请输入您要查询的百科知识：

　

词条 CM Punk
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Professional wrestling career

      Early career and IWA Mid-South (1999–2005)    Ring of Honor (2002–2006)    Feud with Raven and rise to prominence (2002–2004)    ROH World Champion (2004–2006)   Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2004)  World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE   Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005–2006)    ECW Champion (2006–2008)    World Heavyweight Champion (2008–2009)    The Straight Edge Society (2009–2010)    The New Nexus (2010–2011)    WWE Champion (2011–2013)    Final storylines (2013–2014)   Retirement (2014) 

  3. Professional wrestling persona

  4. Mixed martial arts career

      Ultimate Fighting Championship (2014–present)    Cage Fury Fighting Championships (2018–present)  

  5. Writing

  6. Other media

      Filmography  

  7. Personal life

  8. Championships and accomplishments

  9. Mixed martial arts record

  10. Notes

  11. References

  12. External links

{{Unreliable sources|date=February 2019}}{{pp-blp|small=yes}}{{pp-move-indef}}{{use mdy dates|date=June 2018}}{{short description|American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist}}{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name=CM Punk
|birthname=Phillip Jack Brooks
|names=CM Punk
|image=CM Punk 2.jpg
|caption=Brooks in October 2011
|height={{height|ft=6|in=2}}[1]
|weight={{convert|218|lb|kg|abbr=on}}[1]
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|10|26|mf=y}}
|birth_place=Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
|resides=Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
|spouse={{marriage|AJ Lee|June 13, 2014}}
|billed=Chicago, Illinois[1]
|trainer=Ace Steel
Danny Dominion
Dave Finlay[4]
Dave Taylor[4]
Kevin Quinn
William Regal[4]
|debut=1999[7]
|retired=2014
|website=cmpunk.com
}}

Phillip Jack Brooks[2] (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer and retired professional wrestler. He is currently signed to both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competes in the welterweight division, and to Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC), where he works as a commentator. He is perhaps best known for his time in WWE, where he is recognized as the sixth longest reigning WWE Champion of all-time.

Brooks began his professional wrestling career on the American independent circuit, primarily with Ring of Honor (ROH) until 2005, when he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During his 15-year career, Brooks won the WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the ECW and ROH World Championships once each. By winning WWE's World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston) and Intercontinental Championship, he became WWE's 19th Triple Crown Champion and the fastest to achieve this feat, in 203 days. He was voted WWE Superstar of the Year at the 2011 Slammy Awards, and Wrestler of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

Brooks used the CM Punk moniker his entire career, and consistently portrayed the character of an outspoken, sharp-tongued, anti-establishment, straight edge iconoclast. Most of the straight edge principles he portrayed, such as not drinking alcohol or not taking recreational drugs, are his real life views.[3] Depending on his alignment as a hero or villain, he emphasized different aspects of the straight edge culture to garner the desired audience reaction.[3]

After becoming disgruntled in WWE, Punk retired from professional wrestling in 2014. He pursued a career in mixed martial arts and was signed by the UFC in December of that year. His first professional fight took place on September 10, 2016, at UFC 203 against Mickey Gall, where he was defeated via submission in the first round. He lost his second bout to Mike Jackson via unanimous decision on June 9, 2018, at UFC 225.

Early life

Brooks was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in nearby Lockport, Illinois.[4] He is one of five children—his father was an engineer, while his mother was a homemaker.[5] Brooks' father struggled with alcoholism which inspired him to become straight edge from an early age.[6] He attended Lockport Township High School.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Early career and IWA Mid-South (1999–2005)

Brooks' first venture into wrestling was a stint in a backyard wrestling federation called the Lunatic Wrestling Federation with his friends and brother Mike Brooks in the mid-late 1990s. Brooks first started using the ring name CM Punk when he was put into a tag team named The Chick Magnets with CM Venom after another performer skipped out on the card.[3][7][8] Unlike his friends, Punk genuinely wanted to be a wrestler and saw it as more than simple fun.[3] When the promotion started taking off, doing shows out of a warehouse in Mokena, Illinois, Punk found out that his brother Mike had embezzled thousands of dollars from the small company, causing them to become estranged and not have spoken since.[9]

Brooks soon left the federation and enrolled as a student at the Steel Dominion wrestling school in Chicago, where he was trained by Ace Steel,[10] Danny Dominion and Kevin Quinn to become a professional wrestler. As part of the training, he wrestled at Steel Domain Wrestling in St. Paul, Minnesota.[11][3] It was in the Steel Domain that he met Scott Colton,[23][12] who soon adopted the stage name Colt Cabana. Punk and Cabana became best friends and spent most of their early career together working in the same independent promotions, as both opponents and tag team partners.[13] In the independents, along with fellow Steel Domain graduates Colt Cabana, Chucke E. Smooth, Adam Pearce and manager Dave Prazak, Punk formed an alliance named the Gold Bond Mafia.[3]

Punk's home promotion for his early career was considered to be the Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South (IWA Mid-South).[3] During Punk's time in IWA Mid-South, he had high-profile feuds with Colt Cabana and Chris Hero while also rising to the top of the roster winning the IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship twice and the IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship on five separate occasions, beating wrestlers like A.J. Styles, Cabana and Eddie Guerrero in matches for the heavyweight championship. Punk's feud with Hero included a 55-minute Tables, Ladders and Chairs (TLC) match,[3] a 93-minute two out of three falls match[11] and several 60-minute time limit draws.[12] From July 2003 until May 2004, Punk refused to wrestle for IWA Mid-South, explaining this as a protest to Ian Rotten's mistreatment of Chris Hero in the company.[3] However, Hero has stated he believes there were other reasons and Rotten's treatment of him was just an excuse by Punk to stop working for the company.[14] Punk eventually returned to IWA Mid-South and continued to perform as a wrestler and commentator for them until July 2005.[15]

Ring of Honor (2002–2006)

Feud with Raven and rise to prominence (2002–2004)

{{see also|The Second City Saints|Raven's Nest#The Gathering|l2=The Gathering}}

Punk's matches with Colt Cabana led him to being hired by the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion.[11] Initially, Punk joined ROH as a face,[3] but quickly turned heel in a feud with Raven that featured numerous variants of no disqualification matches.[16] Their rivalry was rooted in Punk's straight-edge lifestyle, with him likening Raven to his alcoholic father; it lasted most of 2003 and was considered one of ROH's top feuds of the year.[17][18] Their rivalry was settled at The Conclusion in November 2003, where Punk defeated Raven in a steel cage match.[16]

Punk started climbing the ranks of ROH, including coming in second at the Second Anniversary Show during the tournament to crown the first ROH Pure Champion, losing to A.J. Styles in the finals[16] and winning the ROH Tag Team Championship twice with Colt Cabana as The Second City Saints (Punk and Cabana defeated the Briscoe Brothers to win the championship both times).[19] Circa October 2003, Punk was hired as the first head trainer of the Ring of Honor wrestling school,[3][20] having previously been a trainer for the Steel Domain[3] and Primetime Wrestling.[21]

ROH World Champion (2004–2006)

In 2004, Punk faced off against ROH World Champion Samoa Joe for the championship in a three-match series. On June 12 at World Title Classic, the first match resulted in a 60-minute time limit draw when neither Punk nor Joe could pin or cause the other to submit in the 60 minutes. On October 16 at Joe vs. Punk II, they wrestled to a second 60-minute draw.[16] In addition to Joe vs. Punk II becoming Ring of Honor's best-selling DVD at the time, the match received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. It was the first match in North America to receive a five-star rating in seven years, the last one being the Hell in a Cell match between Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker at In Your House in 1997.[12] Joe ended the series by defeating Punk in the third and final match on December 4 at All-Star Extravaganza 2 in which there was a no-time-limit stipulation.[16]

After a try-out match on May 9, 2005 which aired May 15,[22] where he lost to Val Venis on the Sunday Night Heat show, Punk accepted a deal offered by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in June. Though he had accepted the deal, Punk defeated Austin Aries to win the ROH World Championship on June 18 at Death Before Dishonor III.[19] Immediately after the match, Punk proceeded to become a villain and started a storyline where he threatened to bring the ROH World Championship to WWE with him. For weeks, Punk teased the ROH locker room and the ROH fans as well as mocking the championship he possessed, going so far as to sign his WWE contract on it. During the storyline, referred to by ROH as the "Summer of Punk",[23] Mick Foley made several ROH appearances, attempting to convince Punk to do the right thing and defend the title on his way out. On August 12, Punk lost the ROH World Championship to James Gibson in a four corner elimination match which also involved Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels.[19] Punk's final scheduled match in ROH took place at Punk: The Final Chapter on August 13, against long-time friend Colt Cabana in a two out of three falls match, which he lost.[16]

Punk made a special appearance at the ROH show Unscripted II on February 11, 2006, when the original card had to be scrapped due to Low Ki leaving ROH the week prior.[16] In addition, most of the ROH roster contracted to TNA were pulled from the show because of a snowstorm that TNA officials thought might prevent performers from reaching the TNA's Against All Odds event scheduled the next day.[24][25] In the main event, Punk teamed with Bryan Danielson to defeat Adam Pearce and Jimmy Rave in a tag team match.[25]

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2003–2004)

While wrestling for Ring of Honor, Punk joined the wrestling promotion NWA:Total Nonstop Action, later known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in which he was paired with Julio Dinero as members of Raven's TNA alliance The Gathering.[3]

Shortly before a TNA show on February 25, 2004, Punk had a physical scuffle with Teddy Hart outside of a restaurant that was broken up by Sabu. The scuffle reportedly stemmed from an ROH show in which Hart performed three unplanned spots putting several other wrestlers in danger of injury.[26][27] Around the time of the scuffle, Punk and Dinero stopped appearing on TNA shows, leading to speculation he was fired for the incident.[28] However, Punk said the scuffle had no bearing on his TNA career.[28] Brooks said the reason he and Dinero stopped appearing on TNA's pay-per-view events was that TNA officials believed that he and Dinero had not connected with the fans as villains, having turned against the popular Raven and instead formed a villainous tag team managed by James Mitchell.[28] The officials decided that since the team was not working as villains, the storyline would be put on hold indefinitely, and thus had no work for Punk or Dinero.[28] Punk officially quit TNA in March 2004 during the Rob Feinstein controversy after having a dispute with the TNA offices over his ability to compete in ROH following a TNA order that their contracted wrestlers were to no longer wrestle in ROH.[29]

World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005–2006)

In September 2005, Punk was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling, a WWE developmental territory. He made his debut as a heel on September 8 in a dark match, where he, Nigel McGuinness and Paul Burchill were defeated by Deuce Shade, Elijah Burke and Seth Skyfire.[30] On September 26 in his OVW television debut, Punk suffered a ruptured eardrum and broken nose after Danny Inferno hit him with an overly stiff right hand. Despite the injury, Punk finished the match and quickly recovered.[31]

[32]

On November 9, Punk became the OVW Television Champion after defeating Ken Doane,[31] which immediately led to a feud between Punk and Brent Albright, who had previously been feuding with Doane for the Television Championship and had lost his chance to wrestle Doane after Punk hit him with a chair so he himself could wrestle Doane. They wrestled in series of matches, including one that ended in overtime with Albright having Punk submit to Albright's finisher, the Crowbar, but Punk was able to keep the championship as he had not agreed to the extra time.[31] On January 4, 2006, Punk lost the OVW Television Championship during a three-way dance among himself, Albright and Doane. Doane was injured halfway through the match and was replaced by Aaron "The Idol" Stevens. Punk submitted to Albright's Crowbar and was eliminated, but he returned later in the match to distract Albright, allowing Stevens to pin Albright and become the new OVW Television Champion.[33] Albright and Punk then briefly teamed, but they became opponents again after Punk denied Albright the respect he demanded and proceeded to continually "punk him out". This feud continued for weeks with Punk always coming out on top until a double turn occurred on February 1, when Albright turned heel during a tag team match, allowing the Spirit Squad to attack Punk, turning him face.[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} After Matt Cappotelli vacated the OVW Heavyweight Championship because of a brain tumor in February, a tournament was held to crown a new champion and Punk lost to Albright in the finals.[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} Punk and Albright continued their feud, with Albright becoming more unstable and paranoid about maintaining his championship after several close call matches against Punk, resulting in acts such as threatening Maria. On May 3, Punk defeated Albright in a strap match to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship.[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} As champion, Punk retained the title in matches against opponents such as Shad Gaspard,[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} Ken Kennedy,[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} Johnny Jeter[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} and Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.[34]

On July 28, Punk and Seth Skyfire defeated Shad Gaspard and the Neighborhoodie to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship at a house show.[35] They lost the tag team championship on August 2 to Deuce Shade and "Domino" Cliff Compton after an injured Skyfire tagged in an already injured Punk.[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} This altercation led to a feud between Punk and Skyfire after a rematch for the tag team championship on August 7 in which a healthy Punk purposefully tagged in an injured Skyfire to be beaten by Shade and Compton.[33] On August 30, a match was scheduled to take place between Punk and Skyfire for the OVW Heavyweight Championship. However, prior to the match Skyfire was attacked by Charles "The Hammer" Evans, with whom Skyfire had also been feuding and was replaced in the match by Chet Jablonski who pinned Punk to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship.[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} As Punk no longer possessed the championship, OVW no longer required him and he was removed from the roster and brought up to the WWE roster full-time. Punk continued to make sporadic appearances for OVW such as on their 400th TV episode[33]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} until WWE and OVW ended their developmental partnership on February 7, 2008.[36]

ECW Champion (2006–2008)

On June 24, 2006, Punk made his ECW debut during a house show at the former ECW Arena, defeating Stevie Richards.[37] He made his TV debut on the July 4 ECW on Sci Fi, cutting a brief pre-taped promo about his straight edge lifestyle emphasizing the disciplinary aspects of being drug and alcohol free.[38] Although he had retained the straight edge gimmick, he now had a Muay Thai training background. Punk made his TV wrestling debut on August 1 at the Hammerstein Ballroom, defeating Justin Credible.[39] Punk established himself in ECW by going undefeated, defeating opponents such as Christopher W. Anderson,[40] Stevie Richards[41] and Shannon Moore.[42]

Soon after, Punk began feuding with Mike Knox after Knox's girlfriend Kelly Kelly was seen to have feelings for Punk.[42] Punk defeated Knox in their first singles match [43] as well as the rematch, after which Kelly Kelly celebrated Punk's victory over her boyfriend.[44] Punk then teamed with D-Generation X and the Hardy Boyz in their Survivor Series match against Rated-RKO, Knox, Johnny Nitro and Gregory Helms, a match in which all the participants on DX's side survived elimination.[45] On December 3 at December to Dismember, Punk participated in the Elimination Chamber match for the ECW World Championship, but he was the first person eliminated by Rob Van Dam.[46]

Following the event, Punk entered into a feud with Hardcore Holly, who ended Punk's six-month unbeaten streak in singles competition on January 9, 2007.[47] Punk went on to feud with Matt Striker, who gave him his second singles loss since being in ECW on January 30.[48] Punk then qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 by defeating Johnny Nitro,[49] but lost the match in his WrestleMania debut on April 1.[50] On April 10, Punk turned heel by joining the New Breed alliance[51] after several weeks in which both the New Breed and the ECW Originals had attempted to recruit him.[52][53] However, two weeks later he betrayed the New Breed during a four-on-four elimination match between the New Breed and ECW Originals by kicking New Breed leader Elijah Burke in the back of the head and costing them the match, after which Punk proceeded to deliver his finisher, the Go to Sleep, on Burke and sarcastically apologized before leaving the ring alone, turning face again.[54] On May 20 at Judgment Day, Punk defeated Burke in his first singles match on a WWE pay-per-view event.[55] Punk then went on to One Night Stand on June 3 and teamed up with Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman in a tables match to defeat the New Breed and end the storyline.[56]

When ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley was drafted to Raw and stripped of the championship, a tournament to declare a new champion was held.[57] On June 24, Punk was scheduled to face Chris Benoit in the finals at Night of Champions,[58] but Benoit was hastily replaced by Johnny Nitro when Benoit no showed after killing his family and self. Nitro subsequently defeated Punk for the vacant ECW Championship.[59] Punk won another shot at the title at The Great American Bash against Nitro, who had changed his moniker to John Morrison by this point, but he was defeated again by Morrison at the event on July 22.[60] The following week on ECW, Punk challenged Elijah Burke and Tommy Dreamer in a triple threat match to determine the next competitor in Morrison's 15 Minutes of Fame Challenge in which Punk came out victorious.[61] A week later on ECW, Punk defeated Morrison to earn an ECW Championship title match on August 26 at SummerSlam, where he lost when Morrison used the ropes for leverage.[62]

At the September 1 ECW taping, Punk defeated Morrison in a last chance title match to win the ECW Championship.[63] In the following months, Punk went on to have successful title defenses against the likes of Elijah Burke,[64] Big Daddy V via disqualification [65] and The Miz.[66] On November 6, Punk retained the ECW Championship in a match against Morrison following The Miz's interference.[67] On November 18 at Survivor Series, Punk retained the title in a triple threat match against The Miz and John Morrison.[68] On January 22, 2008, Punk lost the ECW Championship to Chavo Guerrero in a no disqualification match after Edge performed a spear on him, ending his reign at 143 days.[69]

