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** When WWE creative approached him with the idea of having a security force stable centered around him, they suggested [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], Wrestling/TheBigShow, and one call-up from developmental (most likely Wrestling/SethRollins). He had an idea instead for the stable to be ''all'' developmental call-ups, specifically featuring Rollins along with Wrestling/DeanAmbrose and Wrestling/ChrisHero. They liked the idea, but rejected Hero, so we got Wrestling/RomanReigns instead and Punk wasn't directly involved with the end product of Wrestling/TheShield.
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** When WWE creative approached him with the idea of having a security force stable centered around him, they suggested [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], Wrestling/TheBigShow, Wrestling/BigShow, and one call-up from developmental (most likely Wrestling/SethRollins). He had an idea instead for the stable to be ''all'' developmental call-ups, specifically featuring Rollins along with Wrestling/DeanAmbrose and Wrestling/ChrisHero. They liked the idea, but rejected Hero, so we got Wrestling/RomanReigns instead and Punk wasn't directly involved with the end product of Wrestling/TheShield.
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** When Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling was getting off the ground, CM Punk was one of the big names that the company was actively pushing to sign, and of course they eventually would in August 2021. However, CM Punk initially passed on the offer because he was skeptical that AEW would be successful after years of receiving similar offers from several wannabe upstart promotions, dismissing their talks at the time as being nothing more than a few text messages. (He also said that the way how AEW handled certain events, such as the death of Wrestling/BrodieLee, won him over.) Had he signed in those early days, AEW's main event scene could've looked very different.
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** When After Punk signed with Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling in August 2021, it was revealed that him debuting for the promotion could have happened earlier at different times:
*** When AEW was getting off the ground,CM Punk was one of the big names that the company was actively pushing to sign, and of course they eventually would in August 2021. However, CM Punk initially passed on the offer because he was skeptical that AEW would be successful after years of receiving similar offers from several wannabe upstart promotions, dismissing their talks at the time as being nothing more than a few text messages. (He also said that the way how AEW handled certain events, such as the death of Wrestling/BrodieLee, won him over.) Had he signed in those early days, AEW's main event scene could've looked very different.
*** When AEW was getting off the ground,
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** It seems that, had he not being injured almost as soon as he won the AEW World title at ''Double or Nothing'' 2022 (resulting in Jon Moxley winning an interim title in the process), the plans for Punk's reign would have been to eventually face MJF for it, with whom he had a very intense feud, so as to complete a trilogy between them (with MJF beating Punk on an episode of ''Dynamite'', ending Punk's undefeated streak since debuting in AEW in the process, and Punk beating MJF in the rematch at ''Revolution'' 2022), which would probably had [[TheBadGuyWins MJF win the match, and thus the trilogy and the title in the process]]. There even seemed to be a tease of it when, after Punk regained the title from Moxley at ''All Out'' 2022, MJF came out to confront him. However, the "Brawl Out" threw everything completely off the window, Punk was stripped of the title, and Moxley ''yet again'' won the title (making him the first three-time AEW World champion in the process), and ultimately went on to drop it to MJF at ''Full Gear'' 2022.
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* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: It was believed that his original firing from TNA was because he got into a fist fight with Teddy Hart at a local restaurant (Punk and Teddy were firing shots at each other on the internet after Teddy's infamous SpotMonkey incident at an ROH show). Punk himself, however, denies this -- he claims that the actual reason he was fired was the standard "creative had nothing for him".
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** It was believed that his original firing from TNA was because he got into a fist fight with Teddy Hart at a local restaurant (Punk and Teddy were firing shots at each other on the internet after Teddy's infamous SpotMonkey incident at an ROH show). Punk himself, however, denies this -- he claims that the actual reason he was fired was the standard "creative had nothing for him".
** Punk ended up in serious trouble with AEW following the infamous "gripebomb", where during a media scrum after the ''All Out'' event in September 2022, Punk started publicly insulting several of his colleagues, including Wrestling/ColtCabana, Wrestling/KennyOmega, Wrestling/TheYoungBucks, and Wrestling/AdamPage, leading to a huge backstage altercation. Amidst the chaos that followed, Punk was suspended indefinitely and stripped of his World Championship title. To this day, no further word has been given on when/if Punk will return (not helped by a serious arm injury he received in ''All Out'', expected to take him out of action for up to 8 months), making him the first wrestler to fully vacate his title in AEW (as opposed to other instances of having interim champions with a unification happening once the original champion was able to return).
