Phillip Jack Brooks (born on October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown brand.

In professional wrestling, Punk is a Five-time world champion, having won the ROH World Championship Once, the ECW Championship once, and the World Heavyweight Championship three times. In addition to these championships Punk has also won the World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston), and the WWE Intercontinental Championship making him the nineteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion. He was also the winner of the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches.

Punk initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the Ring of Honor (ROH) roster, where he won the ROH Tag Team Championship, ROH World Championship, and as well as the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school. In 2005, Punk signed a contract with WWE and was sent to its developmental federation, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won every championship available in the federation.

Throughout his career, Punk has consistently used the gimmick of being straight edge, a lifestyle he follows in real life. Depending on Punk's alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, he emphasizes different aspects of the culture to encourage the desired audience reaction.

Professional wrestling career

Early career

Punk's 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. He 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. Unlike his friends, Punk genuinely wanted to be a wrestler and saw it as more than simple fun. When the promotion started taking off, doing spot 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. Mike has not wrestled since.

He soon left the federation and enrolled as a student at the "Steel Dominion" wrestling school in Chicago, where he was trained by Ace Steel, 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. It was in the Steel Domain that he met Scott Colton, 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 circuit promotions, as opponents or allies. In the independents, Punk, along with fellow Steel Domain graduates Colt Cabana, Chuckee Smooth, Adam Pearce and manager Dave Prazak, formed an alliance named the Gold Bond Mafia.

Punk's home promotion for his early career is usually considered to be Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South (IWA:Mid-South). 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 stars like A.J. Styles, Cabana and even Eddie Guerrero for that Championship. Punk's feud with Hero included a 55-minute TLC match, a 93-minute two out of three falls match, and several 60-minute time limit draws. The 55-minute TLC match received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Punk's matches with Cabana led him to being hired by the Ring of Honor promotion. From February 2003 until May 2004, Punk refused to wrestle for IWA:Mid-South, because he claims that this was in protest to Ian Rotten's mistreatment of Chris Hero in the company. Hero, however, 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. Eventually Punk returned to IWA:Mid-South and continued to perform as a wrestler and commentator for them until 2005 when he was signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. His last appearance in IWA:Mid-South was on July 2, 2005 in which he competed in a 60-minute time limit draw against Delirious.

Ring of Honor

Second City Saints/Singles Wrestler Success

Initially, Punk joined Ring of Honor (ROH) as a crowd favorite, but quickly became a villain in a feud with Raven that featured numerous variants of no disqualification matches. One match between the two received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, that was Punk vs Raven in a Steel cage Match at Ring of Honor's Conclusion November 28, 2003 in Fairfield Connecticut.

Punk started climbing the ranks of ROH, including winning his first singles ROH title, at the Second Anniversary Show in 2004 during the tournament to crown the first ROH Pure Champion, beating A.J. Styles in the finals, which received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, as well as holding the title for 12 months and 6 days (336) before losing it to Jay Lethal on March 6, 2005. And winning the ROH Tag Team Championship twice with Colt Cabana as the Second City Saints. Both times Punk and Cabana defeated the Briscoe Brothers to win the championship, the first win was on November 1, 2003; they would go on and hold their 1st reign as champions for one whole year from November 1, 2003 to November 1, 2004 (330). The second win happened at Round Robin Challenge lll on November 15, 2004, as well as holding the belts for 12 months and 20 days (350) in addition to that; the match recieved a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, then losing the titles to Sal Rinauro & Tony Mamaluke on October 1, 2005. Circa October 2003, Punk was hired as the first head trainer of the Ring of Honor wrestling school, having previously been a trainer for the Steel Domain and Primetime Wrestling.

