie with him and the title and some autographs he’s a cool guy irl

[@cohencyr3254]

Cena VS Punk is my most watched match on the WWE Network it is incredible

[@icetray2727]

Well Betch you need to get drug tested😂

[@DegenerateSharingan]

overrated doesn't mean bad ....

[@DegenerateSharingan]

@@wiping sorry, the words overrated and underrated are neutral terms are just saying.

[@BGLEE001]

Well Betch but the story was excellent which is most important

[@crowns9966]

@@wiping Skill wise a bit overrated, but it lived up to the hype and the storytelling was there, which is the most important thing in wrestling, the building of a storyline to the match

[@sepehrasadi5997]

Ah yes, enslaved greatness in video form

[@WrestlinGifs]

V4Volantis you are far too find 😂

[@ArchieBallsworth]

I live on the south side of chicago and me and a bunch of my cousins went there and it was amazing. When cm punk ran into the crowd after the match he was so close to us.

[@dutdut11]

wish i was there

[@guillermoespinoza9811]

Lucky man

[@UncannyEXP]

This woke me up from my brainwashing of PG WWE at the time. The “pipe bomb” was the most realest shit I ever heard at the age of 11

[@nobody-xw3hi]

Who jaming to cm punk old entrance

[@xantastic6301]

Loved that theme & entrance. Crazy it's been 8 years.

[@diskeyes]

You mean Cult of Personality?

[@syxodude91]

@@diskeyes No he meant "This Fire Burns". He switched to Cult of Personality after winning the championship.

[@onthaticeburgess109]

Daniel Barwatt L

[@vishalofyadav6296]

But I love cult of personality more

[@CushPesaro]

This video would be better titled what made CM Punk vs John Cena so iconic. The MITB PPV is great due to not only CM Punk and John Cena but due to the 2 great ladder matches and the good Randy/Christian match and decent Mark Henry/Big Show match that both had good stories and moments.

[@onthaticeburgess109]

Ryan Waterston no

[@strictlyhumble3969]

@@onthaticeburgess109 lol yes

[@absorption4172]

Boo

[@gamesdean999]

cm punk's career is basically my dream mycareer

[@04gerd]

Lmao true

[@TheMambaAtlas]

Love your videos man. Makes me reminisce to simple times, keep it up

[@stevenashbeatz5939]

Agreed

[@GmackDaTrOpHY]

Brings a tear to my eye knowing how life was so good back than

[@thetruej7872]

CM Punk was the anti Stone Cold of the PG Era

[@salt4795]

Jalen Payton you mean just Stone Cold of the attitude era because anti means opposite

[@thetruej7872]

@@salt4795 Well I say anti there's some differences. Stone Cold's drinks beer; Punk is straight edge. Punk has a lot of tattoos; Stone Cold barely does. But both were rebels, went against the corporate men, and had the balls to say things that nobody else had the balls to say.

[@daze77gaming]

Loved that 2011 CM Punk.Absolutely legendary. 2019 Punk,can't stand him.Shame cause he *was* one of my favorites of all time.

[@crowns9966]

@@thetruej7872 And I actually like both of them, great theme songs, over as hell, sadly it was boring with CM Punk cause u had to wait hours to see his segment between a lot of other boring segments of RAW, still the best guy in that year

[@uainjansun]

@@thetruej7872 well Austin has 2 in his foot

[@eljohncabildo4086]

I always thought it would be more better if WWE really pull the trigger that time and let Punk wrestle with other promotions with a WWE title and actually defending it. I think it would be the best thing to happen in pro wrestling history.

[@joshuaepps8290]

Awesome Truth was lit asf. And Air Boom was underrappreciated asf to me.

[@grungyasscinema]

The great thing about remaining loyal to the wrestling business even when it's going stale is because of sudden, authentic storylines that make their way to the mainstream like this one. This ignited the world's fascination for wrestling since the attitude era, it was a real treat to watch the buildup to this match.

[@Redoreed]

Love how good you are at explaining what made these so great. You can tell how much you love wrestling.

[@guess6635]

Awe the Summer of 2011, turning 15 in August, playing SVR 09 after a long period, watching Secret life of the American teenager, as well as Iron man Armored Adventures and Voltron force, American Dad and Aqua team hunger force. And watching this whole angle play out, truely one on the best Time periods to be a wrestling Fan

[@Soccerboy6171]

I have still have svr 2009 for the ps3.

