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We are live from Montreal, Quebec, Canada and your announcer is Michael ‘Hebner’ Cole and Jerry ‘I have footage of Pat Patterson’s Intercontinental Title Tournament Victory’ Lawler.

Justin Roberts introduces Bret Hart who makes his way to the ring. Bret thanks everyone in two languages, falling three short of Antonio Cesaro. Bret says that it has been fifteen years, so he will take the ovation from the fans which has been going on for a few minutes.

He says that it took a long time to get here. He says that it is a great moment for him to come back to Montreal. He says that he doesn’t know what to say after fifteen years. He says the last time he was here, it turned out to be one of the darkest days of his life, but it was also one of his proudest.

He says that the people of Montreal have been in his heart for fifteen years. Bret says that he remembers this day. It was the people of Montreal who got him through those dark days. It was a uniquely Canadian moment and he says that he stands behind everything that he did that day.

CM Punk’s music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Punk circles Bret a few times before saying with all due respect that everything that happened to Bret has been chronicled in the book that Bret wrote about himself. Punk says that he does not have the ego to write a book about himself. His book would be ‘What If’. What if Punk wrestled Bret Hart at Survivor Series 1997 instead of Shawn Michaels.

Bret says that it wouldn’t have mattered because he would have beaten Punk in about a minute.

Punk says what would have happened. The WWE as everyone knows it would not exist. Punk says that he is the best in the world so he does not need Vince McMahon to screw anyone. He would have beaten Hart with his own two hands. No one would have been here today and nobody would have screwed Bret and the Attitude Era would never have existed. Punk says that he would have jumped the sinking ship to WCW.

Bret says that the Best in the World would have been excellently executed by the Best there is, the Best there was, and the Best there ever will be.

Punk says that it drives him crazy that Bret would continue to call himself that. He could call himself the King of England or the King of Memphis, but it wouldn’t matter. Punk asks Jerry how he is doing.

Bret says that he has a history with Lawler, but Jerry always showed up. He never walked out of the ring like a coward.

We go to the footage from last week when CM Punk walked out only to return during the Falls Count Anywhere Match.

Punk says he was in his home town, a town that treats champions respectfully and he was in a hurry to enjoy his well earned day off. He came back to get some things from the locker room and he saw John Cena in front of him.

Punk wants to know where Cena is. Does Cena got Bret’s back? Did Bret ask Cena to be his white knight when it gets too hot in the ring?

Bret says that he talked to John but he wanted to come out and talk to the fan.

Punk tells Bret that he does not know the meaning of the word respect because Bret would not talk to the WWE Champion. Punk says that he will beat John Cena again and he will cement his legacy as the greatest WWE Champion of all time.

Punk says that the ovation that Bret got tonight is the ovation that he deserves everywhere since he is the WWE Champion. Punk says that he will put Cena to sleep on Sunday.

Bret says that Punk is putting the people to sleep right now.

Punk says that he will turn John Cena into a beaten, broken down, empty shell of a man . . . just like Bret is.

Punk drops the mic and backs up.

Punk leaves the ring and lifts the title belt over his head as he proclaims himself the Best in the World.

We go to commercial.

We are back and will Punk face Brodus Clay, Jerry Lawler, or Randy Orton.

Before our first match, Antonio Cesaro will give us five ways to say ‘Prestige’ since he is the United States Champion (in Quebec).

Match Number One: Kofi Kingston and R Truth versus Miz and Antonio Cesaro (with Aksana)

Miz and Kofi start things off and Kofi with a waist lock into a side head lock. Miz misses a punch and Kofi with a monkey flip and he gets a near fall. Truth tags in and they hit a double side Russian leg sweep followed by an elbow drop and knee drop from the tag team champions. Cesaro tries to interfere but Truth and Kofi take care of him. Kofi leaps off Truth’s back and hits a flip dive onto Miz and Cesaro as we go to commercial.

We are back and Cesaro with a reverse chin lock and he has the arm tied up. We see footage from the break when Miz knocked Truth off the apron. Cesaro tags Miz back in and Miz with a splash to the back and he gets a near fall.

Miz punches Truth in the corner and the referee pulls Miz out of the way. Miz sets for the Awesome Clothesline and he hits it. Miz goes up top and hits a double sledge to the back for a near fall. Miz with a knee to stop Truth. Truth with a leg lariat and both men are down.