In ROH, Punk faced off against ROH World Champion Samoa Joe for the championship in a three match series. The first match, on June 12, 2004 at World Title Classic in Dayton, Ohio, resulted in a 60-minute time limit draw when Punk pinned Joe in the last second of the 60 minutes, the match received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter, as well as Punk's first ROH world title reign. The second match between Punk and Joe was planned for December 4, 2004; however, due to Steve Corino being pulled from a match with Joe by Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, the second match was hastily rescheduled on October 11, 2004 for October 16 in Punk's hometown of Chicago. At Joe vs. Punk II on October 16, they wrestled to a second 60-minute draw, with punk retaining the title. In addition, the match received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Punk ended the series by defeating Joe in the third and final match and retain his title on December 4, 2004 at All-Star Extravaganza 2 in which there was a no time limit stipulation, and again was rewarded a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Punk held the belt for a year (330), he lost the title to Austin Aries in June 12, 2005.

In June 2005, Punk accepted a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment, after a try-out match against Val Venis on its Sunday Night Heat show. Even though he had accepted the deal, Punk went on to defeat Austin Aries with his Pepsi Plunge move, winning his second ROH World Championship on June 18, 2005 at Death Before Dishonor III it was a suprise that he won the match and his second reign, as well as receiving a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. 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, 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, 2005 (55) in Dayton, Ohio, Punk lost the ROH World Championship to James Gibson in a four corner elimination match consisting of himself, Gibson, Samoa Joe and Christopher Daniels, who re-debuted after a year-and-half absence. Punk's final scheduled match in Ring of Honor took place at Punk: The Final Chapter on August 13, 2005 against long-time friend Colt Cabana in a two out of three falls match, which he lost. His last match received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. In his last match, Punk was visibly crying and was showered with streamers when he posed in the middle of the ring.

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. In the main event, Punk teamed with Bryan Danielson to wrestle and ultimately defeat Jimmy Rave and Adam Pearce in a tag team match.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005–2006)

In 2005, Punk was assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a WWE developmental territory. On September 26, 2005 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.

On November 9, 2005, Punk became the OVW Television Champion after defeating Ken Doane, 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. 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. The feud continued after a short period in which Albright and Punk were a tag team, but they became opponents again after Albright wanted the respect of Punk, who would never give it to him, and instead proceeded to "punk out" (get the better of) Albright repeatedly. This feud continued for weeks with Punk always getting the better of Albright until a double turn occurred on February 1, 2006 when Albright became a villain during a tag match, allowing the Spirit Squad to beat Punk and, in doing so, making Punk a crowd favorite. During this time, Punk had a minor appearance at WrestleMania 22 on April 2, 2006 as one of the gangsters who rode a 1930s era car to the ring before John Cena's entrance.

After Matt Cappotelli vacated the OVW Heavyweight Championship because of a brain tumor in February 2006, a tournament was held to crown a new champion. The finals were Brent Albright vs CM Punk with Albright defeating Punk to become the new champion. 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, 2006, Punk finally defeated Albright in a strap match to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship. That match received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. As champion, Punk retained the title in matches against opponents such as Shad Gaspard, Ken Kennedy, Johnny Jeter and Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.

On July 28, 2006, Punk and Seth Skyfire defeated Shad Gaspard and the Neighborhoodie to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship at a house show. They lost the Tag Team Championship on August 2, 2006 to Deuce Shade and "Domino" Cliff Compton after an injured Skyfire tagged in an already injured Punk. This altercation led to a feud between Punk and Skyfire after a rematch for the Tag Team Championship on August 7, 2006 in which a healthy Punk purposefully tagged in an injured Skyfire to be beaten by Shade and Compton. On August 30, 2006, a match was scheduled to take place between Punk and Skyfire for the OVW Heavyweight Championship. Prior to the match, however, Skyfire was attacked by Charles "The Hammer" Evans, with whom Skyfire had also been feuding, and was replaced in the match by Chet Jablonski (Chet the Jet) who pinned Punk to win the OVW Heavyweight Championship. As Punk no longer possessed the championship, OVW no longer required him. He was removed from the roster and brought up to the WWE roster full-time. He continued to make sporadic appearances for the company, such as at the 400th episode of OVW on television, up until WWE announced it was ending its developmental territory agreement with OVW on February 7, 2008. Punk is also a Triple Crown Champion in OVW.

