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| resides = Lockport, Illinois
| resides = Lockport, Illinois
| billed = Chicago, Illinois
| billed = Chicago, Illinois
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| trainer = [[Ace Steel]]<br>[[Danny Dominion]]<br>[[Kevin Quinn]]<br>[[Dave Taylor]]<br>[[Fit Finlay]]<br>[[William Regal]]
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| trainer = [[Ace Steel]][[Danny Dominion]][[Kevin Quinn]][[Dave Taylor]][[Fit Finlay]][[William Regal]]
| debut = [[1999]]
| debut = [[1999]]
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The night after SummerSlam Punk accused Nash of conspiring with Triple H to keep Punk away from the WWE Championship. After repeated confrontations Nash and Punk demanded to face each other at [[Night of Champions 2011|Night of Champions]], to which Triple H acquiesced. However, after CM Punk's repeated verbal attacks towards him and his wife [[Stephanie McMahon]], Triple H booked himself to replace Nash. At Night of Champions Punk lost a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] after Nash, The Miz, and [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] attacked both men. Miz and Truth also attacked Punk at [[Hell in a Cell 2011|Hell in a Cell]] after he lost a WWE Championship [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]]. He attempted to avenge this by teaming with Triple H against Miz and Truth at [[Vengeance 2011|Vengeance]], but lost again due to Nash attacking Triple H. This helped transition Punk's anti-establishment voice from Triple H to [[John Laurinaitis]] who became the [[Professional_wrestling_authority_figures#General_Managers|interim Raw General Manager]]. CM Punk balked at Laurinaitis' promotion and verbally attacked him as a dull yes man.
The night after SummerSlam Punk accused Nash of conspiring with Triple H to keep Punk away from the WWE Championship. After repeated confrontations Nash and Punk demanded to face each other at [[Night of Champions 2011|Night of Champions]], to which Triple H acquiesced. However, after CM Punk's repeated verbal attacks towards him and his wife [[Stephanie McMahon]], Triple H booked himself to replace Nash. At Night of Champions Punk lost a [[Professional wrestling match types#No Disqualification match|No Disqualification match]] after Nash, The Miz, and [[Ron Killings|R-Truth]] attacked both men. Miz and Truth also attacked Punk at [[Hell in a Cell 2011|Hell in a Cell]] after he lost a WWE Championship [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic non-elimination matches|Triple Threat match]]. He attempted to avenge this by teaming with Triple H against Miz and Truth at [[Vengeance 2011|Vengeance]], but lost again due to Nash attacking Triple H. This helped transition Punk's anti-establishment voice from Triple H to [[John Laurinaitis]] who became the [[Professional_wrestling_authority_figures#General_Managers|interim Raw General Manager]]. CM Punk balked at Laurinaitis' promotion and verbally attacked him as a dull yes man.
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On October 31, CM Punk strong-armed his way into a match with Del Rio at [[Survivor Series 2011|Survivor Series]], where he regained the WWE Championship by way of submission with the Anaconda Vise. He went on to defend the title through the end of the year, retaining in a rematch with Del Rio on the November 28 episode of ''Raw'' and against both Del Rio and The Miz in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match|Triple Threat TLC match]] at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]. On the December 26 episode of ''Raw'', CM Punk was defeated by [[Dolph Ziggler]] in a [[Professional_wrestling_match_types#Gauntlet_match|gauntlet match]]; as a result Ziggler became #1 contender to the WWE championship. Had he been successful Punk would have earned the right to face Laurinaitis in a match. The following ''Raw'', Punk was defeated by Ziggler via countout following interference from Laurinaitis; retaining the championship as a result. Intermeddling from Laurinaitis caused Punk to lose to Ziggler throughout January which ultimately led to Punk attacking Laurinaitis in retaliation. At the [[Royal Rumble 2012|Royal Rumble]] event, CM Punk successfully defended his title against Ziggler, despite Laurinaitis acting as the [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special outside referee|outside enforcer]].
