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CM Punk is a Chicago native professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE.

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5 Apr, 2013

Marvel.com interview

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Punk talks to Marvel.com about wrestling The Undertaker at Wrestlemania 29.

Well yeah, I mean a match against the Undertaker any other day of the year is still a big deal but not as big of a deal when you’ve got the opportunity to do that nobody’s been able to do for over 20 years this week at WrestleMania.

3 Apr, 2013

Ashbury Park Press interview

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Punk talks to Ashbury Park Press about using Paul Bearer’s death in his storyline with The Undertaker.

Everything is designed to push people’s buttons – so it’s unfortunate that Percy had to die for him to be a part of this story – but trust me, he would have loved it, he really would have loved it.

28 Oct, 2012

Punk vs Ryback – WWE title

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Punk defeats Ryback in singles competition contested inside the Hell in a Cell cage at the pay-per-view of the same name. Punk picks up the pinfall victory at eleven minutes and twenty-two seconds to retain the WWE Championship.

16 Sep, 2012

Punk vs Cena – WWE title

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Punk retains the WWE Championship by fighting Cena to a draw at Night of Champions. Both men’s shoulders are on the ground as the referee counts the pin, thus ending the bout in a double pinfall at twenty-six minutes and fifty-five seconds.

19 Aug, 2012

Punk vs Cena vs Show – WWE title

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Punk retains the WWE Championship at Summerslam by defeating Cena and Big Show in triple threat action. The match ends and is restarted due to Big Show submitting when both men had him on a hold. Punk ultimately picks up the pinfall victory over Show at fourteen minutes and twenty-five seconds.

23 Jul, 2012

Cena vs Punk – WWE title

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Punk and Cena fight to a no contest when Big Show enters the ring and attacks Cena causing a disqualification victory. Due to the circumstances of the loss, Punk still retains the championship. The match ends at eleven minutes and fifteen seconds.

15 Jul, 2012

Punk vs Bryan – WWE title

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Punk defeats Bryan in a singles bout contested under no disqualification rules at Money in the Bank to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the pinfall victory after delivering a German suplex through a table at twenty-seven minutes and fifty-five seconds.

20 Jun, 2012

The Art of Wrestling interview

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Punk takes over as host of the podcast to interview regular host, Cabana. The pair discuss wrestling , Chicago and the podcast’s 100th episode.

Colt interviews me something like, two years ago. I approached him and said, “Wouldn’t it be funny if for the 100th episode I interview you?” And I’ve known Colt the longest in this crazy world of wrestling so, who better to do it?

20 May, 2012

Punk vs Bryan – WWE title

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Punk retains the WWE Championship by defeating Bryan in singles competition at Over the Limit. Punk picks up the pinfall victory despite being locked in a Yes Lock submission hold by rolling over on Bryan at twenty-four minutes and two seconds.

29 Apr, 2012

Punk vs Jericho – WWE title

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Punk defeats Jericho in singles competition contested under Chicago Street Fight rules at Extreme Rules to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the pinfall victory after delivering a GTS at twenty-four minutes and fifty seconds.

16 Apr, 2012

Punk vs Henry – WWE title

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Punk defeats Henry in singles competition, contested under no disqualification rules, on Monday Night RAW to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the pinfall victory after delivering a top rope elbow drop with a chair at thirteen minutes and ten seconds.

1 Apr, 2012

Punk vs Jericho – WWE title

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Punk defeats Jericho in singles competition at Wrestlemania 28 to retain the WWE Championship. Punk picks up the submission victory after applying The Anaconda Vice at twenty-two minutes and ten seconds, forcing Jericho to tap out.