ECW (2006–2008)

On June 24, 2006, Punk made his ECW debut during a house show at the former ECW Arena, defeating Stevie Richards. He made his TV debut on the July 4 episode of 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. 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, 2006 at the Hammerstein Ballroom, defeating Justin Credible. CM Punk established himself in ECW by going undefeated, defeating opponents such as Christopher W. Anderson, Stevie Richards and Shannon Moore.

Soon after, Punk began feuding with Mike Knox after Knox's girlfriend, Kelly Kelly, was seen to have feelings for Punk. Punk defeated Knox in their first singles match (qualifying for the Elimination Chamber at December to Dismember in the process) as well as the rematch, after which Kelly Kelly celebrated CM Punk's victory over her boyfriend. 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. At December to Dismember, Punk participated in the Elimination Chamber for the ECW World Championship; however, he was the first person eliminated by Rob Van Dam.

Following the pay-per-view, Punk entered into a feud with Hardcore Holly, who ended Punk's six-month unbeaten streak in singles competition on January 9, 2007. Punk went on to feud with Matt Striker, who gave him his second singles loss since being in ECW on January 30. Punk then qualified for the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 by defeating Johnny Nitro. In the final week leading up to WrestleMania 23, Punk made appearances on both Raw and Friday Night SmackDown!, defeating Kenny Dykstra and former World Heavyweight Champion King Booker, respectively. At WrestleMania 23, Punk competed in, but did not win, the Money in the Bank ladder match, being knocked off the ladder just seconds before the winner, Mr. Kennedy, claimed the briefcase.

On the April 10, 2007 edition of ECW on Sci Fi, Punk briefly became a villain by officially joining the New Breed alliance, after several weeks in which both the New Breed and the ECW Originals had attempted to recruit him. Two weeks later, however, Punk 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 the match, Punk proceeded to deliver his finisher, the Go To Sleep, on Burke and sarcastically apologized before leaving the ring alone, becoming a fan favorite again. WWE.com later confirmed that Punk was no longer a member of the New Breed. At Judgment Day, Punk wrestled and defeated Burke in his first singles match on a pay-per-view. Punk then went on to One Night Stand and teamed up with Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman in a tables match to defeat the New Breed.

Because of the drafting of ECW World Champion Bobby Lashley to Raw, the ECW World Championship was declared vacant, and a mini-tournament was announced to declare a new champion among Punk, Elijah Burke, Marcus Cor Von and the recently drafted Chris Benoit. Punk defeated Marcus Cor Von on the June 19, 2007 edition of ECW on Sci Fi. By doing so, CM Punk was meant to face Chris Benoit at Vengeance: Night of Champions for the vacant ECW World Championship. Benoit, however, was hastily replaced by Johnny Nitro when Benoit no-showed the event due to what was described on-air as "personal reasons". Nitro subsequently defeated Punk at Vengeance for the vacant championship. 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; however, Punk was defeated again by Morrison. The next week, 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. A week later, Punk defeated Morrison with the Go To Sleep to earn an ECW Championship title match at SummerSlam. At SummerSlam, however, Punk lost the match when Morrison used the ropes for leverage.

At the September 1, 2007 (aired September 4) ECW taping, in a "last chance" title match, Punk defeated Morrison for the ECW Championship. Punk then went on to have successful title defenses against the likes of Elijah Burke (at Unforgiven), Big Daddy V via disqualification (at No Mercy) and The Miz (at Cyber Sunday). On the November 6, 2007 edition of ECW, Punk retained the ECW Championship in a match against Morrison following The Miz's interference. At Survivor Series, Punk retained his title in a Triple Threat match, beating The Miz and John Morrison. On March 30, 2008 Wrestlemania 24, Chavo Guerrero defeated CM Punk in a No Disqualification match to win the ECW Championship (213 days). As well as being in the Money in the Bank Ladder match.