** It was believed that his original firing from TNA was because he got into a fist fight with Teddy Hart at a local restaurant (Punk and Teddy were firing shots at each other on the internet after Teddy's infamous SpotMonkey incident at an ROH show). Punk himself, however, denies this -- he claims that the actual reason he was fired was the standard "creative had nothing for him".
** Punk ended up in serious trouble with AEW following the infamous "gripebomb", where during a media scrum after the ''All Out'' event in September 2022, Punk started publicly insulting several of his colleagues, including Wrestling/ColtCabana, Wrestling/KennyOmega, Wrestling/TheYoungBucks, and Wrestling/AdamPage, leading to a huge backstage altercation. Amidst the chaos that followed, Punk was suspended indefinitely and stripped of his World Championship title. To this day, no further word has been given on when/if Punk will return (not helped by a serious arm injury he received in ''All Out'', expected to take him out of action for up to 8 months), making him the first wrestler to fully vacate his title in AEW (as opposed to other instances of having interim champions with a unification happening once the original champion was able to return).
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with than he used to be. OR NOT, given his behavior after All Out 2022, which resulted in a backstage fight and Brooks' subsequent suspension.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with than he used to be. OR NOT, be...or not, given his behavior after All Out 2022, which resulted in a backstage fight and Brooks' subsequent suspension.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with than he used to be. OR NOT.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with than he used to be. OR NOT.NOT, given his behavior after All Out 2022, which resulted in a backstage fight and Brooks' subsequent suspension.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with than he used to be.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with than he used to be. OR NOT.
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*** Which itself was a nod taken UpToEleven at a line Punk said in the promo that turned him heel and started the original Summer of Punk.
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*** Which itself was a nod taken UpToEleven up to eleven at a line Punk said in the promo that turned him heel and started the original Summer of Punk.
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** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out. This translated to AEW, where Cabana has been relegated to ''Dark'' and being a background member for the Wrestling/TheDarkOrder while Punk had several high-profile matches and feuds from the moment he debuted and became AEW World Champion within a year of his signing. In fact, the disparity in success is so great that a person could easily argue that Cabana is more well-known for being Punk's (now-former) best friend than as a wrestler in his own right.
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** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out. This translated to AEW, where Cabana Cabana, despite signing with the promotion from almost its inception, has been relegated to ''Dark'' and being a background member for the Wrestling/TheDarkOrder appearing mainly on ''Dark'', while Punk had several high-profile matches and feuds from the moment he debuted and became AEW World Champion within a year of his signing. In fact, the disparity in success is so great that a person could easily argue that Cabana is more well-known for being Punk's (now-former) best friend than as a wrestler in his own right.
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** Wrestling/MickieJames and him were nearly repackaged as cheerleaders back when they were still in developmental. Wrestling/PaulHeyman saved them from the gimmick, but apparently someone in the office ''really'' wanted cheerleader wrestlers, which led to the birth of the infamous Spirit Squad stable. Ironically, the stable included the future Wrestling/DolphZiggler, who would become something of a recurring foe to Punk over the years.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with.with than he used to be.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud.
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* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud. For what it's worth, it's been said he's been very chill and helpful since signing with AEW, and overall much easier to work with.
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* StarMakingRole: He has two in WWE:
** His legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy made him the top heel in WWE within only a couple of months. By the time of their TLC match, the feud was so over that they main-evented ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'' above even Wrestling/RandyOrton and Wrestling/JohnCena. It probably would've been the peak of his WWE career, had it not been for...
** ...the Pipebomb. Punk was nearing the end of his contract with WWE and facing an uncertain future, so he dropped a legendary WorkedShoot promo that changed not just his career but the landscape of professional wrestling forever. This, combined with winning the WWE Championship from Wrestling/JohnCena in what many still regard as the absolute best match in WWE history, concluding in him ''running off'' with the title in the middle of his hometown of Chicago, less than two hours before his contract expired, saw him ascend to superstardom and etched him into history as a wrestling icon.
** His legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy made him the top heel in WWE within only a couple of months. By the time of their TLC match, the feud was so over that they main-evented ''Wrestling/SummerSlam'' above even Wrestling/RandyOrton and Wrestling/JohnCena. It probably would've been the peak of his WWE career, had it not been for...