[@dropzone3078]

SVR 2010 on the PS2

[@Tikitackfouls]

Absolutely not

[@chancho408]

When you said the crowd was louder than ECW one night stand I was like damn that’s loud af

[@WrestlinGifs]

Doggo Gamz go watch the main event entrances broooo

[@chancho408]

WrestlinGifs I will also great job on these vids

[@DreDaTruthhh]

😂 😂 😂 that anonymous general manager was terrible

[@KMakoENVtuber]

D Harris wasn’t it hornswoggle?

[@Abdurrahman-gw6wi]

@@KMakoENVtuber yes 👍🏻

[@TheWWEfanatic93]

It was the biggest PPV of the year no doubt! Me and my mate watched it live and i remember just how big this ppv felt. It was the first time in years that WWE had great storylines and the summer of punk was underway.

[@LEANNNTRAPPP]

when you talk about the song Friday in a WWE video

[@WrestlinGifs]

ahahaha in a pretty serious video, thought I would make a little joke. Thanks for watching bro❤️

[@GR8NE55]

I remember watching Raw each week and MITB that year and just remember Punk just stagnating when he jumped to Raw after his incredible rivalry with Rey Mysterio. The pipebomb came out of nowhere and it set the wrestling world on fire! There are few moments in wrestling that are truly special and the feeling around them can't be duplicated. This whole storyline has got to be the best thing WWE has ever done or will ever do. AEW is great but it can't top this time in wrestling.

[@tylerblair318]

2 things about this pay per view are pretty much god tier. 1. John Cena actually took this shit serious instead of just losing and then laughing about it. 2. The pay per view peaks up to the main event. The ladder matches and everything are awesome and then it just hits that high note with Punk’s entrance and when he won the title. God. It’s phenomenal. A lot of wrestling fucking sucks. But when it’s good? God damn.

[@carlurbananimals]

Evan Bourne tag teaming with Cena in a few raw main events was my favourite part of 2011 it showed that bourne was just as awesome as cena, they should have teamed more

[@lucidxchrist2133]

Punk was so good man. Him on the mic was the best. He knew how to cut a promo so good, and his in ring talent was phenomenal. This was literally my favorite moment of wwe since I’d been watching. And I’m a young man who’s 21. I’ve watched a lot of vintage shit. But I’m not going to say one of my favorite moments is something where I wasn’t even a thing yet. I can like the match or promo. But I feel it to be wrong to have a favorite moment I wasn’t even alive for

[@charlesredd9619]

It's the only reason cena let him go over and leave on his tearm

[@michaelrobertson8738]

The pipe bomb is the best thing that happened in wrestling in this decade... Maybe the millennia...

[@the_godfather314]

This page is so sick bro. Seems like we grew up watching WWE around the same time and you touch on all the things i truly remember watching as a kid. Love the videos man keep it up

[@LEANNNTRAPPP]

Dude i love the new longer video keep going man.

[@chris34ce]

Lmao you know what really funny is CM Punk was right about John Ceno and he eventually went The Rock route to Hollywood. CM Punk was a real one fr and the reasons why he left was crazy it was so funny how things became real.

[@orlandoperez1616]

Yeah after being full time for like 14 years lmao. CM Punk quit after about 8 lol

[@user-hd4pj8yf9s]

hall of pain angle was one of the hottest that year

[@justsomebloke460]

Thank U for this Brought back so many memories I couldn't help but smile throughout the whole video as images of me as a little kid sitting on the floor Infront of the TV watching this story line

[@OneSideofFries]

I really enjoyed watching this. You literally explained everything that got me back into wrestling. Thank you.

[@lucijajedna9554]

I watched half of your video and was so fucking hyped that I had to watch the match first to continue, damn that was the right decision, what an insane crowd!

[@WrestlinGifs]

Lucija Jedna I got the notification and only saw the first few words and lowkey thought you were about to roast the hell outta my video haha, thanks for watching bro

[@worriorjack]

Never thought I’d see Uncle Joey Diaz referenced in a wrestling video

[@Eshan-]

Loved this storyline so much and another great video

[@TheMikey2207]

For me it’s the fact of it was my first ever ppv I watched wrestling for the first time and loved cm punks push For me Money In The Bank 2011 gives me so much nostalgia not just as a cm punk fan but as a wrestling fan that fell in love with wrestling watching that ppv

[@ichigohimura]

thanks for the storytelling it made me tears how awesome CM PUNK was in this storyline

[@Ryu2o4]

I remember when they cut Punk’s Mic off I said. “Oh man they gonna fire him for this.” It felt so real. It was gold. His entrance gave me goosebumps. I think that was the last time we will see a crowd like that. They were hot all the way til the end.

