The two had many confrontations about it which lead to The Bash and a match that saw Punk get disqualified for kicking the referee . Then , Hardy attacked Punk because Hardy thought Punk kicked the referee on purpose . The two had constant confrontations in the following weeks over the legitimacy of Punk 's reign before they met at The Bash in a match that saw Punk get disqualified for striking the referee , leading to Hardy attacking Punk for what he saw as dodging competition ( a title can not change hands on a disqualification ) .