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On October 31, CM Punk strong-armed his way into a match with Del Rio at [[Survivor Series 2011|Survivor Series]], where he regained the WWE Championship by way of submission with the Anaconda Vise. He went on to defend the title through the end of the year, retaining in a rematch with Del Rio on the November 28 episode of ''Raw'' and against both Del Rio and The Miz in a [[Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match|Triple Threat TLC match]] at [[TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2011|TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs]]. On the December 26 episode of ''Raw'', CM Punk was defeated by [[Dolph Ziggler]] in a [[Professional_wrestling_match_types#Gauntlet_match|gauntlet match]]; as a result Ziggler became #1 contender to the WWE championship. Had he been successful Punk would have earned the right to face Laurinaitis in a match. The following ''Raw'', Punk was defeated by Ziggler via countout following interference from Laurinaitis; retaining the championship as a result. Intermeddling from Laurinaitis caused Punk to lose to Ziggler throughout January which ultimately led to Punk attacking Laurinaitis in retaliation. At the [[Royal Rumble 2012|Royal Rumble]] event, CM Punk successfully defended his title against Ziggler, despite Laurinaitis acting as the [[Referee (professional wrestling)#Special outside referee|outside enforcer]].
On February 6, [[Chris Jericho]] explained Punk was the foremost reason behind his WWE return. Jericho dismissed the WWE roster as imitations of himself, singling out Punk for claiming he was the best in the world, a moniker Jericho used the last time he was in WWE. Their rivalry continued through [[Elimination Chamber 2012|Elimination Chamber]] as Punk retained the WWE Championship in the namesake structure; while four competitors were eliminated, Jericho was unable to continue the match after being kicked out of the chamber by Punk, causing temporary injury. The following night, Jericho earned a match against Punk at [[WrestleMania XXVIII]], and in a bid to psychologically unsettle him, he revealed Punk's father was an alcoholic and alleged that his sister was a drug addict, asserting that Punk's straight edge philosophy was paranoia to avoid the same vices and vowing to make Punk turn to alcohol by winning the title from him. John Laurinaitis added the stipulation that the WWE Championship could change hands via disqualification, which led to Jericho inciting Punk into using a weapon, but Punk resisted and retained the title. The following night on ''Raw'', Punk insulted Laurinaitis, who decreed Punk would defend the title every week starting with [[Mark Henry]], which he lost by count-out. After the match, [[Chris Jericho]] poured whiskey over Punk and broke the bottle over his head. The following week, Punk would engage in a title rematch against Mark Henry and would successfully defend his title when he got disqualified. After the match, Jericho would return and would again pour alcohol on Punk. The next week on Raw, Punk had another match against Mark Henry, this time with No Disqualification and No Count-out. Punk would win the match but would later be interrupted by Chris Jericho again. At [[Extreme Rules 2012]], Punk retained his title against Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight. On the May 7th episode of Raw, Punk would come out while John Laurinaitis was talking. Punk would spend the time insulting Laurinaitis and would later be pit in a match against Lord Tensai. As he was getting ready for the match, Laurinaitis came out to tell Punk that he turned the match into a handicap match. Punk lost in a 2 on 1 handicap match against [[Matthew Bloom|Lord Tensai]] and [[Daniel Bryan]]. On the May 14th episode of Raw, Punk teamed with [[Anthony Carelli|Santino Marella]] and defeated Daniel Bryan and [[Cody Rhodes]]. Later on, Punk successfully defended his title against Bryan at [[WWE Over The Limit 2012|Over The Limit]]. Punk and Bryan would then begin a concurrent feud with [[Kane]] , after attacking him with steel chairs on several occasions. On the June 1 edition of ''SmackDown'', a WWE Championship match between Punk and Kane ended in a double disqualification after Bryan attacked both men. Meanwhile, Bryan's jilted ex-girlfriend [[AJ]] turned her affections to both Punk and Kane. This feud would culminate in a triple threat match at [[No Way Out]] , where Punk managed to retain the title after AJ distracted Kane.