** ...the Pipebomb. Punk was nearing the end of his contract with WWE and facing an uncertain future, so he dropped a legendary WorkedShoot promo that changed not just his career but the landscape of professional wrestling forever. This, combined with winning the WWE Championship from Wrestling/JohnCena in what many still regard as the absolute best match in WWE history, concluding in him ''running off'' with the title in the middle of his hometown of Chicago, less than two hours before his contract expired, saw him ascend to superstardom and etched him into history as a wrestling icon.
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** Speaking of WWECW, Punk was due to wrestle Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007'' for the vacated ECW Championship after Wrestling/BobbyLashley got drafted to RAW. We all know [[PaterFamilicide why]] that didn't happen, and Punk ended up wrestling and feuding with Wrestling/JohnMorrison (then-known as Johnny Nitro) instead. One can't help but wonder what would've happened had the match -- and the planned feud -- happened and where Punk's career would've gone as a result of it. In a Twitter Q&A in early 2021, even Punk admitted he no idea what the plans for them were; all Benoit and him talked about in regards to the match was "beating the piss out of each other" and he had no idea who was suppose to go over (though reports indicate it would've been Benoit).
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** Speaking of WWECW, Punk was due to wrestle Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007'' for the vacated ECW Championship after Wrestling/BobbyLashley got drafted to RAW. We all know [[PaterFamilicide why]] that didn't happen, and Punk ended up wrestling and feuding with Wrestling/JohnMorrison (then-known as Johnny Nitro) instead. One can't help but wonder what would've happened had the match -- and the planned feud -- happened and where Punk's career would've gone as a result of it. In a Twitter Q&A in early 2021, even Punk admitted he had no idea what the plans for them were; all Benoit and him talked about in regards to the match was "beating the piss out of each other" and he had no idea who was suppose to go over (though reports indicate it would've been Benoit).
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** Speaking of WWECW, Punk was due to wrestle Wrestling/ChrisBenoit at ''Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007'' for the vacated ECW Championship after Wrestling/BobbyLashley got drafted to RAW. We all know [[PaterFamilicide why]] that didn't happen, and Punk ended up wrestling and feuding with Wrestling/JohnMorrison (then-known as Johnny Nitro) instead. One can't help but wonder what would've happened had the match -- and the planned feud -- happened and where Punk's career would've gone as a result of it. In a Twitter Q&A in early 2021, even Punk admitted he no idea what the plans for them were; all Benoit and him talked about in regards to the match was "beating the piss out of each other" and he had no idea who was suppose to go over (though reports indicate it would've been Benoit).
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* DoingItForTheArt: CM Punk, during his wrestling career, was very passionate about the quality of professional wrestling as a performance piece and not merely as a means of personal exposure. He has been [[http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/qa-cm-punk/ quoted for saying]] that the three great arts that America has given the world are comic books, jazz, and professional wrestling.
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* DoingItForTheArt: CM Punk, during his wrestling career, was very passionate about the quality of professional wrestling as a performance piece and not merely as a means of personal exposure. He has been [[http://www.inkedmag.com/articles/qa-cm-punk/ quoted for saying]] that the three great arts that America has given the world are comic books, jazz, and professional wrestling. That's one of the reasons people were so heartbroken to learn his time in WWE had killed his love for wrestling -- and why they were overjoyed when time and the founding of AEW helped bring it back.
* HostilityOnTheSet: Probably too many to list, with his well-known hatred of Wrestling/TripleH being the most famous example. Punk will be the first to tell you that he can be very difficult to work with, and mentioned in an interview after he signed with AEW that he had to give out a ''lot'' of apologies when he first met with the rest of the roster. One such case, Wrestling/EddieKingston, even ended up being used for a WorkedShoot storyline for ''Full Gear 2021''; the actual heat was from fifteen years ago and an interview with Punk indicated that it was water under the bridge for them now, but they acted as if it were still real onscreen for the sake of their feud.
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* OldShame: He's quite regretful of that time he refered to a heckler in the crowd as a "homo" during a house show in Australia, especially considering his support of the LGBT community.
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* OldShame: He's quite regretful of that time he refered referred to a heckler in the crowd as a "homo" during a house show in Australia, especially considering his support of the LGBT community.
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** There's been many reports and long-standing rumors that WWE wanted to reignite his legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy several times only to fail because of Jeff's refusal to re-sign with the company. It's even been said that the original plan for the feud was for Jeff to take the next six to eight months off, then re-sign with WWE and continue where things left off, which is supported by how Punk would make numerous disses towards Jeff on ''[=SmackDown!=]'' even after Jeff was gone from the company. The second time was when Jeff's TNA contract was about to expire and Punk was in the middle of his second WWE Championship reign; TNA did just about everything could to keep Jeff with them, and ultimately succeeded. By the time Jeff finally re-signed with WWE in 2017, Punk was long-gone from the company and wrestling in general, and they wouldn't be in the same promotion together for another ''five years''.