World Heavyweight Champion (2008–2009)

On March 30, 2008 at WrestleMania XXIV, Punk won the Money in the Bank ladder match after defeating Carlito, Chris Jericho, John Morrison, Montel Vontavious Porter, Mr. Kennedy and Shelton Benjamin.[70]

On June 23, Punk was drafted to the Raw brand during the 2008 WWE draft.[71] In his first night on Raw the following week, Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after Batista beat down World Heavyweight Champion Edge and won the title, making his first defense later that same night against John Bradshaw Layfield, who had challenged him shortly after his win.[72] Punk continued to hold and defend the title [73] [74] [75] until Unforgiven, when he was attacked by The Legacy and Orton finished the assault by punting Punk in the head before the Championship Scramble match on September 7, ending his reign at 69 days.[76] Punk could not participate in the match due to the attack and so forfeited the title, being replaced by Chris Jericho, who won the match and the title.[77] On the September 15 episode of Raw, Punk received his title rematch, but he failed to regain the title in a steel cage match against Jericho.[78]

On the October 27 episode of Raw, Punk and Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase to win the World Tag Team Championship.[79] The duo were members of Team Batista at Survivor Series, where their team lost to Team Orton on November 23.[80] Punk then entered in a number one contender Intercontinental Championship tournament, defeating Snitsky and John Morrison in the first two rounds.[81] Punk and Kingston lost the World Tag Team Championship to John Morrison and The Miz on December 13 at a live event.[82] The next day at Armageddon, Punk defeated Rey Mysterio to win the tournament.[81] On the January 5, 2009, episode of Raw, Punk received his title match against William Regal, which ended in a disqualification when Regal grabbed the referee's jersey.[83] Due to this, Stephanie McMahon awarded Punk a rematch the following week on Raw, but this time it was himself that was disqualified.[84] McMahon awarded him another rematch, a no disqualification match on the January 19 episode of Raw, where Punk won the match and the title.[85] With this win, Punk became the 19th WWE Triple Crown Champion and the fastest to accomplish the feat, shattering Kevin Nash's old record at 203 days.[86][87] Punk lost the title on the March 9 Raw to John Bradshaw Layfield.[88] On April 5 at WrestleMania XXV, Punk won the Money in the Bank ladder match and became the first person to win the match twice.[89] On April 13 during the 2009 WWE draft, Punk was drafted from Raw to SmackDown.[90] In the period after the draft, Punk feuded with Umaga over Umaga's repeated surprise attacks while Punk was attempting to cash in his Money in the Bank contract, ultimately resulting in a Samoan strap match at Extreme Rules, which was won by Punk.[91]

At the end of the event on June 7, Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to defeat Jeff Hardy for the World Heavyweight Championship right after Hardy won the title from Edge in a ladder match.[92] Punk made his first successful title defense in a triple threat match against both Edge and Hardy on the June 15 episode of Raw.[93] On June 28 at The Bash, Punk retained the title even though he lost to Hardy by disqualification after kicking the referee.[94] As part of the storyline, Punk injured his eye and said that he could not see the referee, but Hardy called his eye injury into question, believing it to be feigned, with Punk turning heel and claiming to be the moral superior of those who support Hardy due to his drug-free lifestyle.[95] On July 26 at Night of Champions, Punk lost the title to Hardy.[96] Their feud continued through SummerSlam on August 23, when Punk regained the title in a TLC match only to be attacked by The Undertaker.[97]

On the August 28 episode of SmackDown, Punk concluded his program with Hardy and achieved his booked goal of excising him from WWE, defeating Hardy in a steel cage match wherein the loser agreed to leave the company.[98] On September 13 at Breaking Point, Punk defeated The Undertaker in a submission match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.[99] Undertaker originally won the match with his Hell's Gate submission hold, but SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long restarted the match after stating that the ban that former SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero had placed on the move was still in effect and Punk won the match with his Anaconda Vise when referee Scott Armstrong called for the bell despite Undertaker never submitting.[100] The feud between the two continued and on October 4 at Hell in a Cell he lost the World Heavyweight Championship to The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match.[101] Punk lost two subsequent rematches for the World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker on SmackDown[102] and on October 25 at Bragging Rights in a fatal four-way match also involving Batista and Rey Mysterio.[103]

The Straight Edge Society (2009–2010)

{{main|The Straight Edge Society}}

His character took on a more sinister direction on the November 27 episode of SmackDown when Punk revealed that he had converted Luke Gallows, who had previously been portrayed as the mentally incompetent wrestler Festus, to the straight-edge lifestyle which had rid him of his mental troubles.[104] Continuing to espouse his straight-edge philosophy, Punk began to present himself as a cult-like savior to the crowd, growing the hair on his head, face and chest in an allusion to Jesus.[105] Through January 2010, Punk began to convert planted members of the audience to a straight-edge lifestyle, making them take a pledge of allegiance to him and shaving their head as a sign of renewal and devotion.[106][107][108] After converting many people who were not seen again, convert Serena began accompanying Punk and Gallows to form The Straight Edge Society.[108][109] As well as leading this alliance, Punk was also the mentor of NXT rookie Darren Young who flirted with the idea of becoming straight edge before refusing just before his head was to be shaved.[110][111][112][113][114] On the December 14 episode of Raw, Punk competed in a tournament to crown the 2009 Superstar of the Year, but he lost to John Cena by submission in the first round.[115]

Punk continued to show messianic traits, frequently giving sermons including during the annual Royal Rumble match in January 2010 as well as during an Elimination Chamber match in February 2010 at both of the eponymous pay-per-view events.[116] In the Elimination Chamber match, Punk was eliminated by Rey Mysterio, whom he had feuding with leading into the event.[117] Tensions escalated as Mysterio prevented him from winning a Money in the Bank qualifying match, causing Punk to interrupt Mysterio's celebration of his daughter's ninth birthday.[118] Mysterio challenged Punk to a street fight at WrestleMania XXVI, but he lost to Gallows and Punk added the stipulation that if Rey lost against him at WrestleMania XXVI, he would join the Straight Edge Society.[119] At the event on March 28, Punk lost to Mysterio,[120] sparking a rematch on April 25 at Extreme Rules where Punk would have to shave his head like his disciples if he lost, but he won this match after interference from a fourth member of the Straight Edge Society who kept his face covered.[121] On May 23 at Over The Limit, a third and final match between Punk and Mysterio was booked with both stipulations reactivated, but he lost and was subsequently shaved bald.[122]

Embarrassed by being shaved bald as he considered himself always pure unlike his followers, Punk began wearing a mask to hide his baldness.[123] On June 20 at Fatal 4-Way, Punk challenged for the World Heavyweight Championship against Mysterio, Big Show and the champion Jack Swagger, but he was unsuccessful when he was attacked by Kane, who was accusing various people of attacking The Undertaker.[124] On the July 16 episode of SmackDown, Punk was finally unmasked by Big Show while healing from an arm injury.[125] The following week on SmackDown, Show also unmasked the anonymous member of The Straight Edge Society, who was revealed to be Joey Mercury.[126] This led to a four-on-one handicap on August 15 at SummerSlam, where Big Show defeated the entire Straight Edge Society after Punk abandoned his teammates.[127] On September 19 at Night of Champions, Punk lost to Big Show in a singles match.[128] Following this, Serena was released from WWE[129] while Mercury became injured,[130] severely thinning The Straight Edge Society as Gallows began showing signs of dissension too, but Punk defeated him on the SmackDown episode which aired on September 24, ending the group.[131]

The New Nexus (2010–2011)

{{main|The Nexus (professional wrestling)|l1=The New Nexus}}

On October 11, Punk was traded back to the Raw brand after being swapped with Edge and took part in the interbrand tag team match on October 24 at Bragging Rights after injuring Evan Bourne to win a place,[132] but his team lost.[133] It was reported later that he was suffering with a hip injury that would stop him from competing.[134] To keep a presence on television, he began commentating on Raw from November 22.[135]

At the end of December, Punk left the commentary team after assaulting John Cena on Raw[136] and SmackDown with a chair.[137] Punk later revealed that his motives for the attacks were that he had joined and assumed control of The Nexus.[138] Punk then made each member of the group prove themselves worthy of a spot, with some instead choosing to join The Corre, which had been started by former Nexus leader Wade Barrett on SmackDown.[139]

In January 2011, Punk and The Nexus cost Orton his match with The Miz for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble as a revenge for Orton prematurely ending Punk's first World Heavyweight Championship reign in 2008.[140] In turn, Orton responded by taking out all of the New Nexus members by punting them in the head, leaving Punk alone as the sole surviving member of the group.[141][142][143][144] This led to a WrestleMania XXVII match on April 3 and a Last Man Standing match on May 1 at Extreme Rules, both of which Punk lost.[145][146]

WWE Champion (2011–2013)

In June 2011, after pinning WWE Champion John Cena on Raw,[147] Rey Mysterio at Capitol Punishment,[148] and finally Alberto Del Rio again in a No. 1 contendership match all within one week, Punk revealed that his contract was to expire on July 17 at Money in the Bank and vowed to leave the company with the WWE Championship.[149] After making a scathing yet highly acclaimed on-air speech concerning the way in which WWE is run and its owner Vince McMahon, Punk was given a storyline suspension from televised WWE events.[150] Punk would be reinstated on Cena's insistence.[151] Upon his return, Punk ceased to appear with the remaining members of The Nexus and the group quietly dissolved that month, turning Punk face.[152] At Money in the Bank, Punk defeated Cena to become the WWE Champion on his final night under contract with WWE.[151][153] The match received a five-star rating from Dave Meltzer, marking Punk's second performance to attain a five-star rating.[154]

On July 21, Punk made a surprise appearance at a joint WWE–Mattel panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where he mocked new Chief Operating Officer Triple H and offered WWE Championship tournament finalist Rey Mysterio a match for the WWE Championship as long as it was in Punk's hometown in Chicago.[155][156] Punk appeared at July 23's All American Wrestling show, showing respect to Gregory Iron, a wrestler with cerebral palsy.[157] Mysterio won the WWE Championship tournament on the July 25 episode of Raw only to lose it to Cena later that night, but after Cena's victory Punk returned and upstaged the new WWE Champion's celebration while also entering into a title dispute.[158] Triple H later upheld both Punk and Cena's claims to the WWE Championship as legitimate and scheduled the two to a match at SummerSlam to decide the undisputed WWE Champion.[159] At the event on August 14, Punk won, but he lost the title minutes later to Alberto Del Rio, who had cashed in his Money in the Bank contract after Kevin Nash attacked Punk.[160]

The night after SummerSlam, Punk accused Nash of conspiring with Triple H to keep Punk away from the WWE Championship.[161] After repeated confrontations, Nash and Punk demanded to face each other at Night of Champions, to which Triple H acquiesced, but after Punk's repeated verbal attacks towards him and his wife Stephanie McMahon, Triple H booked himself to replace Nash.[162] At the event on September 18, Punk lost a no disqualification match after Nash, The Miz and R-Truth attacked both men.[163] Miz and Truth also attacked Punk on October 2 at Hell in a Cell after he lost a WWE Championship triple threat Hell in a Cell match.[164] Punk attempted to avenge this by teaming with Triple H against Miz and Truth on October 23 at Vengeance, but he lost again due to Nash attacking Triple H.[165] This helped transition Punk's anti-establishment voice from Triple H to John Laurinaitis, who became the interim Raw General Manager.[166] Punk balked at Laurinaitis' promotion and verbally attacked him as a dull yes man.[167][168]

On the October 31 episode of Raw, Punk strong-armed his way into a match with Del Rio at Survivor Series,[169] regaining the WWE Championship at the event on November 20.[170] Punk 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[171] and against both Del Rio and The Miz in a triple threat TLC match on December 18 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[172] On the December 26 episode of Raw, Punk was defeated by Dolph Ziggler in a gauntlet match and as a result Ziggler became the number one contender to the WWE Championship.[173] The following week on Raw, Punk was defeated by Ziggler by countout after Laurinaitis interfered, retaining the championship as a result.[174] Intermeddling from Laurinaitis caused Punk to lose to Ziggler throughout January,[175][176] which ultimately led to Punk attacking Laurinaitis in retaliation.[176] At the Royal Rumble on January 29, 2012, Punk successfully defended his title against Ziggler despite Laurinaitis acting as the outside enforcer.[177]

On the January 30 episode of Raw, the returning Chris Jericho attacked Punk and Daniel Bryan during their champion vs. champion match, giving Bryan the win.[178] The following week on Raw, Jericho explained his actions by dismissing the WWE roster as imitations of himself and singling out Punk for calling himself "the best in the world", a moniker Jericho used the last time he was in WWE.[179][180] Their rivalry continued through Elimination Chamber on February 19, when Punk retained the WWE Championship in the namesake structure, but while four competitors were eliminated Jericho was unable to continue the match after being kicked out of the chamber by Punk, causing temporary injury.[181] The next night on Raw, Jericho earned a match against Punk on April 1 at WrestleMania XXVIII[182] and in a bid to psychologically unsettle him 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.[183] 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.[184] On the April 2 and 9 episodes of Raw, Punk retained the WWE Championship against Mark Henry after losing to him via countout and disqualification, being attached by Jericho following both matches and doused with alcohol.[185][186] On the April 16 episode of Raw, Punk pinned Henry in a no disqualification, no countout match to retain the title.[187] After repeated altercations, the feud between Jericho and Punk culminated in a Chicago street fight on April 29 at Extreme Rules, where Punk defeated Jericho to retain the WWE Championship.[188]

On May 20 at Over the Limit, Punk retaining the title against Daniel Bryan after reversing Bryan's submission hold the "Yes!" Lock into a pinning combination as the pinfall saved Punk from his own submission only moments later.[189] Shortly before Over the Limit, Bryan interfered in a non-title match between Punk and Kane to frame Punk for attacking Kane with a steel chair, starting a three-way rivalry.[190][191][192][193] On the June 1 episode of SmackDown, a WWE Championship match between Punk and Kane ended in a double disqualification after Bryan attacked both men.[194] Meanwhile, Bryan's jilted ex-girlfriend AJ Lee turned her affections to both Punk and Kane.[195] This feud culminated in a triple threat match on June 17 at No Way Out, where Punk managed to retain the title after AJ distracted Kane.[196] On July 15 at Money in the Bank, Punk defetead Bryan in a no disqualification match with AJ as special guest referee to retain the title.[197]

On July 23 at Raw 1000, Punk defended the title against Money in the Bank winner John Cena and lost by disqualification after interference from Big Show.[198][199] When the night's special guest The Rock—who had interrupted Punk earlier to announce he would wrestle for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in January 2013—intervened to save Cena from Big Show's assault, Punk attacked him, turning heel in the process.[200] Punk justified his actions the following week on Raw, explaining he was tired of people like Cena and Rock overshadowing him when the WWE Champion should be the focus of the company, asserting himself further soon after by disrupting a number one contender's match between Cena and Big Show.[201][202] As a result, both men were entered into the title match against Punk on August 19 at SummerSlam, where he successfully retained the title by pinning Big Show after both Punk and Cena submitted Big Show at the same time and Raw General Manager AJ Lee restarted the match.[203] In the following weeks on Raw, Punk demanded respect from people like AJ Lee, Jerry Lawler and Bret Hart and eventually aligned with Paul Heyman in his feud with Cena.[204] On September 16 at Night of Champions, Punk retained the WWE Championship after he fought Cena to a draw.[205] Punk continued to feud with Cena despite the latter's arm injury,[206] rejecting the requests of Mick Foley and Jim Ross to pick him as his Hell in a Cell opponent and leading to a brawl with WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.[207][208][209] Cena was eventually pulled from the title match and replaced by Ryback,[210] whom Punk would defeat at the event on October 28 in a Hell in a Cell match with help from referee Brad Maddox to retain the title and also ending Ryback's thirty-eight match undefeated streak.[211]

The next night on Raw, a furious Mick Foley confronted Punk for refusing to pick John Cena as his Hell in a Cell opponent, leading the two to agree to meet at Survivor Series in a traditional five-on-five elimination tag team match with Punk choosing Alberto Del Rio, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow and The Miz for his own team.[212] However, Punk was replaced as captain by Dolph Ziggler the following week on Raw and was instead booked in a triple threat WWE Championship match against John Cena and Ryback instead by Vince McMahon.[213] At the event on November 18, Punk won the match by pinning Cena following interference from the debuting faction called The Shield, allowing him to retain the WWE Championship and hold the championship for a full year.[214] On December 4, Punk underwent surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus, removing him from his title match against Ryback on December 16 at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[215] Despite his injury, Punk became the longest reigning WWE Champion in the past 25 years on December 5, when he hit 381 days, surpassing John Cena's 380-day reign.[216] Punk returned to in-ring action on the January 7, 2013, episode of Raw, retaining the WWE Championship against Ryback in a TLC match following interference from The Shield.[217]

On January 27 at the Royal Rumble, Punk defended the WWE Championship against The Rock in a match stipulated that if The Shield interfered, Punk would be stripped of the title.[218] Punk originally pinned The Rock to retain after The Shield put Rock through a table while the arena lights were out, leading Vince McMahon to come out and announce that Punk would be stripped of the title, but he instead restarted the match at The Rock's request which Punk lost, ending his reign at 434 days.[219] WWE recognized this reign as the longest world championship reign in WWE of the "modern era" until Universal Champion Brock Lesnar broke that record in June 2018.[220] Punk received a title rematch with Rock on February 17 at Elimination Chamber, stipulated that The Rock would lose the title if he was disqualified or counted out, but Punk was pinned by Rock after miscommunication with Heyman.[221] On the February 25 episode of Raw, Punk faced Royal Rumble winner John Cena for his number one contendership to the WWE Championship, but he lost.[222]

