Heyman with another cheap shot with Punk distracting the referee. Punk with stomps to Rock in the corner and then connects with a springboard dropkick that sends Rock to the outside. Cole said Punk landed awkwardly on his knee when hitting the dropkick. Punk goes up top, jumps and connects with Rock. Punk favors his knee when he hit the floor. They return to the ring and Rock starts kicking the bad knee of Punk. Punk grabs Rock and tosses him through the ropes to the outside. Punk tosses Rock back in the ring, Punk is on the ring apron, springboards off the top turnbuckle and misses falling on his bad knee. Rock with kicks to the back of Punk and then to the chest of Punk. Rock with more rights. Rock with a quick russian leg sweep, hooks the leg and Punk kicks out. Punk counters a Rock Bottom with big elbows. Punk has Rock up for a GTS. Rock catches the knee of Punk, Rock attempts a Sharpshooter and Punk rolls applying an Anaconda Vice. Rock counters into a pinfall and Punk breaks it up to avoid the pinfall. Rock with a quick DDT. Rock goes for a Rock Bottom, Punk counters, Rock rolls through and Rock gets the Sharpshooter applied. Heyman is yelling at Punk to hang on. Punk is reaching for the bottom rope. Punk lifts himself up and gets to the rope. Rock breaks it up. Punk then rolls out of the ring to avoid Rock.
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