On February 6, [[Chris Jericho]] explained Punk was the foremost reason behind his WWE return. Jericho dismissed the WWE roster as imitations of himself, singling out Punk for claiming he was the best in the world, a moniker Jericho used the last time he was in WWE. Their rivalry continued through [[Elimination Chamber 2012|Elimination Chamber]] as Punk retained the WWE Championship in the namesake structure; while four competitors were eliminated, Jericho was unable to continue the match after being kicked out of the chamber by Punk, causing temporary injury. The following night, Jericho earned a match against Punk at [[WrestleMania XXVIII]], and in a bid to psychologically unsettle him, he revealed Punk's father was an alcoholic and alleged that his sister was a drug addict, asserting that Punk's straight edge philosophy was paranoia to avoid the same vices and vowing to make Punk turn to alcohol by winning the title from him. John Laurinaitis added the stipulation that the WWE Championship could change hands via disqualification, which led to Jericho inciting Punk into using a weapon, but Punk resisted and retained the title. The following night on ''Raw'', Punk insulted Laurinaitis, who decreed Punk would defend the title every week starting with [[Mark Henry]], which he lost by count-out. After the match, [[Chris Jericho]] poured whiskey over Punk and broke the bottle over his head. The following week, Punk would engage in a title rematch against Mark Henry and would successfully defend his title when he got disqualified. After the match, Jericho would return and would again pour alcohol on Punk. The next week on Raw, Punk had another match against Mark Henry, this time with No Disqualification and No Count-out. Punk would win the match but would later be interrupted by Chris Jericho again. At [[Extreme Rules 2012]], Punk retained his title against Jericho in a Chicago Street Fight. On the May 7th episode of Raw, Punk would come out while John Laurinaitis was talking. Punk would spend the time insulting Laurinaitis and would later be pit in a match against Lord Tensai. As he was getting ready for the match, Laurinaitis came out to tell Punk that he turned the match into a handicap match. Punk lost in a 2 on 1 handicap match against [[Matthew Bloom|Lord Tensai]] and [[Daniel Bryan]]. On the May 14th episode of Raw, Punk teamed with [[Anthony Carelli|Santino Marella]] and defeated Daniel Bryan and [[Cody Rhodes]]. Later on, Punk successfully defended his title against Bryan at [[WWE Over The Limit 2012|Over The Limit]]. Punk and Bryan would then begin a concurrent feud with [[Kane]] , after attacking him with steel chairs on several occasions. On the June 1 edition of ''SmackDown'', a WWE Championship match between Punk and Kane ended in a double disqualification after Bryan attacked both men. Meanwhile, Bryan's jilted ex-girlfriend [[AJ]] turned her affections to both Punk and Kane. This feud would culminate in a triple threat match at [[No Way Out]] , where Punk managed to retain the title after AJ distracted Kane.
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At SummerSlam, Punk retained the title twice against Big Show and Cena after AJ Lee restarted the match. The Raw following, Punk named Cena as his new number one contender and attacked Jerry Lawler after Jerry refused to call Punk "The Best In The World". The following week, Punk challenged Lawler to a match, to which Lawler accepted, after Punk called Lawler a cowardly loser who hid behind a commentary booth. The following week, Punk walked out on the Chicago crowd, claiming to use one of his "personal days" only to show up at the end of the main event, John Cena vs Alberto Del Rio, costing Cena the match, before riding off in a car with Paul Heyman. At Night of Champions, he and Cena fought to a draw.
At SummerSlam, Punk retained the title twice against Big Show and Cena after AJ Lee restarted the match. The Raw following, Punk named Cena as his new number one contender and attacked Jerry Lawler after Jerry refused to call Punk "The Best In The World". The following week, Punk challenged Lawler to a match, to which Lawler accepted, after Punk called Lawler a cowardly loser who hid behind a commentary booth. The following week, Punk walked out on the Chicago crowd, claiming to use one of his "personal days" only to show up at the end of the main event, John Cena vs Alberto Del Rio, costing Cena the match, before riding off in a car with Paul Heyman. At Night of Champions, he and Cena fought to a draw.
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In the weeks following, it was shown Punk had alligned himself with Paul Heyman-the very man who gave rise to his career to "help out with his current situation." However, Punk's feud with Cena was cut short due to Cena was injured during their match at Night of Champions. Punk then moved into a feud with Cena's hand picked opponent, [[Ryback]], which Punk beat Ryback at Hell in a Cell, with help from a biased ref. The following night on Raw, Punk announced he would fight ''Team Foley ''against Team Punk at Survivor Series, while promoting WWE 13.
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In the weeks following, it was shown Punk had alligned himself with Paul Heyman-the very man who gave rise to his career to "help out with his current situation." However, Punk's feud with Cena was cut short due to Cena was injured during their match at Night of Champions. Punk then moved into a feud with Cena's hand picked opponent, [[Ryback]], which Punk beat Ryback at Hell in a Cell, with help from a biased ref. The following night on Raw, Punk announced he would fight ''Team Foley ''against Team Punk at Survivor Series, while promoting WWE 13.
However, this would never come to the light of day when a Triple Threat match was made for the [[Survivor Series]] after Vince McMahon forced Vickie Guerrero to put Cena in the match. Punk would feud with Cena and Ryback until the night of Survivor Series, where he would pin Cena to retain the title after Ryback was attacked. On the December 3, 2012 edition of RAW, Punk was injured during an assualt by [[Ryback]]. It was reported the following day he will miss TLC 2012, and possibly even miss Royal Rumble 2013.