Final storylines (2013–2014)

In March 2013, Punk set his sights on ending The Undertaker's undefeated WrestleMania streak in an effort to "take something away from the fans" as he believed they had taken the WWE title away from him, defeating Big Show, Randy Orton and Sheamus in a fatal four-way match to officially earn the right to face The Undertaker.[223] After the death of Paul Bearer, a storyline involving Punk regularly spiting The Undertaker through displays of flippancy and disrespect towards Bearer's death began, including Punk stealing Bearer's trademark urn.[224][225][226] On April 7 at WrestleMania 29, Punk was defeated by The Undertaker, who took back the urn.[227] On the April 15 episode of Raw, Punk addressed the crowd and after briefly recalling his historic championship reign, walked out of the arena.[228] After Chris Jericho pressured Heyman about Punk,.[229] challenging him to match at Payback on who between the two of them was the "best in the world",[230][231] Punk made his return by defeating Jericho at the event on June 16.[232] The next night on Raw, Punk told Heyman to no longer accompany him to his matches and was later attacked by Heyman's client Brock Lesnar, thus turning Punk face again.[233] Afterward, Heyman promised Punk that he did not send Lesnar to attack him and that he still considered Punk his best friend, stating that any problem Punk and Lesnar had with each other was between them.[234] On July 14 at Money in the Bank, Punk lost the WWE Championship Money in the Bank ladder match after Heyman turned on him and attacked him.[235] The next night on Raw, Heyman claimed that without him, Punk was no longer the "Best in the World" before unleashing Lesnar on Punk.[236] Punk and Lesnar brawled for several weeks until SummerSlam on August 18,[237][238] when Punk lost to Lesnar in a No Disqualification match after Heyman interfered.[239]

Punk then turned his sights to Heyman's other client, Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel.[240] On September 15 at Night of Champions, Punk faced Axel and Heyman in a no disqualification two-on-one handicap elimination match in which he made Axel submit, leaving only Heyman left, but he lost the match after Ryback interfered and put him through a table.[241] On October 6 at Battleground, Punk defeated Ryback after executing a low blow while the referee was distracted by Heyman attempting to interfere in the match.[242] On the October 14 episode of Raw, Punk defeated Axel in a Beat the Clock challenge match to determine the stipulation for his rematch with Ryback at Hell in a Cell, which Punk chose to be a two-on-one handicap match in the Hell in a Cell also involving Heyman.[243] At the event on October 27, Punk defeated Heyman and Ryback by pinning the latter and after the match performing a Go to Sleep on Heyman at the top of the cell to exact his revenge, ending their storyline.[244]

Punk moved on to a feud with The Wyatt Family and formed an alliance with Daniel Bryan, with the duo defeating Harper and Rowan in a tag team match on November 24 at Survivor Series.[245] The next night on Raw, Punk was attacked by The Shield while attempting to save Bryan from being "taken hostage" by The Wyatt Family.[246] Punk then insinuated that The Authority ordered the attack, which resulted in the Director of Operations Kane booking Punk in a three-on-one handicap match against The Shield at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs.[247] At the event on December 15, Punk won the match after Reigns accidentally performed a spear on Ambrose.[248] After further altercations between Punk and Kane, Kane made Punk the first entrant in the annual Royal Rumble match on January 26, 2014.[249] Near the end of match, Kane, who was already eliminated earlier in the match by Punk, eliminated Punk from the outside and proceeded to perform on him a chokeslam through the announce table.[250]

Retirement (2014)

{{quote box|width=25%|align=right|quote="I was sick and hurt, and sick and tired, and burnt out, and I walked. And, I can do that because I'm an independent contractor".|source=In a December 2014 interview, Punk explains why he left WWE earlier that year[304]}}

Punk did not appear on the January 27 episode of Raw, nor did he appear at the SmackDown taping on Tuesday despite being advertised for the event. By Wednesday, WWE.com stopped advertising Punk for future events. The Wrestling Observer reported that on Monday and prior to Raw he had legitimately walked out after telling Vince McMahon and Triple H that he was "going home".[251][252] On February 20 during a conference call to investors, McMahon said Punk was "taking a sabbatical".[253] On the March 3 episode of Raw, WWE acknowledged Punk's absence on television when the show started with Punk's entrance music playing, only for former manager Paul Heyman to walk out.[254] WWE proceeded to remove Punk from footage of their promotional videos.[255] This lasted until the first half of July, where WWE used footage of Punk to promote the WWE Network.[256][257] In an interview published in late May, Punk was asked how it felt "to be retired at 35" and replied that "it feels good".[258] On July 15, WWE.com moved Punk from the active roster to the alumni page without releasing a statement. On the same day, Punk thanked his fans without mentioning WWE.[259] In late July, Punk said that he was "never ever" going to return to wrestling.[260]

{{quote box|width=25%|align=right|quote=When Punk told the doctor that he wrestled with the (staph infection) mass on his back for three months, Punk said the doctor told him: "You should be dead. You could have died".|source=The Pro Wrestling Torch documents the Punk interview released in November 2014[315]}}

On an episode of Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling podcast released in November 2014, Punk broke his silence regarding his exit from WWE.[261] In a detailed interview, Punk said that he was suspended for two months after walking out on the company in January and that after the suspension ended, nobody from WWE contacted him. Punk also told that when he reached out to them for unpaid royalties, he was given a run-around by company executives until he was handed his termination papers and was fired by WWE on his wedding day in June 2014.[262] The manner of firing was the last straw for Punk, stating that he would never return to WWE and that following a legal settlement with WWE there would be no further working relationship between them. The settlement included Punk giving WWE permission to sell his remaining merchandise.[263]

Punk cited his health as the main reason he left WWE, describing that in his final months in the company he had been working through an untreated and potentially fatal MRSA infection, broken ribs, injured knees and multiple concussions, including one at the 2014 Royal Rumble, as well as having lost his appetite and ability to sleep well. Punk felt that WWE was pressuring and rushing him to wrestle before he had fully recovered. According to Punk, he found a lump on his back in November 2013 and it was diagnosed as a fatty deposit by Dr. Chris Amann, who refused to remove it despite Punk's requests. The week after Punk left WWE, his wife April Mendez convinced him to get the lump checked by her doctor. The doctor diagnosed it as a MRSA infection and told Punk that he could have died due to ignoring it for such a long time. Punk had the doctor evacuate the infection, describing it as the worst pain in his life, but said that once it was treated and he was on stronger medication, he was able to sleep better than he had in months.[262]

Other sources of unhappiness Punk had with WWE were his failure to main event a WrestleMania,[262] being paid less than the other wrestlers in the three biggest matches of WrestleMania 29, doing favors for Vince McMahon and not being owed back, being "creatively stifled" and feeling that there were no long-term plans for wrestlers other than John Cena as well as receiving less pay and not getting answers as to how the advent of the WWE Network would affect wrestlers' salaries.[262] Lastly, Punk described having left with "zero passion" for wrestling[263] and described himself at the time of the interview to be the happiest in many years.[262]

Less than a week later when Vince McMahon was interviewed on The Steve Austin Show via the WWE Network, McMahon apologized to Punk for the manner of his termination, which he regarded as a coincidence due to a lack of communication within the organization. McMahon said that he was open to working with Punk again.[264] In a second Art of Wrestling podcast, Punk rejected McMahon's apology as insincere and a "publicity stunt" as McMahon did not contact him directly to apologize and could have apologized earlier.[265]

Professional wrestling persona

Punk adopted his real-life following of the straight edge movement as a major attribute of his professional wrestling character. The character utilizes different elements of Punk's personality and beliefs of the straight edge movement dependent on his alignment. While portraying a crowd favorite, Punk's character tends to be that of Punk's normal personality,[3] largely indifferent to others who drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, partake in recreational drug use or have promiscuous sexual behavior, but emphasizing the social discipline involved with personally abstaining from these behaviors. Conversely, his villainous personality tends to be that of one who is hardline or militant straight edge, exemplifying the elitist attitudes and superiority complexes—defined by Punk's common mantra during villainous-themed promos that, because he is straight edge, he is "better than you".[3] Punk performs the straight edge symbol of crossing his arms in an X formation while having the letter X written on the back of his hands, usually drawn on his wrist tape. During his WWE career, Punk also incorporated a belligerently anti-establishment and anti-corporate attitude into his persona.[266]

Originally, the initials CM in his ring name represented the phrase "Chick Magnet", the name of the tag team he was in as a backyard wrestler.[3][7][8] However, Punk later changed CM into a pseudo-acronym, declaring that it has no meaning,[11] though when asked since he has taken to making up meanings that fit the initials, going so far as to make up long stories to explain the origins that do not match the actual origin story at all.[11] Since beginning this practice, Punk has stated CM stands among others for "Cookie Monster",[267] "Cookie Master",[268] "Crooked Moonsault",[8] "Chuck Mosley",[8] "Charles Montgomery",[8] "Charles Manson"[8] and "Chicago Made".[269]

During his entrance, Punk yells "It's clobberin' time!",[341] a reference to New York City hardcore punk band Sick of It All who wrote a song with the same name and Marvel's fictional character The Thing.[270]

An integral part of Punk are the numerous tattoos that adorn his body, some of which have become symbols associated with Punk as well as mantras and declarations that have been integrated into his gimmick. The tattoos as a whole, due to their large quantity and variety, have also become an attribute identifiable to Punk.[343] The most important of the individual tattoos in Punk's character—whether through association, symbol, or mantra—are the following:

  • A Pepsi Globe logo on his left shoulder that inspired the names of two of his signature moves. It also became a symbol of Punk himself, who wore the logo on his ring gear in the independent circuit as well as a slightly modified Pepsi logo being used as part of his TitanTron entrance video.[271] Punk, a keen Pepsi drinker, chose to receive a Pepsi tattoo to emphasize his straight edge beliefs.[11] 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.[3]
  • The words "Straight Edge" are spelled out on Punk's stomach.[347] This is one of his oldest tattoos[272] and he has referred to it as his identity.[273]
  • A sleeve tattoo on his left arm that reads "luck is for losers" and features numerous good luck symbols, including a rabbit's foot, four-leaf clover and a horseshoe.[274] The tattoo also features four ace playing cards as a tribute to trainer Ace Steel.[274]
  • The phrase "No gimmicks needed" on the back of his left hand, a tribute to deceased wrestler Chris Candido.[275]
  • The words "Drug Free" across his knuckles ("Drug" on his right knuckles and "Free" on his left).[276]
  • His younger sister's jersey number (31) behind his left ear, surrounded by stars, each of which represent his siblings as a way to bond away from home.[277][278]
  • The Cobra Command logo (G.I. Joe's enemy) on his right shoulder. Punk is known for his love of comic books, considering them along with jazz and professional wrestling as three of the original arts that America has given to the world.[277]

Mixed martial arts career

{{Infobox martial artist
| name = CM Punk
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| other_names =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}[357]
| weight = {{convert|169|lb|kg|abbr=on}}[279]
| weight_class = Welterweight[357]
| reach = 73 in[357]
| style =
| stance =
| team = Roufusport
| rank = {{color box|BLUE}} Blue belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Wanderley[280]
| teacher = Head coach: Duke Roufus
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Daniel Wanderley[281]
| trainer =
| years_active = 2014–present
| mma_draw =
| mma_nc =
| mma_kowin =
| mma_subwin =
| mma_decwin =
| mma_koloss =
| mma_subloss = 1
| mma_decloss = 1
| mma_dqloss =
| sherdog = 184933
| updated =
}}

Ultimate Fighting Championship (2014–present)

At UFC 181, on December 6, 2014, Punk announced that he had signed a multi-fight contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).[282][283] When asked if he would compete under his ring name or birth name, he told the Las Vegas Sun: "I've come this far with CM Punk. That's what people know. I'm trying to stick with that. I'm not shying away from it. I'm not ashamed of it".[284] His UFC profile lists him as CM Punk.[285]

In January 2015, Punk began training under Duke Roufus at Roufusport MMA Academy.[286][287] In June 2015, Punk moved to Milwaukee to be closer to the Roufusport gym while still retaining his home in Chicago.[288] Later, it was announced that Punk would compete in the welterweight division.[289] In October 2015, Roufus announced that Punk had suffered a shoulder injury, delaying his UFC debut until the next calendar year.[290] On February 6, 2016, it was announced that Punk would face Mickey Gall in his first professional mixed martial arts (MMA) contest, but he was diagnosed with a herniated disc and underwent surgery days later.[291]

Punk's UFC and MMA debut against Gall took place on September 10 at UFC 203.[292] The event was held at the Quicken Loans Arena, the same venue where Punk left WWE and retired from professional wrestling.[293] He lost via rear naked choke at 2:14 of the first round.[294][295] He was paid a disclosed $500,000.[296]

Punk's second professional bout took place at UFC 225 on June 9, 2018, in his hometown of Chicago, where he lost to Mike Jackson via unanimous decision.[297] After the bout, UFC president Dana White said that Punk would probably not fight for the UFC again.[298]

Cage Fury Fighting Championships (2018–present)

On November 8, 2018, it was announced that Punk had signed with the Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) promotion (a UFC affiliate) as a commentator. His first event was CFFC 71 on December 14 and it was streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.[299]

Writing

Brooks wrote the introduction for the hardcover edition of Marvel Comics' 2012 crossover event Avengers vs. X-Men[300][301] and described the opportunity as a "geek dream come true".[302]

In 2013, Brooks wrote a foreword for his friend and ex-girlfriend Natalie Slater's cookbook Bake and Destroy: Good Food for Bad Vegans.[303]

In February 2015, Marvel Comics' Thor Annual #1, partly written by Brooks, was released.[304] He co-wrote "The Most Cursed", which appeared in Vertigo Comics' Strange Sports Stories #3 in May 2015.[305] Brooks also co-wrote Marvel Comics' Drax ongoing series,[306] which had 11 issues published from November 4, 2015,[307]{{original research?|date=February 2019}} to September 28, 2016.[308]{{original research?|date=February 2019}} Brooks wrote a one-shot of Marvel's Master of Kung Fu, which was published in November 2017.[309]

Other media

In 2008, Brooks appeared as the Sports Grand Marshal of the nationally televised McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Chicago.[310] He reprised this role in 2012.[311]

Brooks has appeared alongside his friend and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach Rener Gracie in several episodes of Gracie Breakdown, a YouTube series that explains mixed martial arts matches and specifically the BJJ techniques used in them.[312]{{original research?|date=February 2019}} Brooks has also done various work with Nerdist Industries,[313] including hosting a series titled Grammar Slam, explaining grammatical mistakes in messages from professional wrestling fans and berating them.[314]{{when?|date=February 2019}}

Brooks was the cover athlete for the video game WWE '13.[315] In 2015, he was featured in Frank Turner's "The Next Storm" music video.[316]

Punk made his acting debut in the 2019 horror film The Girl on the Third Floor; he received positive reviews that highlighted his performance as "compelling"[317], "down-to-earth"[318], "energetic and charismatic"[319], and that he "nails it".[320]

Filmography

List of appearances in film and on television
YearTitleRoleNotes{{abbr|Ref.|Reference
2004Monster GarageHimselfEpisode: "Box Truck Wrestling Car"[321]
2006Ghost Hunters LiveHimselfEpisode: "Halloween Special: Stanley Hotel"[322]
2011Jimmy Kimmel Live!Himself1 episode[323]
2012Late Night with Jimmy FallonHimself1 episode[324]
2012–2014Talking DeadHimself3 episodes[325]
2013Queens of the RingCM Punk[326]
2014–2015MaronHimself2 episodes[327][328]
2015Stone Age SmackDown!CM PunkrockDirect-to-video film; voice[329]
2016The Evolution of PunkHimselfDocumentary mini-series; 4 episodes[330]
2017Champs vs. ProsHimselfReality competition; eliminated episode 4[331]
2018Ultimate BeastmasterHimselfUnited States co-host; season 3[332]
2019The Girl on the Third FloorDon KochFilm[333][334]
{{TBA}}RabidBillyFilm; post-production[335]

Personal life

Brooks is an atheist.[336] He identifies as a liberal politically and has stated his support for LGBT rights and same-sex marriage.[337] Brooks has also previously criticized the Republican National Convention.[338]

Brooks is an avid fan of the Chicago Blackhawks[339] and Chicago Cubs.[340] In his spare time, he reads and collects comics.[300][301][302] Brooks once worked for a shop named All American Comics[270] and cites Preacher as his favorite comic.[341]

On June 13, 2014, Brooks married April Mendez, better known as AJ Lee.[342] They split their time between homes in Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[288]

In February 2015, WWE doctor Christopher Amann filed a defamation lawsuit against Brooks and Scott Colton over Brooks' allegations of medical malpractice on an episode of Colton's podcast (see above).[343][344] Amann was seeking roughly $4 million in compensation and an undisclosed amount in punitive damages possibly leading up to $30 million to $40 million in total.[345][346]{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} WWE issued a statement and video in support of Amann.[347][348] In 2018, the case went to trial, where a jury ruled in favor of Brooks and Colton.[349] Despite the legal victory, Brooks has no intention to file a counter-suit to recover the legal fees.[350]