[@thetrollingcenter4608]

Imagine a Chicago Screwjob WWE would’ve died😂

[@jp3813]

If it happened first during the 90s, people would've been just as confused as Montreal.

[@vega2149]

@@SWMVlogs298 they would not if rioted ecw 2006 crowd would’ve rioted

[@Hahahaha-uj9pu]

This was the biggest thing in school at 6 th grade Team Cena Vs team punk All the boys in our class-11

[@ronaldpicklebottom9563]

Nice vid man this really cheered me up 🤜👊🤛

[@mmareels714]

Never realized that Vince tried to do the screw job 😂 that makes this whole story soooo much more meaningful

[@siddhanth3044]

Amazing video. Memories come flushing back. The PPV that made me a Wrestling Fan. CM Punk's legend will forever be intact thanks to that one night.

[@Trigger_Man]

1:15 holy shit I knew it was real!! I thought it was all in my head since I couldn't find any footage on youtube

[@02sideshow]

I remember being 8-9 around this time god can’t believe I got to witness this match

[@tez9149]

the CM Punk entrance at Money In The Bank 2011 still gives me chills.

[@patrickstar3278]

This channel is amazing hope you get 1 million subs

[@wherethesunat]

You deserve more subs man!!! Dope vids bro, you earned a new sub 🤙🏼

[@virgojake4531]

I remember how much I loved this. This was my Time. This was My Era. I loved this.... thank you for making this bro

[@williammcintosh5204]

I think that this was probably the best PPV of the 2010’s which is kinda mad

[@coopxo5640]

Us long time fans of punk were happy that punk was getting the recognition he deserved fr. He told the truth and we loveddd it. I wish he’d comeback, man

[@modernnorseman3615]

The man never got his Wrestlemania main event. He is a thousand times better than anyone currently on the roster. Wwe isn't even entertaining anymore

[@plns_24]

I really enjoyed this video. Watched it from start to the end. Recollecting all those moments was fun.

[@spaea2062]

In 2011, the All Blacks won the rugby world cup in New Zealand.

[@leandrou100]

one of the best wrestling channels

[@92-till-Infinity]

I'm telling u cm punk is the g.o.a.t no one can denie it if he was to return people would be talking about it for the next 10 years

[@angryoldhead7034]

Aidan Hill nah, we’d just laugh at the fact that he left and came back as a old washed up loser. CM Punk chants are just trolls now a days.

[@onthaticeburgess109]

Angry Oldhead stfu

[@breadman2438]

Angry Oldhead he’s around 40, which people can pull off in the WWE. Not quite his prime, but still quality

[@02sideshow]

@@angryoldhead7034 you sound like someone that couldn’t handle the truth lol and there is no “we” Lmaoo you’d prolly laugh and we’d be chanting CM PUNK CM PUNK!!!! but on a realer note punk was hella mistreated lmao there were alotta guys mistreated in the business

[@HeadShotBoy_123]

@@angryoldhead7034 are you okay does cena weed still not enough to you??

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

10-15k subs by the end of this year. I'm calling it.

[@WrestlinGifs]

Jev whatever happens happens bro, gods plan🙏🏼. Thank you for watching though

[@Alex-kj2up]

Might want to check again lol

[@ClassicLow101]

Still the best WWE Pay Per View of the decade

[@brother6287]

10+ years still feel chills with this..

[@nyosrevenge7332]

I Remember the summer of 2011 like it was yesterday especially looking at the MITB Live an the Pop for CM Punk!

[@kennyculler2828]

Thats how you make magic. You don't need Meltzer drivers or exploding rings. Just believable angles and matches that make sense.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

This was the last wtf I happening storyline in wrestling

[@killzonemaster2472]

Love you man been waiting for this video

[@Vibe1610]

My favorite PPV of all time with my favorite wrestler winning in the main event 🤗

[@Reyban26]

Man, I been waiting for this!

[@juliusjamon]

The night before he made the most iconic pipe bomb promo they said to him that they give him a microphone and said whatever he wants and he was so happy .

[@smarksvilleproductionstm3192]

Sup guys I want to wish you guys A blessed life

[@WrestlinGifs]

you too brother ❤️

[@smarksvilleproductionstm3192]

WrestlinGifs thanks 🙏

[@smarksvilleproductionstm3192]

NeverMindGaming Just trying to spread the positivity brother! 🙏

[@LLx.pepe.xLL.]

