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The Doc Says…The WWE Decade in Review – 2011: The Rise of CM Punk

WWE in 2011 shifted to the Reality Era, a period highlighted by the rise of CM Punk

Published

6 years ago

June 23, 2019

Chad Matthews

Reflecting back to 2011 in WWE, when CM Punk changed the game and The Reality Era began

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This week, The Doc continues his WWE Decade in Review series, highlighting 2011. Perhaps no year of the past ten has proven to be as interesting. The top end talent drop-off that defined 2010 ignited an anxiety that had been growing for a long time. Born of those feelings of angst was “The Pipe Bomb” and the rise to superstardom of CM Punk. The wider industry has never been the same.

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2011 was not all about The Voice of the Voiceless, however. An amazing rivalry, incredibly underrated in the “of all-time” conversation, took place right around the same time that Punk was peaking. The WWE standard-bearer for the several years leading up to 2011 turned a new corner in his career and further elevated his status. An incredibly unique match at WrestleMania largely without peer in WWE lore contended for best of the year. It was a very memorable twelve months.

On this episode, a plethora of topics are packed into the 2011-in-review conversation, including the Wrestler of the Year, the most underrated matches and moments, and the top mid-carder.

Also, Doc reveals the details and group stage results of the WWE Women’s World Cup tournament!

If you want to discuss WWE history or anything else pro wrestling related with Doc, follow and tweet @TheDocLOP!

The Chairshot’s Valentin Humez explores the likelihood of Kota Ibushi headlining WrestleKingdom 14

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Read Valentin’s column: https://thechairshot.com/2019/06/kota-ibushi-headlining-wrestle-kingdom-14-all-but-a-done-deal/

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The Big Five Project returns to recap a dreadful PPV, King of the Ring ’95. It is every bit as bad as you remember…but we cover it anyway

Published

36 minutes ago

May 11, 2025

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The Big Five Project returns to cover one of the worst PPVs of all time, King of the Ring 1995. Seriously, this is an event that kind of makes WrestleMania IX look good by comparison. Vince McMahon had all the elements in place to make this an event to remember. Well, it was an event to remember for all the wrong reasons. The bracket for the King of the Ring tournament was pretty solid. But bad matches and even worse booking decisions led us to the crowning of….King Mabel? Oh, and if that was not bad enough, Vince threw Bret “Hitman” Hart, the best wrestler in the company, into a meaningless Kiss My Foot match with Jerry “The King” Lawler. The fact that match was one of the better matches on the card tells you so much of what you need to know, and we have not event talked about the Main Event pitting the WWF Champion Diesel, and his tag team partner, Bam Bam Bigelow, against Sycho Sid and Tatanka in a match that redefined the word meaningless. If you are asking why….well you are not the only ones as we asked ourselves the same question over and over during this PPV that really epitomizes just how rough things were in WWF during the first half of 1995. Rob returns to the show and joins Dave, DJ, and PC Tunney to cover it all for you here, so you don’t have to watch it yourself. You can thank us later. Or thank us now by tuning in to another epic installment of The Big Five Project!

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Mindless Wrestling Podcast: Release The Backlash

Join DJ, Rob and Jason every week as they give their “Mindless” takes on Pro Wrestling and much, much more!

Published

1 day ago

May 10, 2025

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With Jason out on assignment, PC Tunney joins the show. This week the gents talk Backlash and the recent WWE releases, plus who knows what else could happen…