In August 2018, Colton filed a lawsuit against Brooks, alleging breach of contract and fraud due to Brooks' alleged agreement and later refusal to pay Colton's legal fees for the Amann suit. Colton is seeking $200,000 in damages and an additional $1 million in punitive damages.[351]

Championships and accomplishments

{{multiple image
|direction=vertical
|width=170
|image1=WWE Champion CM Punk.jpg
|caption1=The second of Punk's two reigns as WWE Champion lasted 434 days.
|image2=CM Punk Rosemont IL 081808.jpg
|caption2=Punk won WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times.
|image3=CM Punk wins IC in Chicago.jpg
|caption3=Punk defeated William Regal for his sole Intercontinental Championship reign.
|image4=Punk Tag Champ.jpg
|caption4=Kofi Kingston teamed in Punk's one reign as World Tag Team Champion.
}}
  • Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South
    • IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (5 times)[352]
    • IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[353]
  • International Wrestling Cartel
    • IWC World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[354]
  • Mid-American Wrestling
    • MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[355]
  • NWA Cyberspace
    • NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Julio Dinero[356]
  • Ohio Valley Wrestling
    • OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[357]
    • OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Skyfire[358]
    • OVW Television Championship (1 time)[359]
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
    • Feud of the Year (2011) {{small|vs. John Cena}}[360]
    • Match of the Year (2011) {{small|vs. John Cena at Money in the Bank}}[360][361]
    • Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2011)[360]
    • Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2012)[360]
    • Wrestler of the Year (2011, 2012)[360]
    • Ranked No. 1 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2012[362][363]
  • Revolver
    • Golden Gods Award for Most Metal Athlete (2012)[364]
  • Ring of Honor
    • ROH World Championship (1 time)[19]
    • ROH Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Colt Cabana[19]
  • St. Paul Championship Wrestling/Steel Domain Wrestling
    • SPCW Northern States Light Heavyweight Championship/SDW Television Championship (2 times)[365]
  • World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
    • ECW Championship (1 time)[366]
    • World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[367][368][369]
    • World Tag Team Championship (1 time)[370] – with Kofi Kingston
    • WWE Championship (2 times)[371][372]{{efn|Punk held the title concurrently with Rey Mysterio and John Cena during his first reign. After defeating Cena, Punk became the undisputed champion, but he was not recognized by WWE as having won the title a second time.[373]}}
    • WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)[374]
    • Money in the Bank (2008, 2009)[70][89]
    • Nineteenth Triple Crown Champion[86]
    • Slammy Award (7 times)[375]
    • "OMG" Moment of the Year (2008) – {{small|Cashing in Money in the Bank to win the World Heavyweight Championship}}[376]
    • Shocker of the Year (2009) – {{small|Forcing Jeff Hardy out of the WWE after steel cage match victory}}[377]
    • Despicable Me (2010) – {{small|Harassing Rey Mysterio and his family}}[378]
    • Superstar of the Year (2011)[379]
    • "Pipe Bomb" of the Year (2011)[379]
    • T-shirt of the Year (2011) – {{small|"Best in the World"}}[380]
    • Extreme Moment of the Year (2013) – {{small|For exacting revenge on Paul Heyman at Hell in a Cell}}[381]
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter
    • Best Gimmick (2009, 2011)[382][383]
    • Best on Interviews (2011, 2012)[383][384]
    • Feud of the Year (2009) {{small|vs. Jeff Hardy}}[382]
    • Feud of the Year (2011) {{small|vs. John Cena}}[383]
    • Match of the Year (2011) {{small|vs. John Cena at Money in the Bank}}[383]
    • Most Disgusting Promotional Tactic (2012) Exploiting Jerry Lawler's legitimate heart attack[385]
{{clear}}

Mixed martial arts record

{{MMArecordbox
| draws=
| nc=
| ko-wins=
| ko-losses=
| sub-wins=
| sub-losses= 1
| dec-wins=
| dec-losses= 1
| dq-wins=
| dq-losses=
| other-wins=
| other-losses=
}}{{MMA record start}}
|{{No2}}Loss
|align=center|0–2
|Mike Jackson
|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 225
|{{dts|2018|June|9|format=mdy}}
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
|-
|{{No2}}Loss
|align=center|0–1
|Mickey Gall
|Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC 203
|{{dts|2016|September|10|format=mdy}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|2:14
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States
|
|-{{end}}