At WrestleMania XXIV, Punk won the Money in the Bank ladder match, after defeating Chris Jericho, Montel Vontavious Porter, Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison, Mr. Kennedy and Carlito. The match was also given a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Raw (2008–2009)

On the June 23, 2008 edition of Raw, CM Punk was drafted to the Raw brand during the 2008 WWE Draft. The following week, Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and won the World Heavyweight Championship from Edge, after Edge was beaten down by Batista. This win would eventually also earn Punk the Slammy Award for the "Oh my God" Moment of the Year. Punk continued to hold and defend the title until Unforgiven on September 7, 2008. Before the Championship Scramble match, Punk was attacked by Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Manu and Randy Orton. Orton finished the assault by punting Punk in the head. It was announced that Punk could not participate in the match due to the attack and, as a result, he involuntarily forfeited the title (69). Punk's replacement was Chris Jericho, who went on to win the match and the title. He received a re-match eight days later on the September 15 episode of Raw, where he failed to regain the title in a steel cage match against Jericho, the match was given a full five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

On the September 22, 2008 episode of Raw, Punk and Kofi Kingston defeated Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase to win the World Tag Team Championship. The duo were members of Team Batista at Survivor Series, where their team lost to Team Orton. Punk was then entered in a Intercontinental Championship Tournament, in which the winner would get to challenge for the championship in the future. He would defeat Snitsky and John Morrison in the first two rounds. Punk defeated Rey Mysterio in the finals at No Mercy to win the tournament, and on the same night defeated William Regal in a No Disqualification match to win the WWE intercontinental Champinship, which was given a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter; With this win, he became the nineteenth Triple Crown Champion. Punk & Kofi lost the World Tag Team Championship at the Royal Rumble 2009 PPV to John Morrison and The Miz (124). Punk defended the Intercontinental Championship many times, including a triple threat Ladder match between himself, Rey Mysterio, and the former champion William Regal, in a match which was considered a "Match of the Year" candidate, and it also received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Punk lost the Title on a March 9, 2009 edition of Raw to John "Bradshaw" Layfield (120). At WrestleMania XXV, Punk won the Money in the Bank ladder match, and became the first person to win the match twice.

SmackDown (2009) - Straight-Edge Heel CM Punk!

On April 13, 2009 during the 2009 WWE Draft, Punk was drafted from Raw to SmackDown. 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. This ultimately resulted in a Samoan strap match at WWE Extreme Rules, which was won by Punk.

At the end of the pay-per-view, Punk cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase and defeated Jeff Hardy, whom had won the championship only one minute earlier from Edge, to win the World Heavyweight Championship for a second time. Punk retained his title in a Triple Threat match against both Edge and Hardy eight days later on the June 15 episode of Raw. At The Bash in Sacramento, California, Punk lost to Hardy by disqualification after kicking the referee after being afflicted with a storyline eye injury, claiming he could not see the referee, but because titles do not change hands on a disqualification, Punk retained the championship. Hardy called Punk into question about his eye injury, believing he had been feigning it, leading Punk to turn heel, claiming to be the moral superior of those who support Hardy due to his drug-free lifestyle. At Night of Champions, Punk retains his championship against Hardy. Their feud continued through SummerSlam, where Punk regained the title again in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, which was critically clamed as Match of the Year for 2009 and the TLC was given a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Afterwards, Punk was attacked by The Undertaker. On the August 28 edition of Friday Night SmackDown, Punk concluded his program with Hardy and achieved his booked goal of excising him from the WWE, defeating Hardy in a steel cage match wherein the loser agreed to leave the company. That match also received a five-star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter (111 +). At Breaking Point Punk defeated The Undertaker in a submission match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Undertaker originally won the match with his Hell's Gate submission hold. SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long re-started the match after stating that the ban that former General Manager Vickie Guerrero had placed on the move was still in effect. Punk would win the match with his Anaconda vise when referee Scott Armstrong called for the bell despite Undertaker never submitting (reminiscent to the Montreal Screwjob, which took place in the same venue in 1997). The feud between the two continued and at the Hell in a Cell PPV, Punk lost the World Heavyweight Championship to The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match. The match was also given a Five Star rating by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

Gimmick

Punk has adopted his real-life following of the straight edge movement as his professional wrestling gimmick, but the gimmick uses different elements of Punk's personality and the beliefs of the straight edge movement depending on his alignment. While portraying a crowd favorite, the gimmick tends to be that of Punk's normal personality, 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 abstinence. 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". 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.