However, this would never come to the light of day when a Triple Threat match was made for the [[Survivor Series]] after Vince McMahon forced Vickie Guerrero to put Cena in the match. Punk would feud with Cena and Ryback until the night of Survivor Series, where he would pin Cena to retain the title after Ryback was attacked. On the December 3, 2012 edition of RAW, Punk was injured during an assualt by [[Ryback]]. It was reported the following day he will miss TLC 2012, and possibly even miss Royal Rumble 2013.
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**On the independent circuit, it inspired the names of two of his signature moves and he wore the logo on his ring gear. He got the tattoo as a joke, as many fraternity members in his school were getting beer logos tattooed on their bodies. Punk, a keen Pepsi drinker, chose to receive a Pepsi tattoo to emphasize his straight edge beliefs. The tattoo is also a reference to former Minor Threat guitarist Brian Baker, who had a Coca-Cola tattoo and explained this by saying "I like Coca-Cola". When people inquire about Punk's Pepsi tattoo, he often replies "I like Pepsi" in a similar fashion.
**On the independent circuit, it inspired the names of two of his signature moves and he wore the logo on his ring gear. He got the tattoo as a joke, as many fraternity members in his school were getting beer logos tattooed on their bodies. Punk, a keen Pepsi drinker, chose to receive a Pepsi tattoo to emphasize his straight edge beliefs. The tattoo is also a reference to former Minor Threat guitarist Brian Baker, who had a Coca-Cola tattoo and explained this by saying "I like Coca-Cola". When people inquire about Punk's Pepsi tattoo, he often replies "I like Pepsi" in a similar fashion.
*A sleeve tattoo on his left arm that reads "luck is for losers.
*A sleeve tattoo on his left arm that reads "luck is for losers.
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**It features numerous good luck symbols, including a rabbit's foot, four-leaf clover and a horseshoe. The tattoo also features four ace playing <span style="line-height:21px;">cards as a tribute to trainer </span>[[Ace Steel]]<span style="line-height:21px;">.</span>
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**It features numerous good luck symbols, including a rabbit's foot, four-leaf clover and a horseshoe. The tattoo also features four ace playing cards as a tribute to trainer [[Ace Steel]].
[[File:CMPunkTattoos1.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:CMPunkTattoos1.jpg|thumb]]
*There is a tattoo of a three-eyed fish on his left forearm, and underneath there is the name "Callee".
*There is a tattoo of a three-eyed fish on his left forearm, and underneath there is the name "Callee".
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Punk's character and gimmick have been parodied by the wrestling federation [[Chikara]] with the mascot character CP Munk, the straight edge chipmunk. The character includes references to Punk, such as X-marked wrist tape, a Pepsi logo on the costume's left shoulder, and a high-pitch version of Punk's best-known independent circuit theme song "Miseria Cantare – The Beginning", by the band AFI. On his website, Punk has said about the character CP Munk, and the people behind it:
Punk's character and gimmick have been parodied by the wrestling federation [[Chikara]] with the mascot character CP Munk, the straight edge chipmunk. The character includes references to Punk, such as X-marked wrist tape, a Pepsi logo on the costume's left shoulder, and a high-pitch version of Punk's best-known independent circuit theme song "Miseria Cantare – The Beginning", by the band AFI. On his website, Punk has said about the character CP Munk, and the people behind it:
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"I'm split 50/50 on it. Some days I get real pissed about it, because it's disrespectful. I'm sure it's no secret that the dorks that run Chikara and I don't get along, so they're [''sic''] judgement on trying to "mock" me is a little off. Most other days I just laugh it off because nobody from Chikara will ever be over enough anywhere for anybody else to parody them'.<sup>"</sup>
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"I'm split 50/50 on it. Some days I get real pissed about it, because it's disrespectful. I'm sure it's no secret that the dorks that run Chikara and I don't get along, so they're [''sic''] judgement on trying to "mock" me is a little off. Most other days I just laugh it off because nobody from Chikara will ever be over enough anywhere for anybody else to parody them'."
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
*'''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''
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**[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] <small>vs. [[Samoa Joe]] at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16, 2004</small>
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**[[Dave Meltzer#Rating system|5 Star Match]] vs. [[Samoa Joe]] at ROH Joe vs. Punk II on October 16, 2004
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] (2009) {{small|vs. Jeff Hardy}}
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Feud of the Year|Feud of the Year]] (2009) {{small|vs. Jeff Hardy}}
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (2009)
**[[List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards#Best Gimmick|Best Gimmick]] (2009)
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