Last night on Monday Night Raw, CM Punk and Kofi Kingston won the WWE World Tag Team Championship after beating Team Priceless. And again, I totally screamed like a little girl when CM Punk got the pin. Punk is one of the best and most exciting talents to hit WWE in years. It's too bad that his reign as World Heavyweight Champion was so short-lived, but it's not his fault that WWE can't figure out how to effectively write for Punk's character.I really wasn't expecting WWE to put another title on Punk anytime soon because the writers have seemed hell-bent on bumping him back down to the lower portion of the midcard. So last night's win was a pleasant surprise. My favorite spot of the match (other than the actual pin, that is) was Punk's "counter" to the Russian leg sweep (0:28 in the clip below). The Russian leg sweep is such a fast move that there usually isn't an effective counter to it. If I've ever seen a counter to it before, I can't remember it. Turns out all you really have to do is grab a rope, though. Punk's high spots were pretty good, too. "Go To Sleep," which is CM Punk's finishing move, (0:34) is probably my favorite finisher since "Sweet Chin Music." Awesome. Finally some good stuff from WWE!
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