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/cmpunk|title=CM Punk bio|accessdate=June 30, 2018|publisher=WWE}}
2. ^{{cite web|last=Lindner|first=Matt|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/music/post/_/id/988/cm-punk-lives-dream-sings-at-cubs-game|title=CM Punk lives dream, sings at Cubs game|date=May 10, 2012|accessdate=May 25, 2017|publisher=ESPN}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 {{cite video|people=CM Punk|url=http://www.rfvideo.com/browseproducts/Shoot-with-CM-Punk.html|title=Shoot with CM Punk|medium=DVD| publisher=RF Video|date=November 2003|accessdate=April 14, 2007}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Pratt|first=Gregory|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-15/news/ct-tl-0620-cm-punk-tinley-20130615_1_cm-punk-wwe-lunatic-wrestling-federation|title=WWE star CM Punk has Tinley Park ties|date=June 15, 2013|accessdate=May 28, 2017|work=Chicago Tribune}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-04-05/sports/0904040374_1_wrestling-wwe-champion-cm-punk|title=Local guy makes it big on World Wrestling Entertainment|last=Arroyave|first=Luis|date=April 5, 2009|accessdate=August 12, 2015|work=Chicago Tribune}}
6. ^{{cite web|last=Eck|first=Kevin|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2007-07-qa_with_cm_punk-story.html|title=Q&A with CM Punk|date=July 19, 2007|accessdate=May 28, 2017|work=The Baltimore Sun}}
7. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.chicagowrestling.com/AL/al-cmvenom-12-17-01.htm |title=CM Venom Interview|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Lagattolla|first=Al|date=December 17, 2001|publisher=Chicago Wrestling|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040222144349/http://www.chicagowrestling.com/AL/al-cmvenom-12-17-01.htm|archivedate=February 22, 2004}}
8. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/12/01/cm-punk-interview|title=CM Punk Interview|accessdate=June 21, 2014|last=Robinson|first=Jon|date=December 1, 2006|website=IGN}}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Luis|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-03-26/entertainment/chi-cm-punk-interview-rock-cena-wwe-20120326_1_pipe-bomb-beth-phoenix-wrestlemania|title=Pipe bomb! More from my interview with WWE Champ CM Punk|date=March 26, 2012|accessdate=April 5, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/cmpunk/punkblogarchives/cmpunkblog012307|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704173758/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/cmpunk/punkblogarchives/cmpunkblog012307|archivedate=July 4, 2008|title=Congratulations to Ace|accessdate=April 6, 2016|first=CM|last=Punk|date= January 23, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
11. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://wrestlingclothesline.com/Wojcik-Punk.htm|title=Wojick Interview|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Wojick|first=Alan|date=June 21, 2003|publisher=The Wrestling Clothesline|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718121916/http://wrestlingclothesline.com/Wojcik-Punk.htm|archivedate=July 18, 2011}}
12. ^1 2 {{cite video|people=CM Punk; Samoa Joe|url=http://www.wrestledvd.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=466&Itemid=40|title=Straight Shootin' with Samoa Joe & CM Punk|medium=DVD|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718120751/http://www.wrestledvd.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=466&Itemid=40|archivedate=July 18, 2011|publisher=Ring of Honor|date=March 10, 2005|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}
13. ^1 {{cite video|people=CM Punk; Colt Cabana|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=200&id=1397|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927174133/http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=200&id=1397|archivedate=September 27, 2007|title=Straight Shootin' with CM Punk & Colt Cabana|medium=DVD|publisher=Ring of Honor|date=July 1, 2005|accessdate=April 14, 2007}}
14. ^{{cite video|people=Chris Hero|url=http://www.rfvideo.com/shootwithchrishero.aspx|title=Shoot with Chris Hero|medium=DVD|publisher=RF Video|date=2005|accessdate= April 14, 2007}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=80&page=4&promotion=10|title=Matches – CM Punk (IWA Mid-South)|website=Cagematch.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}
16. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/|accessdate=April 22, 2009|title=Ring of Honor event results|publisher=Ring of Honor|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822123049/http://www.rohwrestling.com/pastresults/|archivedate=August 22, 2008}}
17. ^{{cite web|last=Dunn|first=JD|title=Dark Pegasus Video Review: Ring of Honor — One Year Anniversary Show|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/40274/Dark-Pegasus-Video-Review:-Ring-of-Honor-%C3%B3-One-Year-Anniversary-Show.htm|publisher=411mania|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=May 30, 2006}}
18. ^{{cite web|last=Dunn|first=JD|title=Dark Pegasus Video Review: Ring of Honor – Death Before Dishonor|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/40724/Dark-Pegasus-Video-Review:-Ring-of-Honor---Death-Before-Dishonor.htm|publisher=411mania.com|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=June 16, 2006}}
19. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url= http://www.rohwrestling.com/titlehistory/|accessdate=June 14, 2008|title=Ring of Honor official title histories|publisher=Ring of Honor|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610081305/http://www.rohwrestling.com/titlehistory/|archivedate=June 10, 2008}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/06/06/1073740.html|title=CM Punk mulls over his future|accessdate=April 17, 2007|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|date=June 6, 2005|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=Slam! Sports}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagowrestling.com/AL/alpunktraining4-5-03.htm|title=CM Punk, the trainer|accessdate=April 17, 2007|last=Lagattolla|first=Al|date=April 5, 2003|publisher=Chicago Wrestling|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030422073249/http://www.chicagowrestling.com/AL/alpunktraining4-5-03.htm|archivedate=April 22, 2003}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=2859|title=WWE Sunday Night Heat #349|website=Cagematch.net|accessdate=February 22, 2018}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/3-news/21082-tues-update-hbk-returns-raw-voting-screw-ups-last-night-cm-punks-future-scott-hall-arrest-strikeforce-ratings-impact-replay-dgusa-surgery-tons-more|title=Tues Update: HBK returns, Raw voting screw-ups last night, CM Punk's future, Scott Hall arrest, Strikeforce ratings, Impact replay, DGUSA surgery, tons more|author=Alvarez, Bryan|work=Wrestling Observer|date=June 2011|accessdate=February 1, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227053231/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/3-news/21082-tues-update-hbk-returns-raw-voting-screw-ups-last-night-cm-punks-future-scott-hall-arrest-strikeforce-ratings-impact-replay-dgusa-surgery-tons-more|archivedate=February 27, 2014}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/39778/ROH---Unscripted-II-DVD-Review.htm|title=ROH – Unscripted II DVD Review|accessdate=June 13, 2007|last=Ziegler|first=Jacob|date=May 6, 2006|publisher=411mania}}
25. ^1 {{cite web|url= http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/25/16510|title=DVD Review: ROH, "Unscripted II," Feb. 11, 2006, with Punk & Dragon vs. Rave & Pearce, Aries-Nigel|accessdate=June 13, 2007|last=Vetter|first=Chris|date=April 12, 2006|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617092715/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/25/16510|archivedate=June 17, 2007}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://cmpunk.livejournal.com/2003/11/12/|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120707213300/http://cmpunk.livejournal.com/2003/11/12/|deadurl=yes|archivedate=July 7, 2012|title=My turn..|accessdate=July 13, 2007|first=CM|last=Punk|date=November 12, 2003|publisher=LiveJournal}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=15350|title=Derek Burgan reviews Best of Teddy Hart & Jack Evans|accessdate=June 13, 2007|last=Burgan|first=Derek| date=January 28, 2006|format=asp|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230083734/http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=15350|archivedate=December 30, 2007}}
28. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.chicagowrestling.com/AL/punk52904.htm|title=CM Punk Talks|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Lagattolla|first=Al|date=May 29, 2004|publisher=Chicago Wrestling|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040608011954/http://www.chicagowrestling.com/AL/punk52904.htm|archivedate=June 8, 2004}}
29. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/Bios/cmpunk.html|title=CM Punk|date=April 3, 2016|accessdate=February 22, 2018|last1=Milner|first1=John M.|last2=Kamchen|first2=Richard|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=Slam! Sports}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1126204847.shtml|title=CM Punk debuts in OVW + Shane Helms meets Hurricane Victims & More|accessdate=August 23, 2010|last=Bauer|first=Ben|date=September 8, 2005|website=Wrestleview}}
31. ^1 2 {{Cite web |title=Events « Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) « Promotions Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database |last=Kreikenbohm |first=Philip |work=cagematch.net |date= |access-date=18 February 2019 |url= https://www.cagematch.net/?id=8&nr=11&page=4&name=&vDay=&vMonth=&vYear=2005&showtype=&location=&arena=®ion= |language= |quote=}}
32. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2005/1126810379.shtml|title=OVW Notes: Puder finishes up, Kennedy heads home & CM Punk debuts|accessdate=May 22, 2009|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=September 15, 2005|website=Wrestleview}}
33. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 {{Cite web |title=OVW Ohio Valley Wrestling (2006) {{!}} WWF Old School |author= |work=WWF Old School |date= |access-date=18 February 2019 |url= https://wwfoldschool.com/ovw-ohio-valley-wrestling-2006/ |quote=}}
34. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_17333.shtml|title=7/15 OVW in Cordyon, Ind.: C.M. Punk vs. The Miz|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Skipper|first=Steve|date=July 16, 2006|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820022613/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_17333.shtml|archivedate=August 20, 2006}}
35. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/ovw/sixflags.html#072806|title=Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom drawing 500|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009170422/http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/misc/ovw/sixflags.html|archivedate=October 9, 2007|accessdate=June 21, 2014|date=July 28, 2006|work=Ohio Valley Wrestling Six Flag Shows}}
36. ^{{cite web|title=WWE to cease affiliation with Ohio Valley Wrestling|publisher=WWE|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2008/2008_02_07.jsp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309213846/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2008/2008_02_07.jsp|archivedate=March 9, 2008|date=February 7, 2008|accessdate=May 15, 2009}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_17161.shtml|title=6/24 WWE at ECW Arena|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Magee|first=Bob|date=June 25, 2006|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060703083536/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/publish/article_17161.shtml|archivedate=July 3, 2006}}
38. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/070420061/mainarticle/|title=South Philly Screwjob|accessdate=September 26, 2006|date=July 4, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
39. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/08012006/mainarticle/|title=Sabu strikes again|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Hunt|first=Jen|date=August 1, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
40. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/08222006/mainarticle/|title=Sabu snaps|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Hunt|first=Jen|date=August 22, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
41. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/08292006/mainarticle/|title=Dr. Frankenstein prevails|accessdate=September 26, 2006|last=Hunt|first=Jen|date=August 29, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
42. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09122006/mainarticle/|title=Garden Showstopper|accessdate=October 2, 2006|last=Hoffman|first=Brett|date=September 12, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
43. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/11072006/mainarticle/|title=Messiah's revelations|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=November 7, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
44. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/11142006/mainarticle/|title=Lashley unleashed on ECW|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=November 14, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
45. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/history/2006/matches/3332480/|title=D-Xtreme dominance|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Dee|first=Louis|date=November 26, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
46. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/decembertodismember/currentepisode/32934421/|title=Mission accomplished|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=December 3, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
47. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01092007/mainarticle/|title=No con-Test|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=January 9, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
48. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01302007/mainarticle/|title=Dead ringer|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=January 30, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
49. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/02202007/mainarticle/|title=Dominant gene|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=February 20, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
50. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_19905.shtml|title=Caldwell's WrestleMania 23 Report|date=April 1, 2007|accessdate=May 28, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
51. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/04102007/mainarticle/|title=New Breed gets the straight edge|accessdate=April 11, 2007|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|date=April 10, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
52. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/03062007/mainarticle/|title=Rattlesnake's venomous visit|accessdate=March 10, 2007|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=March 6, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
53. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/03202007/mainarticle/|title=Masterpiece theater, Lashley-style|accessdate=April 10, 2007|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|date=March 21, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
54. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/04242007/mainarticle/|title=Making painful statements|accessdate=May 1, 2007|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|date=April 24, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
55. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/judgmentday/2007/matches/41244022|title=On his own|last=Rote|first=Andrew|date=May 20, 2007|publisher=WWE|accessdate=July 19, 2012}}
56. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/onenightstand/history/2007/matches/43625081/|title=CM Punk splinters the New Breed|accessdate=September 8, 2008|last=Rote|first=Andrew|date=June 3, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
57. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06112007/|title=One wild night|last=McAvennie|first=Mike|date=June 11, 2007|publisher=WWE|accessdate=December 26, 2007}}
58. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/06192007/mainarticle/|title=The beginning of a new ECW dawn|accessdate=June 24, 2007|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|date=June 19, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
59. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/2007/matches/40811641113|title=ECW World Title goes A-list|last=Robinson|first=Bryan|date=June 24, 2007|publisher=WWE|accessdate=July 19, 2012}}
60. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/2007/matches/42789821|title=Morrison enlightens the Straightedge Superstar|last=Rote|first=Andrew|date=July 22, 2007|publisher=WWE|accessdate=July 19, 2012}}
61. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/07312007/mainarticle/|title=A chance for fame|last=Rote|first=Andrew|date=July 31, 2007|accessdate=July 31, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
62. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2007/matches/3900088311|title=Enlightened robbery|last=Difino|first=Lennie|date=August 26, 2007|accessdate=August 26, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
63. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/09042007/mainarticle/|accessdate=April 23, 2009|date=September 4, 2007|last=Rote|first=Andrew|title=Golden grin|publisher=WWE}}
64. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/09/17/4503170.html|title=Undertaker's return highlight of underwhelming Unforgiven|accessdate=July 31, 2009|last=Sokol|first=Chris|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=Slam! Sports}}
65. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nomercy/2007/matches/5267288114|title=CM Punk gets a tough win|accessdate=October 7, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
66. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/cybersunday/2007/matches/52676101|title=Miz-match? CM Retains|accessdate=October 28, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
67. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2007/11/07/4637612.html|title=ECW: Dreaded hat does in Morrison's title hopes|date=November 7, 2007|last=Bishop|first=Matt|accessdate=March 7, 2012|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}
68. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2007/matches/4334964111|title=Champ trumps champs|accessdate=November 19, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
69. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01222008/articles/chavosnight|title=Chavo's Night|date=January 22, 2008|first=Craig|last=Tello|accessdate=March 7, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
70. ^1 {{cite web|first=Corey|last=Clayton|title=Perseverance makes Punk 'Mr. Money' in Orlando|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/6464426/results/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405163828/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/6464426/results/|archivedate=April 5, 2008|publisher=WWE|date=March 30, 2008|accessdate=March 12, 2012}}
71. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06232008/|title=A Draft Disaster|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|date=June 23, 2008|publisher=WWE|accessdate=June 25, 2008}}
72. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06302008/articles/punkanswered|title=Opportunity Knocked, Punk Answered|last=Adkins|first=Greg|date=June 30, 2008|publisher=WWE|accessdate=September 8, 2008}}
73. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/7616144/results/|title=Big Red invasion|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=July 20, 2008|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723193830/http://www.wwe.com/shows/thegreatamericanbash/matches/7616144/results/ |archivedate=July 23, 2008|accessdate=July 21, 2008}}
74. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Report 7/21: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live USA Network broadcast|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_26296.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 21, 2008|accessdate=April 14, 2018}}
75. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/08/17/6484406.html|title=SummerSlam comes close to 'blockbuster' status|last1=Plummer|first1=Dale|last2=Tylwalk|first2=Nick|date=August 17, 2008|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=February 27, 2009}}
76. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2008/punkout|title=Punk possibly unable to compete?|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=September 7, 2008|publisher=WWE|accessdate=September 8, 2008}}
77. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/unforgiven/2008/7891244|title=Chris Jericho wins World Heavyweight Championship Scramble|publisher=WWE|accessdate=December 23, 2012}}
78. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/09152008/|accessdate=September 26, 2008|date=September 15, 2008|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Snakes and ladders|publisher=WWE}}
79. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/10272008/mainarticle/|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Just Desserts|accessdate=January 4, 2009|date=October 27, 2008|publisher=WWE}}
80. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2008/matches/8643102|title=Team Orton def. Team Batista (Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Match)|accessdate=December 23, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
81. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/special/interconttournament/|accessdate=February 26, 2009|title=Intercontinental Championship Tournament|publisher=WWE}}
82. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20081213WorldTagChamps|accessdate=January 4, 2009|title=Miz and Morrison's first reign|publisher=WWE |deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023053651/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20081213WorldTagChamps|archivedate=October 23, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
83. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01052009/mainarticle/|accessdate=February 26, 2009|date=January 5, 2009|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Big Night in the Big Easy|publisher=WWE}}
84. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01122009/mainarticle/|accessdate=October 1, 2016|date=January 12, 2009|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Sioux City Showstopper|publisher=WWE}}
85. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01192009/mainarticle/|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=January 19, 2009|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Disastrous return|publisher=WWE}}
86. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/01/20/8082791.html|accessdate=May 1, 2009|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|title=Raw: CM Punk rises, Vince falls in Chicago|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=Slam! Sports}}
87. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=35967&p=1|title=CM Punk makes WWE history with title win|last=Woodward|first=Buck|date=January 19, 2009|accessdate=March 7, 2012|website=PWInsider}}
88. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/03092009/mainarticle/|accessdate=April 5, 2009|date=March 9, 2009|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=In your house|publisher=WWE}}
89. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_31196.shtml|accessdate=June 14, 2017|date=April 5, 2009|last=Keller|first=Wade|authorlink=Wade Keller|title=Keller's WrestleMania 25 Results 4/5: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of biggest PPV of the year|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
90. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/04132009/mainarticle|accessdate=April 20, 2009|date=April 13, 2009|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Rough Draft|publisher=WWE}}
91. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/history/2009/matches/10300540|accessdate=December 23, 2012|title=CM Punk def. Umaga (Samoan Strap Match)|publisher=WWE}}
92. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/extremerules/history/2009/matches/10294714/|accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=June 7, 2009|last=Passero|first=Mitch|title=Punk cashes in for gold|publisher=WWE}}
93. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/06152009/mainarticle/|accessdate=June 25, 2009|date=June 15, 2009|last=Sitterson|first=Aubrey|title=Trumping the competition|publisher=WWE}}
94. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/06/29/9968166.html|title=Mysterio & Jericho save The Bash from wash-out|last=Elliott|first=Brian|date=June 29, 2009|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=June 30, 2009}}
95. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/thebash/currentepisode/10535420/|title=Results: Punk crushes Hardy's dreams ... again|first=Mitch|last=Passero|date=June 26, 2009}}
96. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/2009/matches/10713226|accessdate=December 23, 2012|title=Jeff Hardy def. CM Punk (New World Heavyweight Champion)|publisher=WWE}}
97. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/history/2009/matches/hardypunk/|accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=August 23, 2009|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|title=CM Punk comes out on top|publisher=WWE}}
98. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/08282009/mainarticle/|accessdate=August 28, 2009|last=Burdick|first=Michael|date=August 28, 2009|title=Extreme exodus|publisher=WWE}}
99. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebreakingpoint/matches/11460100/results/|title=Results: Hell's Gate-crasher|last=Tello|first=Craig|date=September 13, 2009|publisher=WWE|accessdate=September 13, 2009}}
100. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwebreakingpoint/2009/11460100|accessdate=December 23, 2012|title=World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk def. The Unsertaker (Submission Match)|publisher=WWE}}
101. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2009/10/05/11300786.html|accessdate=October 5, 2009|last=Sokol|first=Chris|author2=Sokol, Brian|title=Title changes highlight Hell in a Cell|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=Slam! Sports}}
102. ^{{cite web|last=Waldman|first=Jon|title=Smackdown: The SD! seven switch|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/10/24/11509651.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=October 24, 2009}}
103. ^{{cite web|authorlink=Wade Keller|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE Bragging Rights Flashback – 2009 PPV debut: Cena vs. Orton Iron Man match, Is anyone from Team Raw or Team Smackdown on this year's teams?, WWE repeating PPV line-up|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_44741.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=October 24, 2010}}
104. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/11272009/mainarticle/|first=Michael|last=Burdick|title=Hungry Animal heading to WWE TLC|accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=November 27, 2009|publisher=WWE}}
105. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wrestling/2823915/CM-Punk-has-mastered-the-task-of-becoming-a-truly-hated-heel.html|title=In Punk we trust|last=McNichol|first=Rob|date=January 25, 2009|publisher=The Sun|accessdate=January 25, 2010|location=London}}
106. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01082010/mainarticle/|title=Stunned contenders|last=Passero|first=Mitch|publisher=WWE|date=January 8, 2010|accessdate=January 22, 2010}}
107. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01152010/mainarticle/|title=Locked in the cage with a wild Animal|last=Burdick|first=Michael|publisher=WWE|date=January 15, 2010|accessdate=January 22, 2010}}
108. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01222010/mainarticle/|title=No fear|last=Passero|first=Mitch|publisher=WWE|date=January 12, 2010|accessdate=January 22, 2010}}
109. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/01292010/mainarticle/|first=Michael|last=Burdick|title=Whirlwind before the Rumble|accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=January 29, 2010|publisher=WWE}}
110. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_39115.shtml|title=WWE News: Complete cast of the NXT show revealed including The Miz mentoring Bryan Danielson|date=February 16, 2010|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate= February 17, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
111. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/tv_reports/130807/411%5C%5Cs-WWE-NXT-Report-2.23.10.htm|title=411's WWE NXT Report 2.23.10|last=Bauer|first=Michael|date=February 23, 2010|accessdate=March 4, 2010|publisher=411Mania}}
112. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_39503.shtml|title=Keller's WWE NXT Report 3/2: Competition explained, Cornfed Meathead debuts, Punk, Hardy, Regal, Jericho, Miz appear with Rookies|date=March 2, 2010|last=Keller|first=Wade|accessdate=March 4, 2010|work=PWTorch}}
113. ^{{cite web|url=http://wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273674387|title=WWE NXT Results – 5/11/10|date=May 12, 2010|last=Tedesco|first=Mike|accessdate=May 12, 2010|work=WrestleView|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514105649/http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1273674387|archivedate=May 14, 2010|df=mdy-all}}
114. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwenxtreport/article_41412.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE NXT TV Report 5/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of NXT on Syfy Week 13|date=May 18, 2010|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=May 19, 2010|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
115. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/04092010/mainarticle/|title=Extreme contention|first=Mitch|last=Passero|date=April 9, 2010|accessdate=July 31, 2010|publisher=WWE}}
116. ^{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE Royal Rumble Results: Keller's in-depth report including Rumble results, Taker vs. Rey, Orton vs. Sheamus|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_38611.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=January 31, 2010}}
117. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE Elimination Chamber PPV Report 2/21: Complete coverage of Raw & Smackdown Elimination Chamber matches – Sheamus and Undertaker defend titles|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_39243.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=February 21, 2010}}
118. ^{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Matt|title=Smackdown: Highlight Reel return successful for Jericho|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/03/13/13221876.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=March 13, 2010}}
119. ^{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Greg|title=WWE SmackDown Report 3/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Jericho on the Cutting Edge|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reports_9/article_39968.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=March 19, 2010}}
120. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2010-03-wrestlemania_xxvi_thoughts-story.html|title=WrestleMania XXVI thoughts|last1=Eck|first1=Kevin|date=March 29, 2010|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
121. ^{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Wade|title=WWE Extreme Rules Results: Keller's complete PPV report – Cena vs. Batista, Mysterio vs. Punk, Edge vs. Jericho|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_40888.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=April 25, 2010}}
122. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/currentepisode/14384892/|title=Rey Mysterio shaves CM Punk's head|publisher=WWE|accessdate=May 23, 2010}}
123. ^{{cite web|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|title=Smackdown: The Dead Man Cometh|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2010/05/29/14182031.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=May 29, 2010}}
124. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE Fatal Four-Way PPV Results 6/20: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_42078.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=June 20, 2010}}
125. ^{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Matt|title=Smackdown: Kane strikes again, Punk unmasked|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/07/16/14742181.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=July 16, 2010}}
126. ^{{cite web|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|title=Smackdown: On Removing Masks & Nose Hairs|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/07/24/14814041.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=July 24, 2010}}
127. ^{{cite web|url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2010/08/summerslam_thoughts_3.html|title=SummerSlam thoughts|last=Eck|first=Kevin|date=February 16, 2019|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=August 16, 2010}}
128. ^{{cite web|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|title=Few gimmicks, more title changes at Night of Champions|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/09/20/15407306.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=September 20, 2010}}
129. ^{{cite web|title=Serena released|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/15526200|publisher=WWE|accessdate=August 28, 2010|date=August 27, 2010}}
130. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/16825-smackdown-star-likely-out-six-months|title=Smackdown star likely out six months|date=September 1, 2010|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|accessdate=June 21, 2014|website=Wrestleview}}
131. ^{{cite web|last=Hillhouse|first=Dave|title=Smackdown: Kickin' it old school|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/09/25/15475181.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=September 25, 2010}}
132. ^{{cite web|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|title=Raw: Team Raw assembles while Cena stews|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/10/12/15659226.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=November 27, 2010|date=October 12, 2010}}
133. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_44753.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Bragging Rights PPV Results 10/24: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Orton vs. Barrett, Kane vs. Taker, Raw vs. Smackdown|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=October 24, 2010|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=October 26, 2010}}
134. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2010-11-whats_next_for_injured_cm_punk-story.html|title=What's next for injured CM Punk?|last=Eck|first=Kevin|date=|website=The Baltimore Sun|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-16}}
135. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-raw-results/18969-raw-results-11-22-10/|title=Raw Results - 11/22/10|last=Nemer|first=Paul|date=2010-11-22|website=WrestleView|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-16}}
