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Since his return to pro wrestling with AEW earlier this year in August, CM Punk hasn't really had a major feud to sink his teeth into, until now. Punk is now feuding with one of the top heels in all of pro wrestling, MJF.
With The Straight Edge Superstar's return, we decided to look at his storied career and take a look at some facts about the man that newer fans may not be aware of.
#5 Which musical instrument does CM Punk play?
Many fans may not be aware of this but CM Punk plays the saxophone, which he picked up in fifth grade. During an interview with WWE.com back in the day, Punk opened up about how he came to play the saxophone:
"I want to say I started playing in the fifth grade. I picked the saxophone because as far as rentals went it was the cheapest. I chose an alto, and it was also the wind instrument that sounded most like the human voice, which I thought was very interesting. Reading sheet music was the hardest part about it, though. If you were into punk rock in the mid-1990s, then chances are you were also into third-wave ska music. I just liked it—you could shake and dance around in a different way than you could a hardcore show. What’s not to like about that?" said CM Punk.
Punk also revealed that when he was young, he played in a local ska band called Hot Stove Jimmy. He was only with the band briefly before being told by the band members that he wasn't good enough. Punk wasn't too put off by it because even back then, he had his sights on being a pro wrestler.
#4 What does the CM in CM Punk originally stand for?
CM Punk did a very interesting interview with IGN.com early in his career in 2006. During the interview, he was asked what the CM stood for. Punk revealed that when he had originally come up with the name, CM had stood for "Chick Magnet":
"Originally it stood for Chick Magnet. I got put into a tag team with this other dude on a whim because somebody didn't show up to a show. It was only supposed to be a one-shot deal, I wasn't even ready to wrestle yet, I didn't have gear or anything, they just put me in the ring and beat the crap out of me. I had to come back the next month and the next month and it was something that stuck."
"I tried to get rid of it, and it wound up getting shortened to the initials. I was always Punk, but Chick Magnet at least got shortened to CM. I tell people it stands for C. Montgomery Burns, as in Mr. Burns from The Simpsons. I tell people they are initials for my real name, Chuck Mosley, which is not true at all. I'll say it stands for Crooked Moonsault, Charles Manson…Cookie Monster is another good one," said Punk.
#3 CM Punk wrestled in the first-ever Gulf of Mexico match
CM Punk won the first and only Gulf of Mexico match in WWE history. It took place on Vince McMahon's promotion's version of ECW in 2008 with Punk facing Chavo Guerrero.
The match show took place at Corpus Christi, Texas, and started inside the ring before spilling out of the arena and on the banks of the Gulf of Mexico. It ended with The Straight Edge Superstar hitting Guerrero with the GTS into the water.
#2 CM Punk is a pescetarian
Some fans may not know this, but CM Punk is a pescetarian. What is a pescetarian? A pescetarian is a person who does not eat meat but still eats fish. Punk himself confirmed this on Twitter a few years ago.
#1 Fastest triple crown winner in WWE history
CM Punk is still the fastest Triple Crown winner in WWE history, a record he has held for over a decade.
He first won the World Heavyweight Championship from Edge after cashing in his Money In The Bank contract in June, 2008. A few months later in October, Punk and Kofi Kingston won the WWE Tag Team Championships from Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes.
CM Punk completed the Triple Crown in January 2009. He beat William Regal on an episode of RAW to win the Intercontinental Championship. With this win, he sealed his Triple Crown in a span of 203 days.
The second fastest Triple Crown winner in WWE is Kevin Nash, who did it in 227 days during his run as Diesel during the New Generation Era.
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