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** There's been many reports and long-standing rumors that WWE wanted to reignite his legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy several times only to fail because of Jeff's refusal to re-sign with the company. It's even been said that the original plan for the feud was for Jeff to take the next six to eight months off, then re-sign with WWE and continue where things left off, which is supported by how Punk would make numerous disses towards Jeff on ''[=SmackDown!=]'' even after Jeff was gone from the company. The second time was when Jeff's TNA contract was about to expire and Punk was in the middle of his second WWE Championship reign; TNA did just about everything could to keep Jeff with them, and ultimately succeeded. By the time Jeff finally re-signed with WWE in 2017, Punk was long-gone from the company and wrestling in general, and they wouldn't be in [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling the same promotion promotion]] together for another ''five years''.
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** There's been many reports and long-standing rumors that WWE wanted to reignite his legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy several times only to fail because Jeff's refusal to re-sign with the company. It's even been said that the original plan for the feud was for Jeff to take the next six to eight months off, then re-sign with WWE and continue where things left off, which is supported by how Punk would make numerous disses towards Jeff on ''[=SmackDown!=]'' even after Jeff was gone from the company. The second time was when Jeff's TNA contract was about to expire and Punk was in the middle of his second WWE Championship reign; TNA did just about everything could to keep Jeff with them, and ultimately succeeded. By the time Jeff finally re-signed with WWE in 2017, Punk was long-gone from the company and wrestling in general, and they wouldn't be in the same promotion together for another ''five years''.
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** There's been many reports and long-standing rumors that WWE wanted to reignite his legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy several times only to fail because of Jeff's refusal to re-sign with the company. It's even been said that the original plan for the feud was for Jeff to take the next six to eight months off, then re-sign with WWE and continue where things left off, which is supported by how Punk would make numerous disses towards Jeff on ''[=SmackDown!=]'' even after Jeff was gone from the company. The second time was when Jeff's TNA contract was about to expire and Punk was in the middle of his second WWE Championship reign; TNA did just about everything could to keep Jeff with them, and ultimately succeeded. By the time Jeff finally re-signed with WWE in 2017, Punk was long-gone from the company and wrestling in general, and they wouldn't be in the same promotion together for another ''five years''.
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** There's been many reports and long-standing rumors that WWE wanted to reignite his legendary feud with Wrestling/JeffHardy several times only to fail because Jeff's refusal to re-sign with the company. It's even been said that the original plan for the feud was for Jeff to take the next six to eight months off, then re-sign with WWE and continue where things left off, which is supported by how Punk would make numerous disses towards Jeff on ''[=SmackDown!=]'' even after Jeff was gone from the company. The second time was when Jeff's TNA contract was about to expire and Punk was in the middle of his second WWE Championship reign; TNA did just about everything could to keep Jeff with them, and ultimately succeeded. By the time Jeff finally re-signed with WWE in 2017, Punk was long-gone from the company and wrestling in general, and they wouldn't be in the same promotion together for another ''five years''.
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** He's also this to the entire roster of WWE's Wrestling/{{ECW}}, including the aforementioned New Breed. While several of his fellow wrestlers from that show (Wrestling/TheMiz, Wrestling/JohnMorrison, Wrestling/{{Sheamus}}) would go on to have successful careers, none of them were ever able to surpass Punk, even during the seven years he was gone from wrestling. Hell, the person ECW initially pushed instead of Punk, Wrestling/BobbyLashley, would be gone from WWE within six months of leaving the show for RAW; it took over a decade later and around three years into his return to WWE for him to get over enough to justify a world title reign. Compare that to Punk, who was a five-time world champion by the time he left, with one reign lasting 434 days.
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** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out. This translated to AEW, where Cabana has been relegated to ''Dark'' and being a background member for the Wrestling/TheDarkOrder while Punk had several high-profile matches and feuds from the moment he debuted and became AEW World Champion within a year of his signing.
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** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out. This translated to AEW, where Cabana has been relegated to ''Dark'' and being a background member for the Wrestling/TheDarkOrder while Punk had several high-profile matches and feuds from the moment he debuted and became AEW World Champion within a year of his signing. In fact, the disparity in success is so great that a person could easily argue that Cabana is more well-known for being Punk's (now-former) best friend than as a wrestler in his own right.