Kofi and Cesaro tag in and Kofi with a springboard clothesline and drop kick followed by a Superman punch. Kofi sets for the Boom Drop and he hits it. Kofi prepares for Trouble in Paradise but he takes care of Miz on the apron. Kofi with a pendulum kick to Cesaro followed by a cross body for a near fall.

Truth with a flying forearm to Miz and Miz goes to the floor. Cesaro takes care of Truth. Cesaro with a rollup and a handful of tights but he can only get a two count. Kofi with Trouble in Paradise for the three count.

Winners: Kofi Kingston and R Truth

We see footage from last week when Ricardo Rodriguez got in the way of Alberto Del Rio to take a Brogue Kick.

We now go to footage from Smackdown when Booker, after having the fans tell him to keep the Brogue Kick, he flip flopped and banned the Brogue Kick.

Sheamus and Bret Hart are in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back it is time to take a look at the deposition that was taken of Sheamus earlier today.

We go to Titan Tower for the deposition.

We find out that Sheamus’ last name is Lifshitz because he is half Irish and half Jewish. Sheamus tells a few jokes and then he says that isn’t his real last name. Otunga wants to get things all serious. Otunga asks Sheamus about what happened on September 3rd. Sheamus says that if he had the opportunity to do it again, he would do it.

Sheamus is asked about Chad Patton. Otunga shows Sheamus a photo of a Brogue Kick to Chad. Otunga asks Sheamus about Daniel Bryan and Sheamus yeses. We see a photo from most of the match between Sheamus and Bryan at Wrestlemania.

Otunga asks Sheamus about the pain that Patton is suffering or the psychological damage to Daniel Bryan. Otunga asks Sheamus if he understands that the Brogue Kick is a lethal weapon. Sheamus says that the Brogue Kick doesn’t discriminate against anyone. Sheamus kicks the camera.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Eve Torres, Layla El, and Kaitlyn versus Natalya, Beth Phoenix, and Alicia Fox

Kaitlyn and Beth start things off and they lock up. Kaitlyn with a waist lock but Beth backs Kaitlyn into the corner. Kaitlyn with knees and forearms followed by a shoulder in the corner. Beth with an Irish whip but Kaitlyn with a few spears. Kaitlyn with a European uppercut and Natalya tags in and punches Kaitlyn.

Natalya and Beth send Kaitlyn to the mat and Natalya gets a near fall. Alicia kicks Kaitlyn in the back and Natalya with a discus clothesline for a near fall. Alicia tags in and she kicks Kaitlyn. Alicia with a Northern Lights suplex for a near fall. Alicia with an Irish whip but she misses a boot in the corner.

Layla tags in and hits a clothesline on Alicia and knocks Beth and Natalya off the apron. Layla with a cross body for a near fall. Eve makes the blind tag and she kicks Alicia and hits a swinging neck breaker for the three count.

Winners: Eve Torres, Kaitlyn, and Layla El

After the match, Eve celebrates the victory and Layla is not happy with Eve’s enthusiasm.

We go to the back where AJ Lee looks a little catatonic and Punk stops by to tell AJ that it is not fair that John Cena does not have a match tonight while Punk has a match against a mystery opponent being picked by AJ’s superfriends in the WWE Universe. Punk wants to know if AJ is still mad at him.

AJ tells Punk that things could be worse because he could face Sheamus. She says that a champion versus champion match deserves a bigger build up. The people will choose Punk’s fate this week because he walked out on them. AJ wishes Punk some luck and leaves.

Punk turns around and Brodus Clay is there.

We go to commercial.

We are back and it is time to see if Jerry Lawler, Randy Orton, or Brodus Clay will be facing CM Punk tonight. The winner, with 75% of the vote, is Randy Orton. Lawler finished in second with 13% and Brodus Clay ended up with 12% of the vote.

Match Number Three: CM Punk versus Randy Orton

They circle each other and they lock up with Punk applying a side head lock. Punk with a shoulder tackle. They lock up again and Punk with another side head lock. Punk with another side head lock but Orton with a hip toss and Punk backs into the corner.

Punk tells Orton to back up. They lock up again and Orton with a side head lock. Punk backs Orton into the corner and he connects with a series of knees. Punk works on the abdomen while in the corner. Punk with a boot to the midsection followed by a back breaker for a near fall. Punk with a reverse chin lock. Punk with knees and then he takes Orton to the mat.

Orton gets to his feet and he connects with elbows and a head butt. Orton with a punch and European uppercut. Orton with an Irish whip and Punk floats over. Orton tries for an RKO but Punk escapes and goes to the floor.