A common question about Punk's gimmick, and one that comes up often with fans, is the meaning of the initialism CM. Originally the CM represented the phrase "Chick Magnet", the name of the tag team he was in as a backyard wrestler. Punk, however, later changed CM into an orphan acronym, declaring that it has no meaning, 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. Since beginning this practice, Punk has stated CM stands for "Cookie Monster", "Cookie Master", "Crooked Moonsault", "Chuck Mosley", "Charles Montgomery", "Charles Manson", "Crazy Mariachi", "Chicago Made" "Championship Material", among others.

An integral part of Punk's gimmick are the numerous tattoos that adorn his body, some of which have come to 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. The most important of the individual tattoos in Punk's character, whether through association, symbol, or mantra, are:

A Pepsi 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. He got the tattoo as a joke, as many fraternity members in his school were getting beer logos tattooed on their bodies. Punk, a keen Pepsi drinker, chose to receive a Pepsi tattoo to emphasize his straight edge beliefs. The tattoo is also a reference to former Minor Threat guitarist Brian Baker, who had a Coca-Cola tattoo and explained this by saying "I like Coca-Cola". When people inquire about Punk's Pepsi tattoo, he often replies "I like Pepsi" in a similar fashion. The words "Straight Edge" are spelled out on Punk's stomach. This is one of his oldest tattoos; he has referred to it as his identity. 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. The tattoo also features four ace playing cards as a tribute to trainer Ace Steel. A tattoo on the back of his left hand reading "No gimmicks needed", a tribute to deceased wrestler Chris Candido. A tattoo on his right shoulder of the Cobra Organization logo, G.I. Joe's enemy He also has a rose tattooed on his left wrist. A tattoo on his knuckles are the words "DRUG FREE" ("DRUG" on his right knuckles and "FREE" on his left).

World Wrestling Entertainment

Finishing moves

Anaconda Vice (Arm trap compression chokehold/Arm triangle choke) - Innovated

GTS - Go To Sleep (Fireman's carry dropped into a knee strike to the face) - Innovated

OTB - Out Of Breath (Fireman's carry dropped into a knee strike to the throat) - Innovated

1080 Splash (A front flip with three spins before landing in a splash position) - Innovated

Pepsi Plunge (Diving double underhook facebuster) - Innovated

Sigature Moves

Arm wrench followed by stepping a leg over the wrenched arm and performing a mule kick with the leg below the opponent's face

Corkscrew diving neckbreaker

Crooked Moonsault (Split-legged moonsault)

Multiple Suplex Variations:

Dragon

Exploder

Half Nelson

Tiger

German

Delayed Vertical

Devil Lock DDT (Hammerlock legsweep DDT)

Facewash

Inverted facelock neckbreaker

Inverted Franksteiner

Jackie Chan (While sitting in a corner Punk grasps the top rope with one hand on each side of the turnbuckle and when the opponent attempts to pull Punk off the ropes by his legs, Punk performs a back tuck, landing on his feet)

Pepsi Twist (Jumping hammerlock twisted into a short-range lariat)

Punk-handle Piledriver (Pumphandle reverse piledriver)

Rolling fireman's carry slam

Slingshot somersault senton

Springboard corkscrew crossbody

Suicide Dive

Wecome To Chicago Motherfucker! (Double underhook backbreaker)

Shining Wizard

Tilt- a - Whirl backbreaker

Step-up enzuigiri

Springboard Clothesline

Spinning Wheel kick

Snap scoop slam

Running high knee to a standing opponent in the corner, followed by catching the opponet's head to perform a running bulldog