136. ^{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Matt|title=Smackdown: Ziggler takes Cena to the limit again, CM Punk makes impact|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/12/21/16627431.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=January 5, 2011|date=December 21, 2010}}
137. ^{{cite web|last=Plummer|first=Dale|title=RAW: No Nexus, no problem|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/12/21/16627431.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=January 5, 2011|date=December 21, 2010}}
138. ^{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Adkins|title=Steel resolve|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01032011/|publisher=WWE|accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=January 3, 2011}}
139. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/01/10/16837026.html|title=RAW: CM Punk thins out the ranks|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=January 10, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=January 12, 2011}}
140. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_47251.shtml|title=Keller's WWE Royal Rumble results 1/30: Ongoing coverage of Biggest Royal Rumble Ever and Three Title Matches|last=Keller|first=Wade|date=January 30, 2011|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=January 30, 2011}}
141. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/01312011/|title=WWE: TV Shows > Raw > Archive > 01/31/2011|date=January 31, 2011|publisher=WWE|accessdate=February 11, 2011}}
142. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/02/28/17446551.html|title=Raw: Triple H talks Wrestlemania; The Miz loses an ally|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=February 28, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}
143. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/07/17530751.html|title=Raw: Stone Cold stuns Cole's Wrestlemania plans|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=March 7, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}
144. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2011/03/14/17616206.html|title=Raw: Cena wrecked on the Road to Wrestlemania|last=Plummer|first=Dale|date=March 14, 2011|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=September 12, 2011}}
145. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/27/randy-orton-cm-punk|title=Randy Orton def. CM Punk|publisher=WWE|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}
146. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Extreme Rules PPV Results 5/1: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – three title changes and a host of gimmick matches|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_49726.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=May 20, 2016|date=May 1, 2011}}
147. ^{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Matt|title=Raw: Austin, Piper headline 'All Star' night|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/06/14/18279466.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=June 21, 2011|date=June 14, 2011}}
148. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_50889.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Capitol Punishment PPV Results 6/19|last=Caldwell|first=James|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}
149. ^{{cite web|title=Raw Results – 6/20/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/24386-raw-results-62011|website=WrestleView.com|accessdate=November 15, 2013|last=Stephens|first=David}}
150. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-06-27/mcmahon-suspends-punk|title=WWE chairman Vince McMahon suspends CM Punk|date=June 28, 2011|accessdate=June 28, 2011|publisher=WWE}}
151. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-07-04/results|title=Raw results: Stars and gripes|publisher=WWE|date=July 4, 2011|accessdate=July 5, 2011|author=James Wortman}}
152. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 8/1: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Triple H resolves WWE Title situation, battle royal, Ace speaks|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_51822.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=August 1, 2011|accessdate=August 29, 2011}}
153. ^{{cite web|last=Tello|first=Craig|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/2011/cena-punk|title=CM Punk def. John Cena (New WWE Champion)|publisher=WWE|date=July 17, 2011|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}
154. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/ufc-news/punkweek-pipe-bomb-set-table-punks-ufc-debut-220351|title=#PunkWeek: The 'pipe bomb' set the table for CM Punk's UFC debut|last=Johnson|first=Kyle|website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|date=September 10, 2016|accessdate=February 17, 2019}}
155. ^{{cite web|last=Fowler|first=Matt|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/21/comic-con-cm-punk-crashes-wwe-panel-confronts-triple-h|title=Comic-Con: CM Punk crashes WWE panel, confronts Triple H!|date=July 21, 2011|website=IGN|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}
156. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/punk-invaded-comic-con|title=CM Punk invaded Comic-Con, mocking Triple H and WWE|publisher=WWE|date=July 22, 2011|accessdate=July 23, 2011}}
157. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_51637.shtml|title=Punk News: C.M. Punk makes unannounced appearance at independent show Saturday with Colt Cabana (w/Video)|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 23, 2011|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}
158. ^{{cite news|author=James Coyle|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,14203_7063250,00.html|title=Title glory for Cena|publisher=Sky Sports|date=July 26, 2011|accessdate=September 4, 2011}}
159. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/2011-07-29/results|title= SmackDown results: Truth and Consequences |publisher=WWE|accessdate=July 30, 2011}}
160. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam/2011/cena-punk-wwe-title|title=CM Punk def. John Cena; Alberto Del Rio cashed in Raw Money in the Bank briefcase (New Undisputed WWE Champion)|publisher=WWE|accessdate=September 1, 2011}}
161. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-08-15/results|title=Raw results: California scheming|first=James|last=Wortman|accessdate=August 15, 2011|publisher=WWE}}
162. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-08-29/results|title=Raw results: Triple H to battle Punk|first=Greg|last=Adkins|accessdate=August 29, 2011|publisher=WWE}}
163. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/2011/punk-tripleh|title=Kevin Nash vs. Triple H|accessdate=August 29, 2011|publisher=WWE}}
164. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/hellinacell/2011/wwe-title-triple-threat-match|title=WWE Championship Triple Threat Hell in a Cell Match|accessdate=September 20, 2011|publisher=WWE}}
165. ^{{cite web|first=Craig|last=Tello|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/vengeance/2011/triple-h-punk-miz-truth|title=Awesome Truth Prevail;Nash attacks|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}
166. ^{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Murphy|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-10-10/results|title=WWE Raw SuperShow results: The "Laurinaitis Era" begins|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}
167. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.heymanhustle.com/23-news/167221-cm-punk-promo|title=Transcript of CM Punk's Promo on WWE Monday Night Raw!|publisher=Heyman Hustle|date=June 28, 2011|accessdate=January 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827192917/http://heymanhustle.com/23-news/167221-cm-punk-promo|archive-date=August 27, 2014|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
168. ^{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Murphy|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-10-24/results|title=WWE Raw SuperShow results: Kevin Nash brings the hammer down|date=October 24, 2011|accessdate=January 12, 2012}}
169. ^{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Murphy|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-10-31/results|title=WWE Raw SuperShow results: It's time to meet The Muppets!|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=January 12, 2012}}
170. ^{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2011/alberto-del-rio-cm-punk|title=Entertainment era begins|publisher=WWE|accessdate=December 9, 2014}}
171. ^{{cite web|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|title=Raw: Rematch time for Punk and Del Rio while Cena gets a reality check|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2011/11/29/19032546.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|date=November 29, 2011|accessdate=December 2, 2011}}
172. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2011/triple-threat-tlc-match|title=CM Punk def. The Miz and Alberto Del Rio in a Triple Threat TLC Match|publisher=WWE|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|date=December 18, 2011|accessdate=December 19, 2011}}
173. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-12-26/results|title=Kane rises to hate|date=December 26, 2011|last=Murphy|first=Ryan.|accessdate=January 9, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
174. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-01-02/results|title=Kane's hateful torment continues|date=January 2, 2012|last=Medalis|first=Kara A.|accessdate=January 9, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
175. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-01-16/results|title=WWE Raw SuperShow results: Laurinaitis snaps!|date=January 16, 2012|last=Passero|first=Mitch|accessdate=February 5, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
176. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-01-23/results|title=WWE Raw SuperShow results: Laurinaitis takes a nap|date=January 23, 2012|last=Powers|first=Kevin|accessdate=February 5, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
177. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Royal Rumble report 1/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Rumble match, Punk-Ziggler, Cena-Kane, steel cage|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_57526.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=January 29, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}
178. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 1/30: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Huge Return, Champion vs. Champion, Rumble PPV fall-out|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_57579.shtml|date=January 30, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
179. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_57815.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 2/6: Jericho-Punk follow-up|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=June 21, 2012|date=February 6, 2012|last=Caldwell|first=James}}
180. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/chrisjericho|publisher=WWE|title=Chris Jericho profile|accessdate=April 2, 2012}}
181. ^{{cite web|title=WWE Champion CM Punk won the Raw Elimination Chamber Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/eliminationchamber/2012/raw-elimination-chamber-2012|publisher=WWE|last=Herrera|first=Tom|date=February 19, 2012|accessdate=February 19, 2012}}
182. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-02-20/results|title=Raw SuperShow results: Triple H accepts Undertaker's WrestleMania challenge|publisher=WWE|accessdate=February 26, 2012|author=Passero, Mitch}}
183. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 3/19: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Two weeks 'til Mania, Rock-Cena latest, Hunter-HBK-Taker share the ring|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_59300.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=March 19, 2012|accessdate=March 25, 2012}}
184. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE WrestleMania 28 PPV report 4/1: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Rock-Cena, Taker-Hunter, Punk-Jericho|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_59831.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=April 1, 2012|accessdate=April 2, 2012}}
185. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 4/2: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – WM28 fall-out, how will Cena respond to Rock loss?, two big title matches|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_59908.shtml|date=April 2, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
186. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 4/9: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Lesnar officially returns & Cena responds, Stooges|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_60192.shtml|date=April 9, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
187. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 4/16: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of Raw from London – WWE Title match, Extreme Rules hype|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_60454.shtml|date=April 16, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
188. ^{{cite web|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|title=WWE Extreme Rules live coverage from Chicago|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/25397-wwe-extreme-rules-live-coverage-from-chicagoi|work=Wrestling Observer|accessdate=April 29, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502185134/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/25397-wwe-extreme-rules-live-coverage-from-chicagoi|archivedate=May 2, 2012}}
189. ^{{cite web|title=WWE Champion CM Punk def. Daniel Bryan|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wweoverthelimit/2012/cm-punk-daniel-bryan|publisher=WWE|accessdate=May 21, 2012|date=May 20, 2012}}
190. ^{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Greg|title=Parks' WWE SmackDown Report 5/18: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Sheamus vs. Orton|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_61569.shtml|date=May 18, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
191. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 5/21: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw #990 – Over the Limit PPV fall-out|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_61661.shtml|date=May 21, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
192. ^{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Greg|title=Parks' WWE SmackDown report 5/25: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including Triple-Threat No. 1 Contender Match|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_61799.shtml|date=May 25, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
193. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 5/28: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw #991 – Show vs. Brodus teased main event, Punk-Bryan, no Cena|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_61856.shtml|date=May 28, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
194. ^{{cite web|last=Parks|first=Greg|title=Parks' WWE SmackDown report 6/1: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of the show, including C.M. Punk vs. Kane for the WWE Title|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwesmackdownreport/article_62013.shtml|date=June 1, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
195. ^{{cite web|last=Giannini|first=Alex|title=Monster and the Madwoman?|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/what-is-aj-thinking/|publisher=WWE|accessdate=June 10, 2012|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/68JVPUMP0?url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/what-is-aj-thinking/ |archivedate=June 10, 2012|deadurl=yes|df=mdy}}
196. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/2012/cm-punk-daniel-bryan-kane|title=WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Kane – Triple Threat Match|publisher=WWE|accessdate=June 1, 2012}}
197. ^{{citation|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/2012/wwe-championship-cm-punk-daniel-bryan|title=WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan|publisher=WWE|accessdate=June 25, 2012}}
198. ^{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Todd|title=Raw 1000th Episode Report|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/3-news/26687-raw-1000th-episode-report-by-todd-martin|publisher=Wrestling Observer|date=July 23, 2012|accessdate=July 23, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727223650/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/3-news/26687-raw-1000th-episode-report-by-todd-martin|archivedate=July 27, 2012}}
199. ^{{cite web|last=Herrera|first=Tom|title=Raw 1,000 results: John Cena failed to win the WWE Title; The Rock floored by CM Punk|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-07-23/raw-1000-results/page-10|publisher=WWE|date=July 23, 2012|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}
200. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 7/23|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_63621.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 23, 2012|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
201. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-07-30/wwe-raw-results-26041396/page-9|title=Raw results: Raw General Manager AJ Lee gets the last laugh on WWE Champion CM Punk|publisher=WWE|accessdate=July 30, 2012}}
202. ^{{cite web|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|title=Raw: The show starts out on fire and stays hot in Cincy|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2012/07/30/20046551.html|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|work=Slam! Sports|date=July 30, 2012|accessdate=August 21, 2012}}
203. ^{{cite web|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|title=It's SummerSlam day live from Staples Center, HHH vs Brock|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/27099-its-summerslam-day-live-from-staples-center-hhh-vs-brock|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|date=August 19, 2012|accessdate=August 21, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822184713/http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/118-daily-updates/27099-its-summerslam-day-live-from-staples-center-hhh-vs-brock|archivedate=August 22, 2012}}
204. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 9/3: Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Punk returns home, Anger Management|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_64825.shtml|date=September 3, 2012|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
205. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nightofchampions/2012/john-cena-cm-punk-26048109|title=WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena ended in a draw|publisher=WWE|accessdate=September 16, 2012}}
206. ^{{cite web|title=John Cena undergoes arm surgery?|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-09-17/cena-undergoes-arm-surgery-26053092|publisher=WWE|date=September 18, 2012|accessdate=September 13, 2012}}
207. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 9/24: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Cena announcement, Lawler interview, latest on WWE Title picture|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_65455.shtml|date=September 24, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
208. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 10/1: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Ross Appreciation Night, Punk-Ryback feud, World Title debate|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_65634.shtml|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
209. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 10/8: Complete coverage of live Raw – Cena returns, but McMahon dominates show|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_65800.shtml|date=October 8, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
210. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 10/15: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – what was McMahon's "decision?," ten matches|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_65969.shtml|date=October 15, 2012|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}
211. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Hell in a Cell PPV Report 10/28: Complete "virtual time" coverage of live PPV – Punk vs. Ryback|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_66245.shtml|date=October 28, 2012|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
212. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-10-29/wwe-raw-results-26064318|title=Team Mick Foley to face team Punk at Survivor Series|accessdate=October 29, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
213. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/cm-punk-john-cena-ryback-26066289 |title=WWE Championship Triple Threat Match |publisher=WWE |accessdate=November 5, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109012859/http://www.wwe.com/shows/survivorseries/2012/cm-punk-john-cena-ryback-26066289 |archivedate=November 9, 2012 |df=mdy }}
214. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_66714.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Survivor Series PPV Report 11/18: Punk-Cena-Ryback|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=November 19, 2012|accessdate=June 21, 2014}}
215. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwetlc/2012/mr-mcmahon-issues-statement-regarding-injured-punk-wwe-tlc-26073769|title=Mr. McMahon issues statement regarding injured Punk, WWE TLC|publisher=WWE|date=December 4, 2012|accessdate=December 5, 2012}}
216. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2012-12-03/punk-380-days-and-counting|title=CM Punk surpasses John Cena's 380-day WWE Title reign|accessdate=April 26, 2017|publisher=WWE}}
217. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 1/7: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – WWE Title match, The Rock returns, Cena vs. Ziggler (updated w/Box Score)|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_67712.shtml|date=January 7, 2013|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
218. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/the-rock-cm-punk|title=The Rock def. WWE Champion CM Punk|last=Clapp|first=John|date=January 27, 2013|publisher=WWE|accessdate=April 14, 2018}}
219. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Royal Rumble PPV Results 1/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Punk vs. Rock, 30-man Rumble|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_68181.shtml|date=January 27, 2013|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
220. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/article/brock-lesnar-longest-championship-reign-modern-era |title=Brock Lesnar earns longest World Championship reign of the modern era|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|publisher=WWE |date=June 11, 2018|accessdate=June 18, 2018}}
221. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE NEWS: Chamber PPV results & notes – WM29 main event set, World Title match set, Shield big win, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_68728.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|accessdate=February 18, 2013}}
222. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 2/25: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live & loaded Raw – Cena vs. Punk Instant Classic, Heyman-McMahon "fight," big returns, but did Taker return?|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_68918.shtml|date=February 25, 2013|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
223. ^{{cite web|last=Tylwalk|first=Nick|title=Raw: Four men enter, one man leaves as Undertaker's WrestleMania opponent|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2013/03/05/20629096.html|publisher=Slam! Sports|accessdate=March 8, 2013|date=March 5, 2013}}
224. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/wwe-goes-into-overtime-raw-march-11-2013-26098254|title=WWE goes into overtime: Raw, March 11, 2013|publisher=WWE|date=March 11, 2013|accessdate=March 20, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315045707/http://www.wwe.com/videos/wwe-goes-into-overtime-raw-march-11-2013-26098254|archivedate=March 15, 2013|df=}}
225. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-interrupts-undertakers-tribute-to-paul-bearer-raw-march-11-2013-26097992|title=CM Punk interrupts Undertaker's tribute to Paul Bearer: Raw, March 11, 2013|publisher=WWE|date=March 11, 2012|accessdate=March 20, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315045447/http://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-interrupts-undertakers-tribute-to-paul-bearer-raw-march-11-2013-26097992|archivedate=March 15, 2013|df=}}
226. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-taunts-the-undertaker-with-paul-bearers-urn-raw-march-18-2013-26099706|title=CM Punk taunts The Undertaker with Paul Bearer's urn: RAW, March 18, 2013|publisher=WWE|date=March 18, 2012|accessdate=March 20, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320102759/http://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-taunts-the-undertaker-with-paul-bearers-urn-raw-march-18-2013-26099706|archivedate=March 20, 2013|df=}}
227. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/29/the-undertaker-cm-punk|title=The Undertaker def. CM Punk|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|publisher=WWE|date=April 7, 2013|accessdate=April 14, 2018}}
228. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/while-addressing-the-wwe-universe-cm-punk-walks-away-raw-april-15-2013-26108081|title=While addressing the WWE Universe, CM Punk walks away: Raw, April 15, 2013|publisher=WWE|accessdate=April 22, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420110856/http://www.wwe.com/videos/while-addressing-the-wwe-universe-cm-punk-walks-away-raw-april-15-2013-26108081|archivedate=April 20, 2013|df=}}
229. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-05-27/wwe-raw-results-26117809|title=Raw results: "Hit Man" honored as Jericho plays Heyman, Axel rolls on and Ryback drags Cena to "Hell"|author=Benigno, Anthony|publisher=WWE|date=May 27, 2013|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}
230. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-05-27/wwe-raw-results-26117809/page-7|title=Paul Heyman appeared on "The Highlight Reel"|author=Benigno, Anthony|publisher=WWE|date=May 27, 2013|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}
231. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-06-03|title=Chris Jericho and Paul Heyman signed the contract for WWE Payback|author=Benigno, Anthony|publisher=WWE|date=June 3, 2013|accessdate=June 4, 2013}}
232. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Payback PPV Results 6/16 (Hour 2): Punk vs. Jericho, New World Hvt. champion & double-turn|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_71317.shtml|date=June 16, 2013|accessdate=July 12, 2017|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
233. ^{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|url=http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWETVreports/article10031929.shtml|title=6/17 Powell's WWE Raw Live Coverage: Brock Lesnar and C.M. Punk, Mark Henry returns in a big way, Payback fallout with new champions Del Rio, Axel, and A.J. Lee|website=ProWrestling.net|date=June 17, 2013|accessdate=June 18, 2013}}
234. ^{{cite web|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|title=Raw results: Money in the Bank takes shape, Punk confronts Heyman and Bryan chases The Viper in a Street Fight|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-06-24/wwe-raw-results-26126028/page-10|publisher=WWE|accessdate=June 25, 2013}}
235. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_71944.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE MITB PPV Results 7/14 (Hour 3): Ongoing "virtual-time" coverage of live PPV – Cena vs. Henry, MITB All-Stars|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 14, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017}}
236. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 7/15 (Hour 3): Punk-Heyman epic promo exchange, Jericho vs. RVD, Cena picks his Summerslam PPV opponent|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_71984.shtml|date=July 15, 2013|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
237. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 8/5 (Hour 2): Cena responds to Bryan, Shield appears, Punk vs. Axel match|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_72508.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=August 5, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017}}
238. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_72655.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw results 8/12 (Hour 3): Miz TV with Cena & Bryan final Summerslam sales pitch, #1 contender Battle Royal, Punk vs. Heyman show-closer|date=August 12, 2013|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
239. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE SSlam PPV Results 8/18 (Hour 2): Lesnar vs. Punk brutal fight|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_72778.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=August 18, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017}}
240. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Raw News: Cena gone 4–6 months, Triple H explanation, WWE Title & World Title pictures, RVD, new tag team, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_72813.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=August 19, 2013|accessdate=August 20, 2013}}
241. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE News: New WWE champion at Night of Champions, but for how long?, plus Heyman's new associate, title match results, TNA stars spotlighted, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_73334.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=September 15, 2013|accessdate=September 17, 2013}}
242. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Battleground PPV Results 10/6 (Hour 3): WWE Title match, power outage situation, Punk vs. Ryback|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_73743.shtml|date=October 6, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
243. ^{{cite web|last=Benigno|first=Anthony|title=Raw results: The Rhodes get golden, Orton traps Bryan and Heyman goes to 'Hell'|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-10-14/wwe-raw-results-26155960/page-9|accessdate=October 15, 2013|publisher=WWE}}
244. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE HIAC PPV Results (Hour 2): Cena returns in World Title match, Punk vs. Ryback HIAC match|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_74179.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=October 27, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017}}
245. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE S. Series PPV results 11/24 (Hour 3): Orton vs. Big Show main event, Bryan & Punk, PPV-closing face-off|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_74738.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=November 24, 2013|accessdate=May 30, 2017}}
246. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 11/25 (Hour 2): Punk & Bryan vs. Wyatts, Divas S. Series match, Sandow vs. Ziggler|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_74769.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=November 25, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017}}
247. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 12/2 (Hour 1): Punk-Stephanie confrontation starts Raw, Bryan vs. Wyatts, TLC, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_74893.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=December 2, 2013|accessdate=May 31, 2017}}
248. ^{{cite web|last=Howell|first=Nolan|title=TLC: Randy Orton crowned new WWE World Heavyweight Champion|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2013/12/15/21339031.html|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer|accessdate=December 18, 2013}}
249. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_75809.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 1/20: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Raw – Batista returns, Lesnar, final Rumble PPV hype, Bryan explains his plot, more|date=January 20, 2014|accessdate=May 31, 2017|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
250. ^{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/46382-wwe-royal-rumble-ppv-results-1-26-14-30-man-royal-rumble/|title=WWE Royal Rumble PPV Results – 1/26/14 (30 Man Rumble)|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=May 31, 2017|website=Wrestleview}}
251. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE news: Report – C.M. Punk leaves WWE|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_75991.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=January 29, 2014|accessdate=January 30, 2014}}
252. ^{{cite news|last=Hooton|first=Christopher|title=CM Punk 'quits the WWE' just weeks before Wrestlemania 30|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/cm-punk-quits-wwe-just-weeks-before-wrestlemania-30-9092718.html|accessdate=January 29, 2014|work=The Independent|date=January 29, 2014}}
253. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE news: McMahon addresses Punk's departure from WWE|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_76488.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=February 20, 2014|accessdate=February 26, 2014}}
254. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Raw news: C.M. Punk, Hogan next week, new tag champs, Bryan-Batista, WM30 teasers, Cena injury follow-up, two factions in trouble, Taker, guest star, Big Show, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_76747.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=March 3, 2014|accessdate=March 6, 2014}}
255. ^{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=CM Punk – WWE update|url=http://pwinsider.com/article/84410/cm-punkwwe-update.html|website=PWInsider|date=March 21, 2014|accessdate=April 16, 2014}}
256. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE News: WWE offering free Network access this week to entice subs, announces C.M. Punk program|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_79451.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 7, 2014|accessdate=July 19, 2014}}
257. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 7/14: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live "WCW Night" Raw – Flair returns, Sting, final PPV hype, Cena & Reigns vs. The Authority, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_79583.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 14, 2014|accessdate=July 19, 2014}}
258. ^{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=WWE news: Is C.M. Punk retired?, Punk addresses status|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_78695.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=May 29, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2014}}
259. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE News: C.M. Punk no longer on the roster; Punk speaks|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_79604.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=July 15, 2014|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}
