At The Bash in Sacramento , California , Punk lost to Hardy by disqualification after kicking the referee after being afflicted with a storyline eye injury , claiming he could not see the referee , but because titles do not change hands on a disqualification , Punk retained the championship .
At The Bash , Punk lost to Hardy by disqualification when Punk kicked the referee after he was affected with a storyline eye injury and claimed that he could not see the referee , but because the titles do not change hands from disqualification , Punk retained the championship .