Punk walks to the back but Orton follows after him. Orton with a forearm to the back of the head and then he punches Punk. Orton sends Punk into the ringside barrier. Orton gets on the apron but Punk with a drop kick to the knees and Orton goes to the floor.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Punk with an abdominal stretch but Orton escapes with a hip toss. Orton misses a knee drop and he favors the knee. Punk with a knee and boots to the midsection. Punk goes to the turnbuckles with an elbow drop to the abdomen for a near fall. Punk with a leg drop to Orton and he gets a near fall.

Punk goes up top for the double sledge but Orton hits the ropes and crotches Punk. Orton punches Punk an sets for a superplex and he hits it. Orton gets a near fall. Orton punches Punk but Punk with a punch of his own. They get to their feet and they continue the exchange until Orton gains control. Punk with a back heel kick and kick to the chest. Orton with two clotheslines and he avoids a clothesline from Punk. Punk is smart enough to know that the power slam is coming so he holds on to the ropes.

Orton with a back body drop and then Punk goes to the apron. Orton with a kick to the chest and he sets for the IEDDT but Punk with a kick to the head followed by a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Punk signals that someone is going to sleep.

Punk gets Orton on his shoulders but Orton with elbows. Punk avoids an RKO but he cannot avoid a backbreaker and Orton gets a near fall. Orton sends Punk to the apron and it is IEDDT time. Orton twists to the mat and sets for the RKO but Dolph Ziggler comes from behind. The referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Randy Orton (by disqualification)

After the match, Orton clotheslines Punk over the top rope to the floor and then Orton power slams Ziggler. Orton power slams Punk as well. He waits to RKO Punk but Ziggler attacks Orton from behind. Punk and Ziggler attack Orton and Jerry Lawler gets up from the announce table and he goes after Ziggler and sends him to the floor.

Orton goes after Ziggler while Lawler goes after Punk. Lawler punches Punk while Orton throws Ziggler around and we go to commercial.

We are back and we have a tag match.

Match Number Four: Randy Orton and Jerry Lawler versus Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) and CM Punk

Ziggler with elbows to Orton and a neck breaker for a near fall. Ziggler with an Irish whip but Orton with a clothesline and then he connects with the Garvin Stomp followed by a European uppercut. Orton with a slingshot suplex for a near fall. Lawler tags in and he hits a drop kick and goes to the turnbuckles for a fist drop and he hits it. Lawler goes back to the turnbuckles for a second fist and it connects.

Lawler gets a near fall. Ziggler with a drop kick of his own and Lawler is down. Ziggler with a kick and punch to Lawler while Punk doesn’t look like he cares to be on the apron for this match. Ziggler with a leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a side head lock. Lawler with punches but Ziggler with a kick and punch that sends Lawler back to the mat. Ziggler with punches to the head and then he pushes Lawler to the mat.

Ziggler walks around Lawler and then he hits a snap elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a reverse chin lock. Lawler with a belly-to-back suplex and both men are down. Orton tags in and he hits two clotheslines on Ziggler. Ziggler misses a clothesline and Orton with a power slam. Ziggler is able to counter the IEDDT attempt and he back body drops Orton to the floor.

Paul Heyman makes his way to ringside and Punk and Paul have a conversation. Vickie interrupts and she wants them to focus on the match. Punk and Paul ignore her. Vickie screeches at Paul and Punk and they ignore her.

Paul gets the title belt and they talk about what to do in Montreal while Ziggler punches Orton. Ziggler with a drop kick. Orton tries for an RKO but Ziggler avoids it and gets a near fall with a rollup. Orton hits an RKO and gets the three count on Ziggler.

Winners: Jerry Lawler and Randy Orton

We go to commercial.

We are back and CM Punk and Paul Heyman are walking in the back. Matt Striker wants to know what the nature of their relationship is. Paul and Punk look at each other and then they look at Matt. Punk says that he is a Paul Heyman guy.

It is time to see how well Anger Management has worked for Kane and Daniel Bryan. We see the hug from last week and how it got the Sports Entertainment treatment.

Kane is in a room and Daniel Bryan enters. Bryan says that Kane was going to say something to him. Kane says that Bryan had something to say to him. Kane says that he has a lot of nerve because of all of the monsters, he is the most sadistic. It is the doctor and he wants to know how they are both feeling. AJ says that she invited him here because they were so close to a breakthrough last week. Dr. Shelby has an idea for Kane and Bryan. He says that it will either solve their problems or send them into an abyss they will never be able to get out of. They will have to trust each other.