U too bro

[@rohitcr2k]

You too.

[@AssembleShow]

hey this is great quality content keep it up! what did you think of Punk at starcast and his comments?

[@brandon_blaze]

2011 imo is underrated.

[@guapomoncler7715]

My man put Gucci Mane’s Dance With The Devil instrumental GOAT 😂

[@onlysatyrn]

My mans out here grinding out bomb ass content 🔥🔥🔥

[@reyjohnson6854]

The build up to this PPV was so amazing.

[@windbreaker13]

It was dope to see this live. The pop for CM Punk was crazy at Money in the bank. That was as definitely one of the greatest things I’ve seen live.

[@Momseducer_69]

CM Punk vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin. This would be my dream match. The two biggest anti heroes the WWE has ever seen. The two biggest enemies Vince McMahon ever had. It would be so goddamn awesome

[@andreas798]

It is the greatest ppv of this decade. Whenever Punk spoke, we believed it cuz it was the truth.

[@V1DUBB]

bro the nickel back theme was one of my favs

[@tobiasreich3970]

great video about one of the best moments in wrestling

[@novagenesis0116]

aw yeah the legend uploaded ESKEEETIITTTTTTTT! also ma boi you should do "what made the ruthless aggression era so good". that would be a fire ass video

[@jorgedejesustejedavaldez5283]

I need that you talk About the Sumerslam 2016... AJ Styles vs John cena, for me one of the best match in the last years of wwe (in the main roster)

[@TakuVR]

I like your passion on the subject matter. Thanks for making this video. I'm not a huge fan but I did have interest in this event and you presented it very well.

[@parallax8207]

The background music was perfect

[@001lrolon]

I start it watching this but I got so hype about re-watching the fight again so I pause to watch the fight and then to resume this video lol

[@ParamoreFAV3]

I believe it was the way they built it up and in some ways, obviously not exactly, it echoed the match in Montreal between HBK & Bret. The way they told this story was incredible

[@andale_andale]

CM Punk The best thing to ever happen to the PG era

[@sibusisonhlapo4428]

Facts

[@rugalthreesixteen6812]

It just saddens me that they tried to downplay CM Punk for the remainder of 2011 with the massive walkouts on HHH to even taking Punk out of the narrative at all when it was Kevin Nash vs HHH being used to close the storyline. CM Punk did win at SS 2011 butby the time he wasn't attached to this storyline which was born from him in the first place.

[@igtheking]

Can you do this style of video for an nxt takeover

[@angelzarate99]

ig the king takeover Brooklyn or takeover Dallas are the best ones

[@ThatWrestlingHound]

I Ioved MITB 2011. It was the first year i started watching WWE. & it was my first PPV and at that time i was a little kid and i was a huge cena mark lol

[@josiewithyomama]

i remember watching this live because i attended the las vegas show and when they cut punk’s mic, my brother and i were just in shock like damnnnn he really put the whole world on blast

[@wwefan2496]

I'm so glad I was able to attend Money In The Bank 2011 it was without a doubt the best Wrestling show I been to

[@ChillJoe]

i actually liked the raw nickel back theme song 😂

[@skiroyfrmthe9]

Let us never forget rey mysterio never recived his goddamn rematch

[@michaelheitz4618]

I’m a little newer to this channel, I’ve watched half a dozen videos or so and I’m so addicted. Thanks for getting me back into wrestling man! It’s been a long time and since I started watching your videos I’ve been back to skipping through raw and smackdown and AEW everyweek.

[@LK-px6eo]

Same this channel legit got me back into wrestling , aew and wwe

[@kevinelombe5952]

Every time I watched your videos it brought me back to my childhood and in my teenage THANKS

[@cashouttbready6529]

I would never forget the night I seen cm punk drop the pipe bomb & I’ll honestly say that was one of those moments you just had to witness to see how crazy it was . I was like a 11 yrs old literally glued to Monday night raw after that every week just trying to figure out what’s going to happen next

[@d-manhd7182]

Till this day the build up to money in the bank 2011 was amazing! Punk and ace a did their thing and all and Pink won! The next day I was like what’s going to happen but then they just decided to crown a new champion in a tournament! I was like what’s the point in the build up I thought they’d pick up from Punk wwe not having its prize possession! I was so intrigued back then that I couldn’t wait to find out more and then I was like OH really they were just going to crown a new one