Rope hung arm trap can opener

One-handed bulldog

Diving crossbody

Nicknames

"The Straight-edge Superstar"

"The Second City Saint"

"Mr. Money in the Bank"

Managers

Tracy Brooks

Alexis Laree

Lucy

James Mitchell

Dave Prazak

Entrance Theme

"This Fire Burns" By Killswitch Engage

Championships and accomplishments

Independent Wrestling Association Mid-South

IWA Mid-South Heavyweight Championship (5 Times)

IWA Mid-South Light Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)

International Wrestling Cartel

IWC Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)

Mid-American Wrestling

MAW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

NWA Cyberspace

NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Julio Dinero

NWA Revolution

NWA Revolution Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

St. Paul Championship Wrestling

SDW Northern States Television Championship (2 times)

SPCW Northern States Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Ohio Valley Wrestling

OVW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Seth Skyfire

OVW Television Championship (1 time)

OVW Triple Crown Champion

Ring of Honor

ROH Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Colt Cabana

ROH World Championship (1 time)

World Wrestling Entertainment

ECW Championship (1 time)

World Heavyweight Championship (3 times, current)

World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kofi Kingston

WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)

Mr. Money in the Bank (2008, 2009)

Slammy Award for "Oh My God!" Moment of the Year (2008) Cashing in Money in the Bank to win the World Heavyweight Championship

Slammy Award for Match of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage match in September 15, 2009 on Monday Night Raw

Nineteenth Triple Crown Champion

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

PWI Match of the Year (2001) vs. Chris Hero in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match in December 5, 2001

PWI Feud of the Year (2002) vs. Chris Hero

PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. AJ Styles at the Second Anniversary Show

PWI Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Raven

PWI Match of the Year (2003) vs. Raven in a Steel Cage match at Ring of Honor's Conclusion

PWI Tag Team of the Year (2003) with Colt Cabana as the Second City Saints

PWI Best Heel (2003)

PWI Feud of the Year (2004) vs. The Briscoe Brothers

PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. The Briscoe Brothers at Round Robin Challenge III

PWI Feud of the Year (2004) vs. Samoa Joe

PWI Match of the Year (2004) vs. Samoa Joe at Joe vs Punk II

PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (2005, 2009)

PWI Match of the Year (2008) vs. Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage match in September 15, 2008 on Monday Night Raw

PWI Match of the Year (2009) vs. Rey Mysterio and William Regal in a Triple Threat Ladder match at No Way Out 2009

PWI Feud of the Year (2009) vs. Jeff Hardy

PWI Match of the Year (2009) vs. Jeff Hardy in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs at SummerSlam 2009

PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2006, 2007, and 2008)

PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (2007)

PWI ranked him #305 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2002

PWI ranked him #171 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2003

PWI Ranked him #89 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2004

PWI Ranked him #40 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2005

PWI Ranked him #35 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2006

PWI Ranked him #42 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2007

PWI ranked him #24 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2008

PWI Ranked him #8 in the PWI 500 Singles Wrestlers in 2009

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards

Wrestler of the Year (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Most Outstanding Wrestler (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)

Rookie of the Year (2001)

Best Heel (2003, 2005, 2009)

Best Babyface (2004)

Most Improved (2002)

Best Box Office Draw (2004)

Best on Interviews (2003, 2005, 2009)

Most Charismatic (2001)

Tag Team of the Year (2004)

Most Underrated (2004)

Best Wrestling Maneuver (2002) - Pepsi Plunge, and (2009) - OTB = Out Of Breath

Best Gimmick (2009) - Straight-Edge Heel

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall Of Fame Award (Class of 2009)

Five Star Match (2001) vs. Chris Hero in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match on December 5, 2001

Match of the Year (2001) vs. Chris Hero in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match on December 5, 2001

Feud of the Year (2001 - 2002) vs. Chris hero

Five Star Match (2003) vs. Chris Hero in a 93 minute 2 out of 3 Falls Match on February 7, 2003

Five Star Match (2004) vs. AJ Styles in the Finals of Ring of Honor's Second Anniversary Show on February 14, 2004