We go to commercial.

We are back with the WWE Rewind. Zack Ryder versus Heath Slater from last week’s Raw.

Heath Slater says last week Zack Ryder did something that he has never done with a lady, he got lucky. Zack has been talking a lot of junk and he wants his rematch right now . . . BABY.

Zack Ryder is on the TitanTron but he is not facing Heath tonight. It isn’t Ry-DER, it is . . .

Time to be fed.

Match Number Five: Heath Slater versus Ryback

Slater with a side head lock and Ryder Irish whips Slater through the ropes to the floor. Ryback with a shoulder tackle when Slater charges at him. Slater punches Ryback but Ryback punches back. Slater with a kick to the knee and a neck breaker.

Slater with kicks to the back followed by a DDT but Ryback with an emphatic kick out. Slater wit a kick but Ryback with a lariat and it is time for a spinebuster and power bomb. Ryback picks up Slater for the marching muscle buster and he gets the three count.

Winner: Ryback

Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler talk about the WWE App.

Darren Young and Titus O’Neil are in AJ’s office and she wants to know what they were called in for.

AJ tells Darren and Titus that there has been a mistake. They are not the number one contenders for the tag titles. Titus blows his whistle and he calls a personal foul. Titus and Darren say that they have beaten everyone.

AJ says that they did not beat every team. AJ says that they will face the team they haven’t beaten tonight. They will face Kane and Daniel Bryan.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Six: Daniel Bryan and Kane versus Darren Young and Titus O’Neil in aNumber One Contender Match

Bryan and Kane argue over who will start but Kane will face Titus and Titus with punches. Kane with a clothesline and punches in the corner. Kane with an elbow and uppercut and sends him into the turnbuckles. Bryan is tagged in and he kicks Titus in the corner. Bryan tries for an O’Connor Roll but Titus holds on to the ropes. Young with a blind tag and he gets a near fall after a clothesline.

Titus tags in and they hit a double shoulder tackle and Titus gets a near fall. Titus with a slam. Titus with elbows in the corner followed by punches and the referee warns Titus. Young with a knee to the head and Bryan appears to be bleeding.

Young tags in and hits a Northern Lights suplex and bridge for a near fall. Young with a cravate. Bryan with punches but Young with a back elbow. Titus tags in and Young gets dropped on Bryan with a gourdbuster. Titus chokes Bryan in the ropes.

Bryan with kicks and a European uppercut. Bryan with more kicks but Titus with a back breaker and he gets a near fall. Titus kicks Bryan in the ribs and Titus mocks Bryan by saying yes as he kicks him and then he barks.

Titus with a reverse chin lock. Young tags in but Bryan tries to fight his way out of the corner. Bryan with European uppercuts while Young connects with knees. Young with a snap mare and a reverse chin lock. Young with a knee drop. Bryan with kicks to Young followed by a butterfly suplex and both men are down.

Kane wants to be tagged in and Bryan says no. Bryan goes up top but misses the diving head butt. Young gets a near fall. Young with a reverse chin lock. Bryan with elbows to Young but Bryan with a flying clothesline and both men are down again.

Bryan refuses to make the tag again and he kicks Young in the chest. Bryan hits the round kick and Kane makes the blind tag. Kane with an uppercut to Titus on the apron. Kane with an Irish whip and clothesline into the corner followed by a side slam for a near fall. Kane goes up top and hits the clothesline and then he signals for the choke slam, making sure to stay away from Daniel Bryan so he cannot make the tag. Kane with a choke slam to Young and then he sends Titus over the top rope to the floor.

Bryan tags himself back in. Kane grabs Bryan and choke slams him onto Young and Bryan gets the three count.

Winners: Kane and Daniel Bryan

After the match, Kane raises Bryan’s hand but Bryan falls to the mat.

We take a look back at what happened at the start of the show between CM Punk and Bret Hart.

We are back with the Slam of the Week. The Brogue Kick that started a number of lawsuits.

Ricardo Rodriguez comes out and he introduces Alberto Del Rio.

Match Number Seven: Tyson Kidd versus Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez)

Del Rio attacks Kidd shortly after the bell rings and he kicks Kidd. Kidd with a drop kick and he tries for the Dungeon Lock but Del Rio kicks him away. Del Rio with a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. Del Rio starts to work on the arm and he applies a rear chin lock. Tyson punches Alberto and then Del Rio misses a splash and goes through the ropes. Kidd with a kick to Del Rio’s chest.

