CM Punk vs. Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel went to a No Contest
Curtis Axel has proven a thorn in CM Punk’s side for some weeks now, but the long-gestating bout between the Paul Heyman defector and his wunderkind replacement devolved into catastrophe when a beastly interloper decided to get himself involved. Driven by unbridled rage, Punk seemed intent on decimating both Heyman and his acolyte, targeting the mad scientist before the bout even started and attempting to hobble Axel when the contest finally got going.
Despite a strong showing from the Intercontinental Championanda reappearance by Heyman that robbed Punk of his focus, The Straight Edge Superstar had the Perfect progeny dead to rights … until Brock Lesnar appeared to menace his SummerSlam opponent. For all the fearlessness of the former WWE Champion (Punk even took Brock down for a moment), The Anomaly still submitted Punk to a beating that went very much the same way as the first … right down to The Second City Saint’s refusal to stay down against his monstrous opponent, until a series of chair strikes and an F-5 forced him to do so.
As if that weren't enough, Heyman had a final challenge to his former friend after the match: a one-on-one fight next week on Raw.
Winner: No Contest
Backstage: CM Punk talks about his match with Curtis Axel than later on he talks about Brock Lesnar facing him at SummerSlam
After the Match: Brock Lesnar appears and attack's CM Punk