Five Star Match (2003) vs. Raven in a Steel Cage Match at Ring of Honor's Conclusion on November 28, 2003

Feud of the Year (2003) vs. Raven

Tag Team of the Year (2004) - with Colt Cabana as the Second City Saints

Five Star Match (2004) - with Colt Cabana vs. The Briscoe Brothers at Round Robin Challenge lll on May 15, 2004

Five Star Match (2004) vs. Samoa Joe in a 60-minute Time Limit Draw at World Title Classic on June 12, 2004

Five Star Match (2004) vs. Homicide in the Finals at Emergence Part 2 on September 25, 2004

Five Star Match (2004) vs. Samoa Joe in a 60-minute Time Limit Draw at Joe vs Punk ll on October 16, 2004

Match of the Year (2004) vs. Samoa Joe in a 60-minute Time Limit Draw at Joe vs Punk ll on October 16, 2004

Five Star Match (2004) vs. Samoa Joe in a No Time Limit Stipulation at All-Star Extravaganza 2 on December 4, 2004

Five Star Match (2005) vs. Christopher Daniels vs Samoa Joe in a Triple Threat Elimination Match at Punk vs Daniels vs Joe on February 18, 2005

Five Star Match (2005) vs. Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage Match at Head To Head:The Two Kings on April 5, 2005

Match of the Year (2005) vs. Samoa Joe in a Steel Cage Match at Head To Head:The Two Kings on April 5, 2005

Five Star Match (2005) vs. Austin Aries at Death Before Dishonor lll on June 18, 2005

Feud of the Year (2005) vs. Austin Aries and the whole ROH company

Five Star Match (2005) vs. Colt Cabana in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at Punk:The Final Chapter on August 13, 2005

Five Star Match (2006) - with Samao Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa at Special Edition:The American Legendz vs The Japanese Legendz on January 30, 2006

Match of the Year (2006) - with Samao Joe vs. Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa at Special Edition:The American Legendz vs The Japanese Legendz on January 30, 2006

Five Star Match (2006) vs. Brent Albright in a Strap Match on May 3, 2006

Feud of the Year (2006) vs. Brent Albright

Five Star Match (2006) vs KENTA in Ring Of Honor's Classic on July 14, 2006

Five Star Match (2007) vs. Mitsuharu Misawa at Pro Wrestling NOAH's Misawa/Punk on March 16, 2007

Five Star Match (2007) vs. Bryan Danielson in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at The Hero of the World vs The Best in the World on August 9, 2007

Match of the Year (2007) vs. Bryan Danielson in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match at The Hero of the World vs The Best in the World on August 9, 2007

Five Star Match (2007) vs. John Morrison in a episode of ECW on September 1, 2007

Feud of the Year (2007) vs. John Morrison

Five Star Match (2008) vs. Chris Jericho vs Montel Vontavious Porter vs Shelton Benjamin vs Carlito vs Mr. Kennedy vs John Morrison

Five Star Match (2008) vs. Chris Jericho in a Steel Cage Match on a episode of Raw - September 15, 2008

Five Star Match (2008) vs. William Regal in a No Disqualification Match at No Mercy on October 5, 2008

Five Star Match (2008) vs. Kenta Kobashi at Pro Wrestling NOAH's Kobashi vs Punk on October 16, 2008

Match of the Year (2008) vs. Kenta Kobashi at Pro Wrestling NOAH's Kobashi vs Punk on October 16, 2008

Five Star Match (2009) vs. Rey Mysterio vs William Regal in a Triple Threat Ladder Match at No Way Out on February 15, 2009

Five Star Match (2009) vs. Jeff Hardy in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match at SummerSlam on August 23, 2009

Match of the Year (2009) vs. Jeff Hardy in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match at SummerSlam on August 23, 2009

Five Star Match (2009) vs. Jeff Hardy in a Steel Cage Match at a episode of Smackdown on August 28, 2009

Five Star Match (2009) vs. The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell at The Hell in a Cell PPV on October 4, 2009