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** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out.
** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out.
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BreakupBreakout: As one of the most popular and famous wrestlers of the twenty-first century (equal to the likes of Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/RandyOrton, and Wrestling/DanielBryan), Punk is effectively the Michaels to every stable and team he has ever been a part of. To wit:
** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out. This translated to AEW, where Cabana has been relegated to ''Dark'' and being a background member for the Wrestling/TheDarkOrder while Punk had several high-profile matches and feuds from the moment he debuted and became AEW World Champion within a year of his signing.
** Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel, his teammates in the Second City Saints, joined him in signing with WWE, but Punk was the only one to make it big. Ace Steel never made it out of developmental, while Colt Cabana's run on WWE programming lasted all of four months and he'd be the first to tell you that it didn't exactly work out. This translated to AEW, where Cabana has been relegated to ''Dark'' and being a background member for the Wrestling/TheDarkOrder while Punk had several high-profile matches and feuds from the moment he debuted and became AEW World Champion within a year of his signing.
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** Punk is also, by far, the most successful member out of all of Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s stables. This includes Raven himself, who, while still relatively popular and respected thanks to the original ECW, never managed to attain the mainstream success and widespread popularity that Punk has today. The only other wrestlers who were in any of Raven's stables who became World Champions are [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] and [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray (formerly Bubba Ray Dudley)]], both of whom were in Wrestling/RavensNest in ECW.
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** Punk is also, by far, the most successful member out of all of Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s stables. This includes Raven himself, who, while still relatively popular and respected thanks to the original ECW, ECW and regarded as a minor wrestling legend, never managed to attain the mainstream success and widespread popularity that Punk has today. The only other wrestlers who were in any of Raven's stables who became World Champions are [[Wrestling/MickFoley Cactus Jack]] and [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys Bully Ray (formerly Bubba Ray Dudley)]], both of whom were in Wrestling/RavensNest in ECW.
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* OldShame: He's quite regretful of that time he refered to a heckler in the crowd as a "homo" during a house show in Australia, especially considering his support of the LGBT community.
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* TrollingCreator: Despite consistently wearing trunks in his indie and WWE runs, in AEW he has instead shown a preference for long-leg tights, to cries of TheyChangedItNowItSucks. CM Punk has played in to the "CM Trunks vs. Long Bois" debate both in the ring and on social media, constantly teasing and rejecting the idea of going back to his older fashion style, then deciding to actually wear trunks for random one-off matches.
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* TrollingCreator: Despite consistently wearing trunks in his indie and WWE runs, in AEW he has instead shown a preference for long-leg tights, to cries of TheyChangedItNowItSucks. CM Punk has played in to the "CM Trunks vs. Long Bois" debate both in the ring and on social media, constantly teasing and rejecting the idea of going back to his older fashion style, jokingly suggesting switching to a singlet, then deciding to actually wear trunks for random one-off matches.
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* TrollingCreator: Despite consistently wearing trunks in his indie and WWE runs, in AEW he has instead shown a preference for long-leg tights, to cries of TheyChangedItNowItSucks. CM Punk has played in to the "CM Trunks vs. Long Bois" debate both in the ring and on social media, constantly teasing and rejecting the idea of going back to his older fashion style, then deciding to actually wear trunks for random one-off matches.
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* ExecutiveVeto: Says he got to keep his ring name and gimmick because Wrestling/PaulHeyman was against repackaging CM Punk. Depending on when this happened, [[Wrestling/MickieJames Alexis Laree]] might have benefited to, as she was still around Punk around the time "writers" were experimenting with a new gimmick for him.
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* ExecutiveVeto: Says he got DemandOverload: His AEW debut came with an associated t-shirt, which was so desirable that both [=ShopAEW=] and Pro Wrestling Tees saw frequent outages throughout the next 24 hours. Pro Wrestling Tees also ran out of ringer shirts to print the design on, forcing them to offer a plain substitute while awaiting a restock. Within just 72 hours, the design had become the best-selling PWT product of all time, beating the iconic Wrestling/BulletClub "Bone Soldier" design, and they had to order ''the entire North American supply of black-on-white ringer shirts'' to keep his ring name and gimmick because Wrestling/PaulHeyman was against repackaging CM Punk. Depending on when this happened, [[Wrestling/MickieJames Alexis Laree]] might have benefited to, as she was still around Punk around the time "writers" were experimenting with a new gimmick for him.up.
