2021/08/16
Welcome to AustralianWrestling.org!
The website devoted to preserving the history of Australian wrestling.
We're in the process of renovating and moving some things around so some things may look a little strange but the aim is to minimise disruption.
This website was designed in 2012 with a scope of covering present and past wrestling in Australia.
The scope will change to prioritise the older stuff and make that a bit more accessible.
Thank you for your patience.
I also have another website (with my good buddy Greg) The Wrestling Roadshow which has more of a global scope. We have a podcast by the same name too and discuss all sorts of wrestling.
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CM Punk
Name: CM Punk
Height: 6' 2" / 1.88m
Weight: 218lbs / 99kg
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Trained by: Ace Steel, Danny Dominion, Kevin Quinn, Dave Taylor, William Regal, Fit Finlay
Debut: 1999
CM Punk was one of the biggest stars of the US independent circuit in the 2000s. He wrestled most prominently for IWA Mid-South and Ring of Honor. In 2005 he was signed to a development deal with WWE and appeared on WWE TV in 2006 after a successful stint in Ohio Valley Wrestling. Won his first world title in Ring of Honor when he defeated Austin Aries in 2005. Won his first world title in WWE by "cashing in" Money in the Bank on Edge in 2008.
Has had two matches rated 5 Stars by Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. In ROH against Samoa Joe in 2004, and in WWE against John Cena in 2011.
Punk has toured Australia with WWE twice. First in 2008, he had a series of matches with Chavo Guerrero (Jr); followed by a series of matches Rey Mysterio (Jr) in 2011. Also on the 2011 tour, Punk won a battle royal in Brisbane to win that year's Brisbane Cup. In October 2011 he hosted the Nickelodeon Australian Kid's Choice Awards in Sydney.
Major titles: IWA:MS Heavyweight Championship (5), IWA:MS Light Heavyweight Championship (2), IWC Heavyweight Championship, MAW Heavyweight Championship, NWA Cyberspace Tag Team Championship (w/ Julio Dinero), NWA Revolution Heavyweight Championship, OVW Heavyweight Championship, OVW Southern Tag Team Championship (w/ Seth Skyfire), OVW TV Championship, ROH Tag Team Championship (2 - w/ Colt Cabana), ROH World Championship, SDW Northern States TV Championship (2), SPCW Northern States Light Heavyweight Championship, ECW Championship (WWE), World Heavyweight Championship (3), WWE Championship (2), World Tag Team Championship (w/ Kofi Kingston), WWE Intercontinental Championship, Money in the Bank (2008, 2009)
CM Punk v Chris Hero, IWC 2002
Credit: Chris Dalgleish, Wikipedia
Photo credit: Wikipedia
CM Punk at the Nickelodeon Australian Kid's Choice Awards in Sydney in October 2011.