Daniel Bryan vs CM Punk WWE Championship match Money in the Bank 2012

At Over the Limit Daniel Bryan caught the WWE Champion in a painful submission hold but Punk wasn't taping out and so leaned leaned backwards to increase the pressure on Punk's left arm a that made the Champion tap out but because Bryan's both the shoulders were down and Punk was over him so referee declared the WWE Champion CM Punk the winner of that match because of pin fall. At the other hand Bryan said his deserves the WWE Championship because his made the Champion tap out. Mean while AJ, Bryan's ex girlfriend, started to hangout with Punk and so the competition between both the men increased.

on the other hand Kane had started to like AJ too and due to that Kane was distracted at No Way Out causing Punk to win that match and retain the championship and Kane took AJ with him.

Slowly slowly Kane realized that AJ is nothing but a distraction to him and that's why he refused to have any sort of relationship with AJ and that made the competition between the two men Bryan and Punk. As there was the triple threat elimination match between Kane Punk and Bryan, Punk eliminating Kane and then Bryan pinning the WWE champion and winning the match made him the No.1 contender for the WWE championship so both of these men will now face each other at Money in the Bank.