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** When Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling was getting off the ground, CM Punk was one of the big names that the company was actively pushing to sign, and of course they eventually would in August 2021. However, CM Punk initially passed on the offer because he was skeptical that AEW would be successful after years of receiving similar offers from several wannabe upstart promotions. Had he signed in those early days, AEW's main event scene could've looked very different.
*** While talking to the press subsequent to his debut for the promotion, he and AEW owner Tony Khan also revealed that they had been in talks for this debut for a year and a half, and that they held off this long because they refused to debut him [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic in front of an empty crowd]]. Had the world not gone into such disarray that year, the prospect of what storylines he could've been involved in and matches that could've taken place had he debuted in early-mid 2020, is nothing short of tantalizing.
*** While talking to the press subsequent to his debut for the promotion, he and AEW owner Tony Khan also revealed that they had been in talks for this debut for a year and a half, and that they held off this long because they refused to debut him [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic in front of an empty crowd]]. Had the world not gone into such disarray that year, the prospect of what storylines he could've been involved in and matches that could've taken place had he debuted in early-mid 2020, is nothing short of tantalizing.
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** When Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling was getting off the ground, CM Punk was one of the big names that the company was actively pushing to sign, and of course they eventually would in August 2021. However, CM Punk initially passed on the offer because he was skeptical that AEW would be successful after years of receiving similar offers from several wannabe upstart promotions. promotions, dismissing their talks at the time as being nothing more than a few text messages. (He also said that the way how AEW handled certain events, such as the death of Wrestling/BrodieLee, won him over.) Had he signed in those early days, AEW's main event scene could've looked very different.
*** While talking to the press subsequent to his debut for the promotion, he and AEW owner Tony Khan also revealed that they had been in talks for this debut for a year and a half, and that they held off this long because they refused to debut him[[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic in front of an empty crowd]].crowd due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. Had the world not gone into such disarray that year, the prospect of what storylines he could've been involved in and matches that could've taken place had he debuted in early-mid 2020, is nothing short of tantalizing.
*** While talking to the press subsequent to his debut for the promotion, he and AEW owner Tony Khan also revealed that they had been in talks for this debut for a year and a half, and that they held off this long because they refused to debut him
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** Punk was scheduled to wrestle Wrestling/ChrisBenoit for the vacant ECW World Championship at ''Wrestling/{{Vengeance}}: Night of Champions'' in 2007. Benoit never made it to the show, and a day later, everyone found out why. This led to a meme directed to the wrestler who replaced him: "Dear Wrestling/JohnMorrison: [[CrossesTheLineTwice Who died and made you champion?]]"
** In a nonlethal example, his ScrewThisImOuttaHere in January 2014 resulted in [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] competing in ''two'' matches at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXX''.
** Punk was scheduled to wrestle Wrestling/ChrisBenoit for the vacant ECW World Championship at ''Wrestling/{{Vengeance}}: Night of Champions'' in 2007. Benoit never made it to the show, and a day later, everyone found out why. This led to a meme directed to the wrestler who replaced him: "Dear Wrestling/JohnMorrison: [[CrossesTheLineTwice Who died and made you champion?]]"
** In a nonlethal example, his ScrewThisImOuttaHere in January 2014 resulted in [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] competing in ''two'' matches at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania XXX''.
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* DiedDuringProduction: Punk was scheduled to wrestle Wrestling/ChrisBenoit for the vacant ECW World Championship at ''Wrestling/{{Vengeance}}: Night of Champions'' in 2007. Benoit never made it to the show, and a day later, everyone found out why. This led to a meme directed to the wrestler who replaced him: "Dear Wrestling/JohnMorrison: [[CrossesTheLineTwice Who died and made you champion?]]"
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*** While talking to the press subsequent to his debut for the promotion, he and AEW owner Tony Khan also revealed that they had been in talks for this debut for a year and a half, and that they held off this long because they refused to debut him [[UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic in front of an empty crowd]]. Had the world not gone into such disarray that year, the prospect of what storylines he could've been involved in and matches that could've taken place had he debuted in early-mid 2020, is nothing short of tantalizing.
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** And of course his iconic use of Music/LivingColour's "Cult of Personality" in ROH, WWE, ''and'' AEW, which is easily his best known theme song.
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** And of course his iconic use of Music/LivingColour's "Cult of Personality" in ROH, WWE, UFC ''and'' AEW, which is easily his best known theme song.
