- Held the WWE Title from November 2011 to January 2013, making him the longest reigning WWE champion in 25 years.
- Appeared at Wrestlemania 22, as one of the gangsters leaving the car as John Cena made his entrance for the main event and as one of the druids during The Undertaker's entrance.
- Got a tattoo of a modified Pepsi logo on his arm when many of his college classmates were getting beer logo tattoos. He thought it was amusing and tattooed the Pepsi logo because of his straight-edge lifestyle in which he does not consume alcohol.
- Has stated that the "CM" in his wrestling name has no real meaning. It originally stood for "Chick Magnet", which was the name of a tag team he was thrown into at the last minute. He likes to make up a different name each time he is asked about it. Some he has used are. "Cookie Monster", "Chicago Made", "Charles Manson", "Charles Montgomery", "Crooked Moonsault", among others.
- Revealed that he was terminated for breach of contract on his wedding day on Colt Cabana's Art Of Wrestling podcast in November of 2014.
- Turned pro in 1999.
- Made scathing remarks in June 2011 live on national television on the WWE's flagship "Raw" program, wherein he decried the direction the WWE was taking, especially in relation to story lines, the usage of its on-air talent, and the way the company treated the fans in general. There is still fierce debate among many fans to this day as to whether Punk had any prior permission or approval to say what he said, if this was scripted in any way by them, or if this was CM Punk doing a shoot (making unscripted, off the cuff and often negative remarks) on the WWE. This was also widely considered to be his first "pipe bomb" promo, or a promo in which he says something as explosive as it was creative.
- After the 2014 Royal Rumble, CM Punk abruptly retired from the WWE, and went back to his home in Chicago, Illinois.
- Became the first man ever to win the 'Money In The Bank' ladder match two years in a row.
- Main Evented his first ever WWE Pay Per View - December to Dismember (December 2006)
- His wrestling character displays various aspects of Punk's real-life involvement with the Straight Edge movement (complete abstinence from drugs, alcohol and promiscuous sex). As a good guy, Punk's character is effective his real-life personality, in which he doesn't personally partake in drugs or alcohol, but is largely indifferent to others doing so. As a heel however, he's quite militant about his involvement in the movement, and constantly tries to show how it makes him better than everyone. Regardless of alignment, Punk is regarded as one of the best technical wrestlers in the business, and his skills on the microphone are highly lauded by fans and fellow wrestlers alike.
- June 18th 2005: Won the Ring of Honor Title, defeating Austin Aries.
- Signed to compete in the UFC in December 2014.
- Since joining the newly revived ECW on Sci-Fi (2006) in July, 2006, he had an undefeated winning streak until in ended on January 9, 2007 when he was defeated by Bob Howard.
- In 2004 PWI magazine named his one hour classic with Samoa Joe the first five star match in seven years. While WWE named him the New Comer of the Year in there 2006 Year in review WWE magazine.
- Enters the arena to "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage.
- Trained for the UFC by Duke Roufus for two years.
- Hails from Chicago, Illinois.
- C.M. Punk won the first ever "Gulf of Mexico" match on Feb. 6, 2008 on ECW. He defeated Chavo Guererro by throwing him into the Gulf of Mexico.
- 30th June 2008, on Monday Night Raw, cashed in his Money In The Bank to pin Edge and win the World Heavyweight Championship, which he successfully defended against John "Bradshaw" Layfield on the same night.
- After a hard fought match with the man who calls himself the "Guru of Greatness" John Morrison. C.M. Punk finally reached his WWE goal by earning the Extreme Championship Wrestling World Heavyweight Title. (September 2006)
- Hammerstein Ballroom: Made his WWE debut on Extreme Championship Wrestling by defeating Justin Credible with his finisher the Anaconda Vise (August 2006)
- On May 29th, 2022 Punk won AEW World title which makes him the first man in history to hold the WWE, AEW and Ring of Honor World Championships.
- Leader of the Second City Saints in Ring of Honor, along with Colt Cabana and Ace Steel. Also a member of The Gathering in NWA: TNA with Raven and Julio Dinero.
- Defeated legendary superstar and former five time WCW World Champion King Booker (March 2006)
- Has stated that the 'C.M.' in his ring name is short for 'Cookie Master', an old nickname given to him by his mother, due to his fondness for cookies as a child.
- 23rd June 2008, was drafted from ECW to Monday Night Raw.
- His mother was born in Breitenfelde, Germany, to Polish parents. She moved to the U.S. with her family in 1951.
- On August 20, 2021, C.M. Punk made his long awaited return to wrestling at AEW Rampage in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
- At WWE Survivor Series: Wargames 2023, C.M. Punk made his long-awaited return to the WWE.
- 30th March 2008, won the Money In The Bank Ladder Match at Wrestlemania 24, at the Citrus Bowl, in Orlando, Florida.
- Placed at #89 in the 2004 Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500.
- On September 2, 2023, CM Punk was terminated from AEW due to a backstage altercation he had with Jack Perry aka Jungle Boy at AEW's All In pay-per-view.
- Has been offered a WWE contract. Debuted on Sunday Night Heat in a match against Val Venis. (June 2005)
- Returned to the WWE as a member of WWE Backstage in November of 2019.
- Lost his debut match in the UFC to Mickey Gall. [September 2016].
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