260. ^{{cite news|last=Hooton|first=Christopher|title=CM Punk 'never ever ever' returning to WWE (so that means he probably will)|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/cm-punk-never-ever-ever-going-to-return-to-wwe-so-he-probably-will-9620435.html|work=The Independent|date=July 22, 2014|accessdate=July 24, 2014}}
261. ^{{cite web|last1=Namako|first1=Jason|title=CM Punk breaks silence on WWE exit in new podcast|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-news/51870-cm-punk-breaks-silence-on-wwe-exit-in-new-cabana-podcast/|website=Wrestleview|date=November 27, 2014|accessdate=November 28, 2014}}
262. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Mike|title=WWE Fired CM Punk on His Wedding Day, The Health Issue That Should Have Killed Him and More: Quick Highlights of Punk Interview on Cabana Podcast|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=89844|accessdate=November 27, 2014|website=PWInsider|date=November 27, 2014}}
263. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=WWE news: The C.M. Punk Interview Part 1 – Punk says he was fired on his wedding day & will never work for WWE again, plus why he left WWE, legal battle that followed, Final Meeting with McMahon & Hunter, independent contractor, more|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_81998.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=December 4, 2014|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}
264. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/vince-mcmahon-apologizes-to-cm-punk-for-firing-him-on-wedding-day-120214|title=Vince McMahon apologizes to C.M. Punk, says he'd work with him again|last=Traina|first=Jimmy|date=December 2, 2014|publisher=Fox Sports|accessdate=December 2, 2014}}
265. ^1 {{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE News: C.M. Punk rejects Vince McMahon's apology in Cabana Podcast Part 2, calls it "publicity stunt," more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_82102.shtml|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.|date=December 4, 2014|accessdate=December 5, 2014}}
266. ^{{cite web|last=Eck|first=Kevin|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/bs-mtblog-2011-07-wwe_raw_cm_punk_returns_and_a_new_wwe_champion_is_crowned_tw-story.html|title=WWE Raw: CM Punk returns, and a new WWE champion is crowned twice|date=July 26, 2011|accessdate=May 28, 2017|work=The Baltimore Sun}}
267. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/wweuncut/2007/may29-31/4775196|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602154043/http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/wweuncut/2007/may29-31/4775196|archivedate=June 2, 2007|title=WWE UnCut: CM Punk|accessdate=June 12, 2007|date=May 29, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
268. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/3156341-sports-heroes-take-on-aids/|title=Sport Heroes takes on AIDS|work=The Mississauga News|accessdate=July 19, 2012}}
269. ^{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/news/story?id=3681125| accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=November 4, 2008|last=Robinson|first=Jon|title=WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009: CM Punk|publisher=ESPN}}
270. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/comics/11800/fightin_fanboys_wwes_cm_punk|title=Fightin' Fanboys: WWE's CM Punk|last=Singh|first=Arune|date=March 26, 2010|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203052329/http://marvel.com/news/comics/11800/fightin_fanboys_wwes_cm_punk|archivedate=February 3, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2017|deadurl=yes|df=mdy-all}}
271. ^{{cite video|people=CM Punk|date=2006|title=Entrance video|url=http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/tvshows/ecw/entrance_videos/0724cmpunkentvid|publisher=WWE|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929090227/http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/tvshows/ecw/entrance_videos/0724cmpunkentvid|archivedate=September 29, 2008}}
272. ^1 {{cite journal|first=CM|last=Punk|date=October 2006|title=The Illustrated Man|journal=WWE Magazine|page=13}}
273. ^{{cite video|people=CM Punk|title=Best of American Super Juniors Tournament|medium=DVD|publisher=Ring of Honor|date =April 2, 2005}}
274. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/superstarink/articles/cmpunk|title=Punk's got a lucky arm|accessdate=October 18, 2007|date=October 18, 2007|publisher=WWE}}
275. ^{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Fin|title=What's Going Down|newspaper=Power Slam|issue=155|page=4|date=June 2007}}
276. ^1 {{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Luis|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-22/entertainment/chi-cm-punk-twitter-war-chris-brown-video-20120221_1_twitter-feud-twitter-war-chris-brown|title=Chicago's CM Punk takes Twitter war with Chris Brown to video|date=February 22, 2012|accessdate=March 12, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune}}
277. ^1 {{cite web|last=Connell|first=Charlie|url=http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/qa-cm-punk/|title=Q+A: CM Punk|date=March 23, 2012|accessdate=June 21, 2014|work=Inked}}
278. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tattoofactorytv.com/Video57.html|title=Interview with professional wrestler CM Punk and his family|author=Gina Ferraro|work=Tattoo Factory TV|accessdate=April 2, 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726105722/http://www.tattoofactorytv.com/Video57.html|archivedate=July 26, 2013|df=mdy-all}}
279. ^{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/06/ufc-225-chicago-robert-whittaker-yoel-romero-weigh-in-results-live-video-stream|title=UFC 225 weigh-in results: Yoel Romero barely misses, leaving main event in limbo|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=June 8, 2018|website=MMAjunkie.com}}
280. ^{{cite news|last=Holland|first=Jesse|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2017/12/6/16742334/pic-cm-punk-earns-bjj-blue-belt-ahead-ufc-return-mma|title=Pic: CM Punk earns BJJ blue belt ahead of UFC return|work=MMAmania.com|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=June 9, 2018}}
281. ^{{cite web|last=Cruz|first=Guilherme|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/9/10/12729950/coach-impressed-with-cm-punk-s-evolution-predicts-tko-win-at-ufc-203|title=Coach: CM Punk's MMA improvements have been 'impressive,' he'll beat Mickey Gall|date=September 10, 2016|accessdate=May 28, 2017|publisher=MMAFighting.com}}
282. ^{{cite web|last1=Okamoto|first1=Brett|title=CM Punk joins UFC, will fight in 2015|url=http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/11991124/cm-punk-joins-ufc-fight-2015|publisher=ESPN|date=December 8, 2014|accessdate=December 8, 2014}}
283. ^{{cite news|last=Beacham|first=Greg|title=UFC signs pro wrestler CM Punk for 2015 MMA debut|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3e49c26188f14dbf87b90720a39d5c6d/ufc-signs-pro-wrestler-cm-punk-2015-mma-debut|work=Associated Press|date=December 7, 2014|accessdate=December 7, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209183609/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3e49c26188f14dbf87b90720a39d5c6d/ufc-signs-pro-wrestler-cm-punk-2015-mma-debut|archivedate=December 9, 2014}}
284. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/dec/22/cm-punk-set-real-fight-game-ufc-debut/|title=CM Punk set for real fight game with UFC debut|work=Las Vegas Sun|date=December 22, 2014|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}
285. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/fighter/cm-punk|title=CM Punk – official UFC fighter profile|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}
286. ^{{cite web|last=Raimondi|first=Marc|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/12/31/7472635/dana-white-cm-punk-will-train-at-roufusport-with-anthony-pettis|title=Dana White: CM Punk will train at Roufusport with Anthony Pettis|date=December 31, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2016|publisher=MMAFighting.com}}
287. ^{{cite web|last=Cepeda|first=Elias|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ben-askren-cm-punk-will-be-a-part-of-the-team-010515|title=Ben Askren: CM Punk will be a part of the team|date=January 5, 2015|accessdate=June 4, 2016|publisher=Foxsports.com}}
288. ^1 {{cite web|last=Raimondi|first=Marc|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/6/24/8841595/cm-punk-moves-to-milwaukee-to-be-closer-to-roufusport-gym|title=CM Punk moves to Milwaukee to be closer to Roufusport gym|date=June 24, 2015|accessdate=June 28, 2015|publisher=MMAFighting.com}}
289. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mmanews.com/cm-punk-expected-to-fight-at-welterweight-meeting-with-ufc-officials-in-july/|title=CM Punk Expected To Fight At Welterweight, Meeting With UFC Officials In July • MMA News|first=Matt|last=Boone|date=March 9, 2015|publisher=|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
290. ^{{cite web|last=Okamoto|first=Brett|url=http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13818152/cm-punk-ufc-debut-postponed-shoulder-injury|title=CM Punk's UFC debut postponed by shoulder injury|date=October 8, 2015|accessdate=June 4, 2016|publisher=ESPN}}
291. ^{{cite web|last=Helwani|first=Ariel|authorlink=Ariel Helwani|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/2/10/10959172/cm-punk-to-undergo-back-surgery-on-wednesday-ufc-debut-delayed|title=CM Punk to undergo back surgery on Wednesday; UFC debut delayed|date=February 10, 2016|accessdate=May 28, 2017|publisher=MMAFighting.com}}
292. ^{{cite AV media|title=UFC Unfiltered: The Rock and CM Punk|url=http://www.ufc.com/news/UFC-Unfiltered-The-Rock-and-CM-Punk|date=June 22, 2016|accessdate=June 23, 2016|time=10:33|publisher=Ultimate Fighting Championship}}
293. ^{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Damon|url=http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/cm-punk-on-poetic-debut-in-the-same-building-where-he-quit-wwe-for-good-090716|title=CM Punk on 'poetic' debut in the same building where he quit WWE for good|date=November 15, 2016|accessdate=May 29, 2017|publisher=Foxsports.com}}
294. ^{{cite web|url=http://ufcstats.com/fight-details/26e6a2705a1e9e72|title=Stats - UFC|website=ufcstats.com|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
295. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sherdog.com/news/news/After-Rough-UFC-Debut-CM-Punk-Says-I-Will-Be-Back-Believe-It-Or-Not-111029|title=After Rough UFC Debut, CM Punk Says ‘I Will Be Back, Believe It Or Not’|first=|last=Sherdog.com|website=Sherdog|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
296. ^{{cite web|last=Al-Shatti|first=Shaun|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2016/9/12/12889882/ufc-203-salaries-cm-punk-banks-500000-in-mma-debut|title=UFC 203 salaries: CM Punk banks $500,000 in MMA debut|date=September 12, 2016|accessdate=June 14, 2017|publisher=MMAFighting.com}}
297. ^{{cite web|last=Doyle|first=Dave|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/6/9/17445564/ufc-225-results-mike-jackson-cruises-to-one-sided-win-over-cm-punk|title=UFC 225 results: Mike Jackson cruises to one-sided win over CM Punk|date=June 9, 2018|accessdate=June 9, 2018|website=MMAFighting.com}}
298. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mma/news/dana-white-cm-punk-should-call-it-a-wrap-after-lopsided-ufc-225-loss-to-mike-jackson/|title=Dana White: CM Punk should 'call it a wrap' after lopsided UFC 225 loss to Mike Jackson|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=2018-06-18|language=en}}
299. ^{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.com/2018/11/cm-punk-to-broadcast-cage-fury-fighting-championships-ufc-fight-pass|title=CM Punk joins Cage Fury Fighting Championships broadcast team ahead of UFC Fight Pass debut|date=November 8, 2018|publisher=|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
300. ^1 {{cite web|last=Giannini|first=Alex|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/cm-punk-writes-introduction-to-marvel-comics-avengers-vs-x-men-26059962|title=CM Punk writes introduction to Marvel Comics' 'Avengers vs. X-Men'|publisher=WWE|date=October 15, 2012|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}
301. ^1 2 {{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2012/10/15/wwe-cm-punk-avengers-x-men-collection/1634211/|title=CM Punk pens intro for 'Avengers vs. X-Men' collection|accessdate=June 5, 2013|work=USA Today|date=October 15, 2012}}
302. ^1 {{cite web|last=Viscardi|first=James|url=http://marvel.com/news/comics/2012/10/16/19562/cm_punk_introduces_avengers_vs_x-men|title=CM Punk Introduces Avengers Vs. X-Men|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|date=October 16, 2012|accessdate=June 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111113106/http://marvel.com/news/comics/2012/10/16/19562/cm_punk_introduces_avengers_vs_x-men|archive-date=January 11, 2014|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
303. ^{{cite web|url=http://bakeanddestroy.net/the-book/|title=Bake and Destroy: The Cookbook|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}
304. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/cm-punk-makes-his-marvel-writing-debut-on-thor-annual-1/|title=CM Punk Makes his Marvel Writing Debut on "Thor Annual" #1|date=November 10, 2014|website=CBR|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
305. ^{{cite web|last=Hanstock|first=Bill|url=https://www.sbnation.com/wrestling/2015/5/13/8595525/cm-punk-interview-strange-sports-stories-cubs-blackhawks-ufc-mma|title=Talking to CM Punk about the Cubs and comic books|publisher=SB Nation|date=May 13, 2015|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}
306. ^{{cite web|last=Kaye|first=Ben|url=http://www.cbr.com/c2e2-marvel-gives-cm-punk-his-first-ongoing-series-with-drax/|title=C2E2: Marvel gives CM Punk his first ongoing series with "Drax"|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=April 26, 2015|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}
307. ^{{cite web|title=Drax (2015) #1|url=http://marvel.com/comics/issue/56862/drax_2015_1|publisher=Marvel Comics|accessdate=January 6, 2016}}
308. ^{{cite web|url=https://marvel.com/comics/issue/56875/drax_2015_11|title=Drax (2015) #11|publisher=Marvel Comics|accessdate=May 28, 2017}}
309. ^{{cite web|last=Avila|first=Mike|title=Exclusive: Meet the creative team behind the new Master of Kung Fu Marvel Legacy title|url=http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-meet-the-creative-team-behind-the-new-master-of-kung-fu-marvel-legacy-title|date=August 16, 2017|publisher=Syfy|accessdate=October 5, 2017}}
310. ^{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Mike|url=http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=34912&p=1 |title=Cm Punk's Thanksgiving Homecoming in Chicago, Ric Flair in Philly Friday, Dh Smith Discusses WWE Developmental And More|publisher=PW Insider |date=November 26, 2008 |accessdate=June 14, 2017}}
311. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/cm-punk-chicago-thanksgiving-day-parade-26068688|title=CM Punk to serve as McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade Grand Marshal in Chicago|publisher=WWE|date=November 18, 2012 |accessdate=November 24, 2012}}
312. ^{{cite web|title= Royce Gracie vs. Dan Severn (Gracie Breakdown w/ CM Punk)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNV4t_be-EE|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 9, 2013|date=February 13, 2012}}
313. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/20/chris-hardwick-and-the-nerdist-team-takes-on-wwes-cm-punk-aj-lee-fandango-and-kofi-kingston-in-bowling|title=Chris Hardwick and the Nerdist team takes on WWE's CM Punk, AJ Lee, Fandango and Kofi Kingston... in bowling|last=Goldman|first=Eric|date=December 20, 2013|accessdate=August 12, 2015|publisher=IGN}}
314. ^{{cite web|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|url=https://archive.nerdist.com/grammar-slam-season-2-premiere-here-vs-hear/|title=Grammar Slam season 2 premiere: 'Here vs. Hear'|date=November 2, 2015|accessdate=June 14, 2017|publisher=Nerdist Industries}}
315. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/wwe-13-cover-star-cm-punk-thinks-best-thing-about-wwe-cover/|title=WWE 13 cover star CM Punk thinks the best thing about WWE 13 is the cover|date=November 16, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511234432/http://www.gamesradar.com/wwe-13-cover-star-cm-punk-thinks-best-thing-about-wwe-cover/|archivedate=May 11, 2013|publisher=GamesRadar|accessdate=June 14, 2017}}
316. ^{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Adam|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/54847-cm-punk-featured-in-the-ring-in-a-new-music-video/|title=CM Punk featured in the ring in a new music video|date=June 15, 2015|accessdate=June 14, 2017|website=Wrestleview}}
317. ^https://dailydead.com/sxsw-2019-review-girl-on-the-third-floor-effectively-proves-the-ghosts-of-the-past-are-never-done-with-us/
318. ^https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/24/18264390/girl-on-the-third-floor-movie-review-sxsw-2019-cm-punk
319. ^https://filmschoolrejects.com/girl-on-the-third-floor-review/
320. ^http://filmthreat.com/reviews/girl-on-the-third-floor/
321. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/24/14286 |title=Interview Highlights: Samoa Joe talks about his decision to sign with TNA, his future|accessdate=November 8, 2006|date= August 1, 2005|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc. |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070703193500/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/24/14286|archivedate=July 3, 2007 }}
322. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/3557278|title=CM Punk goes ghost hunting|accessdate=November 4, 2006|last= Medalis|first=Kara A.|date=October 30, 2006|publisher=WWE}}
323. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_51692.shtml|title=WWE News: C.M. Punk appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live Monday night – 6-year-old kid books entire Raw episode|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=July 26, 2011|accessdate=August 12, 2015|website=Pro Wrestling Torch|publisher=TDH Communications Inc.}}
324. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-discusses-raws-1000th-episode-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-26031577|title=CM Punk discusses Raw's 1000th episode on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"|date=June 19, 2012|accessdate=June 6, 2013|publisher=WWE|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709143649/http://www.wwe.com/videos/cm-punk-discusses-raws-1000th-episode-on-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-26031577|archivedate=July 9, 2013|df=}}
325. ^First appearance: {{cite web|title=CM Punk guest stars on AMC's "Talking Dead"|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/cm-punk-talking-dead-26070530|publisher=WWE|accessdate=November 26, 2012|date=November 21, 2012}}
Second appearance: {{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_76894.shtml|title=Punk News: C.M. Punk returning to TV, but not for WWE|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}
326. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/wwestudios/wwe-studios-joins-queens-of-the-ring |title=WWE Studios joins "Queens of the Ring"|date=April 30, 2012 |publisher=WWE|accessdate=June 14, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505212100/http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/wwestudios/wwe-studios-joins-queens-of-the-ring |archivedate=May 5, 2012}}
327. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.ifc.com/shows/maron/blog/2015/07/cm-punk-wants-to-pump-marc-maron-up|title=MMA Star CM Punk Wants to Pump Marc Maron Up|last=Locker|first=Melissa|date=July 28, 2015|publisher=IFC}}
328. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2015/07/cm-punk-and-colt-cabana-on-maron-videos-598925/|title=CM Punk And Colt Cabana On 'Maron' Videos, Stardust Pulled, Paige, Seth Rollins Talks His Diet|last=Giri|first=Raj|date=July 31, 2015|publisher=Wrestling, Inc}}
329. ^{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/yabba-dabba-wwe-1200488834/|title=Yabba Dabba WWE! Cena, McMahon Set For Flintstones Movie|accessdate=June 6, 2013 | work=Variety}}
330. ^{{cite web|last=Currier|first=Joseph|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/ufc-news/video-evolution-punk-trailer-218321|title=Video: 'The Evolution of Punk' Trailer|date=August 9, 2016|accessdate=August 10, 2016|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}}
331. ^{{cite web|last=Ossad|first=Jordana|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3004474/challenge-champs-vs-pros/|title=Champs vs. Pros: Beloved Challenge Victors Set To Battle Top Athletes|date=April 24, 2017|accessdate=April 24, 2017|publisher=MTV}}
332. ^{{cite web|last=Sandberg|first=Bryn Elise|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ultimate-beastmaster-renewed-season-3-by-netflix-1088773|title='Ultimate Beastmaster' Renewed for Season 3 by Netflix|date=February 27, 2018|accessdate=February 27, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}
333. ^{{cite web|last=Collis|first=Clark|url=https://ew.com/movies/2018/09/19/cm-punk-the-girl-on-the-third-floor-first-look/|title=See WWE Superstar CM Punk in first look at horror film The Girl on the Third Floor|date=September 19, 2018|accessdate=September 19, 2018|work=Entertainment Weekly}}
334. ^{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/cmpunk-sxsw-girl-on-the-third-floor-teaser-horror-1202550732/|title=‘The Girl On The Third Floor’: First Teaser For SXSW Midnighters Horror Starring Phil 'CM Punk' Brooks|date=February 6, 2019|accessdate=February 6, 2019|work=Deadline Hollywood}}
335. ^{{cite web|last=Pollard|first=Andrew|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/shooting-now-way-soska-sisters-rabid-remake|title=Shooting Now Under Way on the Soska Sisters' Rabid Remake|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718230557/https://www.starburstmagazine.com/shooting-now-way-soska-sisters-rabid-remake|archivedate=July 18, 2018|deadurl=no|date=July 18, 2018|accessdate=July 18, 2018|work=Starburst}}
336. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.mmamania.com/2015/7/10/8928729/ufc-cm-punk-talks-debut-criticism-religion-writing-career-marvel-comics-mma|title=CM Punk talks UFC debut, criticism, religion in MMA and new writing career with Marvel Comics|last2=Guillen Jr.|first2=Adam|last1=Bryant|first1=Karyn|authorlink1=Karyn Bryant|format=video|time=10:07|date=July 9, 2015|publicationdate=July 10, 2015|website=www.mmamania.com|accessdate=August 15, 2015}}
337. ^{{cite web|title=WWE News: C.M. Punk takes a stand for gay marriage, tells homophobic fan to kill himself, later apologizes|url=https://prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article10025014.shtml|website=ProWrestling.net|date=May 7, 2012}}
338. ^{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CMPunk/status/241373413199978496|title=I'm stoked to be in Sydney and nowhere near the RNC to hear how they intended to limit the rights of women and destroy the education system.|last=Punk|first=CM|date=2012-08-30|website=@CMPunk via Twitter|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-16}}
339. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nhl/2015/05/16/cm-punk-chicago-blackhawks-duncan-keith-chicago-stadium|title=My Town, My Team: Blackhawks fan CM Punk recalls Chicago Stadium|last=Punk|first=CM|date=May 16, 2015|accessdate=August 15, 2015|work=Sports Illustrated}}
340. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/smackblog/ct-cm-punk-cubs-jon-lester-playoffs-20150814-column.html|title=Around town: Cubs fan CM Punk has his sights set on a playoff spot|last=Gomez|first=Luis|date=August 14, 2015|accessdate=August 15, 2015|work=Chicago Tribune}}
341. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/wrestling/2015/5/13/8595525/cm-punk-interview-strange-sports-stories-cubs-blackhawks-ufc-mma|title=Talking to CM Punk about the Cubs and comic books|last=Hanstock|first=Bill|date=May 13, 2015|publisher=SB Nation|accessdate=August 15, 2015}}
342. ^{{cite web|last=Markazi|first=Arash|authorlink=Arash Markazi|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/story/_/id/17517856/ufc-203-cm-punk-inspiration-loss-mickey-gall|title=CM Punk should be an inspiration despite loss at UFC 203|publisher=ESPN|date=September 11, 2016|accessdate=April 15, 2017}}
343. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2015/02/20/wwes-ringside-doctor-is-suing-cm-punk-and-colt-cabana-for-1-million/|title=WWE's ringside doctor is suing CM Punk and Colt Cabana for $1 million|last=Payne|first=Marissa|date=February 20, 2015|work=The Washington Post|accessdate=February 22, 2015}}
344. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/cm-punk-wwe-doctor-suing-1-million-for-defamation-022115|title=Report: WWE doctor suing CM Punk for $1 million for defamation|date=February 21, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2017|website=Foxsports.com}}
345. ^{{cite web|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|authorlink=Dave Meltzer|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/wwe-news/amann-seeking-over-4-million-damages-punk-cabana-259101|title=Amann seeking over $4 million in damages from Punk & Cabana|website=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}
346. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/6/7/17437910/colt-cabana-gives-day-by-day-breakdown-cm-punk-trial-new-podcast|title=Colt Cabana gives day by day breakdown of CM Punk trial in new podcast|work=Cageside Seats|access-date=June 7, 2018}}
347. ^{{cite web|last=Vangerburg|first=Marcus|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/wwe-physician-slaps-cm-punk-with-defamation-lawsuit-221755871.html|title=WWE physician slaps CM Punk with defamation lawsuit for podcast|publisher=Yahoo Sports|date=February 20, 2015|accessdate=May 27, 2017}}
348. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/wwe-addresses-cm-punk-allegations|title=WWE addresses CM Punk's allegations|date=February 20, 2015|publisher=WWE|accessdate=April 6, 2016}}
349. ^{{cite web|last=Kolur|first=Nihal|url=https://www.si.com/wrestling/2018/06/05/cm-punk-wins-civil-lawsuit-against-wwe-dr-chris-amann|title=CM Punk Wins Civil Lawsuit Against WWE Dr. Chris Amann|website=Sports Illustrated|publisher=Meredith Corporation|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=June 5, 2018}}
350. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmafighting.com/2018/6/6/17436594/cm-punk-talks-winning-wwe-lawsuit-ufc-225-possible-return-to-wrestling-and-more|title=CM Punk talks winning WWE lawsuit, UFC 225, possible return to wrestling and more|work=MMA Fighting|access-date=June 7, 2018}}
351. ^{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Evan F.|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/colt-cabana-cm-punk-contract-legal-fees-lawsuit/|title=Colt Cabana sues CM Punk over legal fees|date=August 9, 2018|accessdate=August 11, 2018|work=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group}}
352. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-h.html|accessdate=June 14, 2008|title=Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Heavyweight Title|publisher=wrestling-titles.com}}
353. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ky/iwams/iwams-lh.html|accessdate=June 14, 2008|title=Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South Light Heavyweight Title|publisher=Wrestling-titles.com}}
354. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/hwtiwc2.html|accessdate=June 14, 2008|last=Roelfsema|first=Eric|title=IWC – International Wrestling Cartel World Heavyweight Title history|publisher=Solie}}
355. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/hwtmaw.html|accessdate=June 14, 2008|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=MAW – Mid-American Wrestling MAW Heavyweight Title history|publisher=Solie}}
356. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ttcswf.html|accessdate=June 14, 2008|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=NWA National Wrestling Alliance/Cyberspace Wrestling Federation CSWF/NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Title history|publisher=Solie}}
357. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ovhtnwa.html| accessdate=June 14, 2008|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=NWA – National Wrestling Alliance NWA Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight/Ohio Valley Wrestling Heavyweight Title history|publisher=Solie}}
358. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ovsttnwa.html|accessdate=June 14, 2008|last=Westcott|first=Brian|title=NWA – National Wrestling Alliance NWA Ohio Valley Wrestling Southern Tag Team Title history|publisher=Solie}}
359. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ovtvnwa.html|accessdate= June 14, 2008|title=NWA – National Wrestling Alliance NWA Ohio Valley Wrestling Hardcore/Ohio Valley Wrestling Television history|publisher=Solie}}
360. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.pwi-online.com/pages/PWIawards.html|title=PWI Awards|work=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|publisher=Kappa Publishing Group|accessdate=November 28, 2016}}
361. ^{{cite journal|title=2011 Match of the Year|year=2012|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|volume=33|issue=3|pages=80–81}}
362. ^{{cite journal|title=2012 PWI 500|year=2012|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|volume=33|issue=7|issn= 1043-7576|pages=12–18}}
363. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2012.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2012|accessdate=December 28, 2014|work=Pro Wrestling Illustrated|publisher=Internet Wrestling Database}}
364. ^{{cite web|last=Passero|first=Mitch|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/jericho-ruins-punks-moment|title=Chris Jericho ruins CM Punk's "metal" moment|date=April 12, 2012|accessdate=April 12, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
365. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=5&nr=706|title=SDW Television Championship|website=Cagematch.net|accessdate=July 12, 2017}}
366. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwchampionship/20070901punk|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601211831/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/ecwchampionship/20070901punk|archivedate=June 1, 2012|accessdate=April 6, 2016|title=CM Punk's first ECW Championship reign|publisher=WWE}}
367. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/200806011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603215108/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/200806011|archivedate=June 3, 2012|title=CM Punk's first World Heavyweight Championship reign|accessdate=April 6, 2016|publisher=WWE}}
368. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/2009042611|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602024759/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/2009042611|archivedate=June 2, 2012|accessdate=April 6, 2016|title=CM Punk's second World Heavyweight Championship reign|publisher=WWE}}
369. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/20090823|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603230144/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldheavyweight/20090823|archivedate=June 3, 2012|accessdate=April 6, 2016|title=CM Punk's third World Heavyweight Championship reign|publisher=WWE}}
370. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20081027WorldTagChamps|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831203913/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/worldtagteam/20081027WorldTagChamps|archivedate=August 31, 2012|accessdate=April 6, 2016|title=Punk and Kingston's first World Tag Team Championship reign|publisher=WWE}}
371. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwechampionship/25026075|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509024541/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwechampionship/25026075|archivedate=May 9, 2012|title=CM Punk's first WWE Championship reign|accessdate=April 6, 2016|publisher=WWE}}
372. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwechampionship/25045682|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319053558/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwechampionship/25045682|archivedate=March 19, 2012|title=CM Punk's second WWE Championship reign|accessdate=April 6, 2016|publisher=WWE}}
373. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/wwechampionship|title=WWE Championship title history|accessdate= February 5, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
374. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401232024/http://www.wwe.com/classics/titlehistory/intercontinental/9155998|archivedate=April 1, 2012|accessdate=April 6, 2016|title=CM Punk's first Intercontinental Championship reign|publisher=WWE}}
375. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/whatsaslammy|title=What is a Slammy?|publisher=WWE|date=February 23, 2008|accessdate=April 14, 2018}}
376. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/slammyawards08/|accessdate=January 28, 2009|date=December 8, 2008|title=2008 Slammy Awards|publisher=WWE}}
377. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/slammyawards09/|accessdate=January 2, 2010|date=December 14, 2009|title=2009 Slammy Awards|publisher=WWE}}
378. ^{{cite web|first=Greg|last=Adkins|title=Saluting the Slammys|url= http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/12132010/mainarticle/|publisher=WWE|accessdate=January 30, 2011|date=December 13, 2010}}
379. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-12-12/2011-slammy-award-winners|title=2011 Slammy Award Winners|publisher=WWE|accessdate=July 19, 2012|date=December 12, 2011}}
380. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2011-12-12/exclusive-slammy-awards-2011|title=WWE.com Exclusive Slammy Awards 2011|accessdate=December 12, 2012|publisher=WWE}}
381. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2013-12-09/full-slammy-award-winners-2013|title=2013 Slammy Award winners|date=December 8, 2013|accessdate=April 6, 2016|publisher=WWE}}
382. ^1 {{cite journal|title=2009 Awards Issue, Possible biggest wrestling news story of 2010 |last=Meltzer |first=Dave |authorlink=Dave Meltzer|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|date=January 27, 2010|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593}}
383. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal|title=Gigantic year-end awards issue, best and worst in all categories plus UFC on FX 1, death of Savannah Jack, ratings, tons and tons of news|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|authorlink=Dave Meltzer|date=January 30, 2012|journal=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593}}
384. ^{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|authorlink=Dave Meltzer|date=January 23, 2013|title=The 2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue|journal=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593}}
385. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/jerry-the-king-lawler-returns-to-raw-raw-nov-12-2012-26068223 |title=WWE Videos: Raw Highlights, SmackDown Highlights and Classic Clips |author= |date= |website=WWE.com |access-date=May 6, 2017 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102214/http://www.wwe.com/videos/jerry-the-king-lawler-returns-to-raw-raw-nov-12-2012-26068223 |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df= }}
{{Portal|Professional wrestling|MMA}}