Kidd misses a springboard elbow drop and Del Rio with a kick to the head. Del Rio tries for a Sharpshooter but Kidd is able to reverse it and he applies the Sharpshooter. Del Rio tries to get to the ropes and he is able to get there. Kidd misses a leg drop on the apron and Del Rio hyperextends the arm in the ropes and then he floats over and applies the cross arm breaker and Kidd taps out.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

After the match, Del Rio asks Sheamus if he is watching this because he just destroyed a Canadian peasant. That is nothing compared to what he is going to do to him at Night of Champions. He already lost the Brogue Kick. Now he is going to lose the World Title.

We go to Michael Cole at the announce table and he provides an update on Jerry Lawler. He mentions that Lawler was stretchered to the back and he is receiving medical attention. Cole makes sure that people know that this is not part of the show. Cole says that they will provide updates as they come.

We are back and we will find out who will face Antonio Cesaro at Night of Champions during the pre-show in a Number One Contender Battle Royal.

Match Number Eight: Sheamus versus David Otunga

Otunga charges after Sheamus and he kicks him and then connects with a series of forearms and kicks. Otunga slaps Sheamus but Sheamus with a shoulder tackle and knees to Otunga that send him to the apron. Sheamus with forearms to the chest with Otunga on the apron. Sheamus with the uranage back breaker and then he looks around and he applies the Cloverleaf and Otunga taps out.

Winner: Sheamus

After the match, Sheamus leaves the ring and then he comes back to the ring and he looks around the fans want a Brogue Kick. Sheamus signals for the Brogue Kick and he connects and sends Otunga to the mat in a heap.

AJ Lee comes out and says that Sheamus has defied authority.

Booker T interrupts, having no authority on Raw. He tells AJ that he doesn’t know what AJ is going to say, but this is World Championship business. He tells Sheamus that he shouldn’t be using the Brogue Kick in light of his internal investigation. This won’t look good for Sheamus. Booker tells Sheamus that if he chooses to use the Brogue Kick in any situation before his internal investigation is completed, he will be stripped of the World Title.

Rey Mysterio and Bret Hart are talking in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back with an Earlier Tonight moment during the Kane and Daniel Bryan match when Kane choke slammed Bryan to get them the number one contender spot.

We see Truth and Kofi Touting it out.

Kane and Daniel Bryan are arguing. Kane reminds them that they won. Doctor Shelby says that they have triumphed because they worked as a team. Bryan says that he did not appreciate the choke slam, but he did win the match. Bryan says that he could like the team of Daniel Bryan and Kane. Kane says that it should be Kane and Daniel Bryan. Then he suggests that it should be Kane and the eviscerated body of Daniel Bryan. Dr. Shelby suggests that they should be called Team Friendship and Kane and Bryan tell him no.

It is time to run through the card for Night of Champions.

Michael Cole reminds everyone that this is not part of the show. He mentions that Jerry Lawler passed out during one of the matches at the announce table. Jerry was taken to the back to have CPR. He is at a hospital and he is breathing on his own. Cole says that it is still a serious situation. He says that his prayers are with Jerry and there will be no further commentary on the show.

Match Number Nine: Rey Mysterio versus Cody Rhodes

Cody with a waist lock but Rey with a kick to the face. Cody with a drop down uppercut for a near fall. Cody punches Rey and connects with a series of knees and a kick to the head for a near fall. Cody with a punch to Rey and he pushes him to the mat. Cody with a gourdbuster and then he kicks Rey in the head. Cody chokes Rey and then he kicks him in the ribs.

Rey with kicks to Cody but Cody with a chin lock. Rey with kicks and Cody goes to the floor. Rey with a rana from the apron. Rey sends Cody back into the ring and then he tries for a head scissors using the ropes but Cody counters and he hits Beautiful Disaster for a near fall. Cody kicks Rey in the chest.

Cody charges into the corner but Rey moves and Cody hits the ring post with his shoulder. Rey with a head scissors and a bulldog out of a wheelbarrow for a near fall. Rey with a kick to the had and Cody goes down. Rey gets a near fall. Rey goes up top for a seated splash. Cody with a kick and he tries for a power bomb but Rey escapes and he kicks Cody.

Rey with a drop kick and Cody falls into the ropes. Miz tries to interfere and Rey with a drop kick through the ropes. Cody hits Cross Rhodes for the three count.

Winner: Cody Rhodes

After the match, Miz stands over Rey with the Intercontinental Title belt and then Miz is about to hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Rey but Cody hits Cross Rhodes on Miz and holds the Intercontinental Title Belt and then drops it on Miz before leaving the ring.

John Cena is walking in the back as we go to commercial.

We are back and Michael Cole is giving a medical update on Jerry Lawler’s condition. Michael says that Jerry is now more responsive and he is reacting to lights. He is in the isolated part of the ER and awaiting a CAT scan. He says that Jerry is fighting hard and he hopes to give us a further update on his condition.

We go to commercial.

We are back and Bret Hart comes out for his interview with John Cena. John thanks Bret for the opportunity for the interview.

Bret says that he has been watching the feud between John Cena and CM Punk and he sees a lot of similarities between him and Shawn Michaels. They had mutual respect for a while, but then it became a rivalry over the title that almost ruined their lives.

Bret says that he sees a lot of him in John Cena. He sees a lot of the old Shawn Michaels when he looks at Punk.

Cena thanks Bret for mentioning him in the same breath as Shawn and Bret. He has some work to do to get to that level. Comparing Punk to Shawn, Shawn was always himself. If Shawn was acting like a jerk, he meant it. Punk is an insecure guy who has to show that he is the best.

Bret is someone who stands for something. CM Punk is just a desperate and delusional young man who feels that leather and gold by any means necessary means respect.

Bret wants to know what Cena is going to do to shut up this phony little punk.

Punk wants to know what Bret was saying by calling him phony.

Cena asks Punk if it irritates him that Bret called him a phony. If it brings him to the ring, he will call him a phony again. Punk has forty feet and three ropes between him and the worst decision of his life.

Punk wonders if that is the pot calling the kettle black. The biggest phony is pointing his finger at the WWE Champion. Punk says that he will do what he wants and he has decided to stand up for his name against such rampant disrespect. Punk says that it breaks his heart to see the Hitman and John Cena in the ring together because they are so much alike. Punk says that this is not a good thing.

Both men were champions but they were passed by someone far superior to them. Punk says that he is talking about himself when it comes to Cena and he is talking about Shawn Michaels when it comes to Bret Hart. Punk says that he is better than Shawn Michaels so there is no way that they can compare him to Shawn.

Punk says that he is better than the hillbilly that Bret made tap out to the Sharpshooter at Wrestlemania 13. He is also better than the Rock and he showed it in the ring. He did in one night what Cena couldn’t do to Rock in a year. He is the best wrestler, talker, technician, and brawler. He does not say this from a place of insecurity. He says it because he is it. That makes him anything but a phony.

Cena says that last statement makes him a liar, hypocrite and a scumbag. Montreal is a very honest city. For years, WWE has referred to this building as Bizarro World, but they are just honest. Tonight, he is going to take a lesson from Montreal and hit Punk in the face with a dose of truth.

For 300 days, CM Punk has been the WWE Champion and that title has been irrelevant for 300 days. Month after month, he has not been in the main event. It is no conspiracy. Punk has been here for many years and the night he made the most noise was the night his microphone was turned silent.

Punk would talk about change and then on that one night in Chicago, the WWE Universe said that they would get change. They were lied to. Change was not ice cream or new talent, it was to make CM Punk a star. Punk does not know who he is.

Punk said that Cena would be the man he hated the most. Cena says that he went from an underdog to a favorite, but he did it as himself. He has stood on his own two feet and he has done it as himself.

Punk has changed his ideology numerous times. He has stabbed friends in the back. He steals colors from Hall of Famers and the elbow from Randy Savage because he does not know who he is. Punk thinks that because he has the title, he is justified and due respect.

At Night of Champions, he will have to search for a new identity. At Night of Champions, he is in serious jeopardy of losing the title. Cena says that Montreal has owed him a favor, so he will say something in French.

Punk says that Cena has lowered himself to their level to speak their language. The language of the locals.

Cena tells Punk that he does not lower himself to their level. He is here because of them and he calls Punk an ignorant son of a bitch. Punk says that he will win at Night of Champions, but Cena says that he will kick Punk’s ass.

Punk wants to swing at Cena but Cena pushes him away. Cena is ready for a fight but Punk figures that he will wait until Sunday so he tries to take a shot at Bret. Bret blocks the punch and he connects with a punch to Punk and Punk goes to the floor.

Michael Cole has an update on Jerry Lawler’s condition. He says that his condition is stable, he is breathing on his own, and his heart is beating on its own. And with that . . . we go to credits.

Credit: PWInsider.com