External links

{{commons|Phil Brooks}}
  • {{Official website}}
  • {{WWE superstar}}
  • {{Professional wrestling profiles}}
  • {{UFC|cm-punk}}
  • {{Sherdog}}
  • {{IMDb name}}
{{Navboxes|
|list1={{Grand Slam-Triple Crown Champions}}{{WWE Championship}}{{World Heavyweight Championship (WWE)}}{{ECW Championship}}{{WWE Intercontinental Championship}}{{World Tag Team Championship (WWE)}}{{Money in the Bank winners}}{{OVW Heavyweight Championship}}{{OVW Television Championship}}{{ROH World Championship}}{{ROH World Tag Team Championship}}{{The Nexus}}{{New Breed (ECW)}}{{TheShield WWE}}{{The Streak}}
}}{{featured article}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Punk, CM}}

18 : 1978 births|American atheists|American male mixed martial artists|American male professional wrestlers|American people of Irish descent|American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu|ECW Heavyweight Champions/ECW World Heavyweight Champions|Irish professional wrestlers|Living people|Masked wrestlers|Mixed martial artists from Illinois|People who follow a straight edge lifestyle|Professional wrestling announcers|Professional wrestlers from Illinois|Sportspeople from Chicago|The Challenge (TV series) contestants|WWF/WWE Intercontinental Champions|WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champions
随便看

　

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

　

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间：2024/9/25 4:39:03