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CM Punk made a stunning return to professional wrestling when he recently showed up at AEW Rampage. The popular star is only 42 years old, so it's easy to forget that his in-ring career began in 1999.
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Plenty of people on the AEW roster have a great history with CM Punk from his time in WWE and independent promotions. Some, like Chris Jericho, have enjoyed blockbuster WrestleMania programs against Punk. Both veterans could now cross paths again in Tony Khan's promotion.
With much of the AEW roster comprising of former WWE and independent wrestlers, let's take a look at five AEW stars CM Punk has wrestled the most number of times in his career.
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#5. CM Punk and Mark Henry have competed against each other in 35 matches
Mark Henry and CM Punk's history dates back to 2007. They battled each other for the first time in ECW, with Punk winning by disqualification. Over the next few years, they fought each other primarily in multi-man and tag team matches.
Their first real one-on-one feud happened in 2012 over the WWE Heavyweight Championship, but it was just a sub-plot in the feud between CM Punk and Chris Jericho. Mark Henry won the first two matches, albeit via disqualification and count-out, meaning Punk retained his title.
Jericho cost the Second City Saint on both occasions, dousing him with alcohol. This led to a no disqualification and no countout match between Mark Henry and CM Punk on RAW in London, with Punk retaining to end the feud.
That bout was the last meeting between Henry and Punk. In AEW, it's unlikely we'll see them lock horns once again. Mark Henry is a commentator on AEW Rampage and is yet to compete in his first match for the company.
Punk will look to either elevate some of the younger stars or partake in potential dream matchups against the best the company has to offer.
#4. CM Punk has wrestled Chavo Guerrero in 52 matches
CM Punk and Chavo Guerrero are recent AEW recruits, but their history goes back to December 2007, when they feuded over the ECW World Heavyweight Championship.
Punk got the better of Guerrero most of the time. But before being drafted to RAW, Edge speared him in January 2008 in a no disqualification match to allow Chavo to win the title.
The duo continued to fight on and off, including in tag team matches, but their singles bouts were mainly restricted to Smackdown house shows.
#3. CM Punk and Paul Wight (a.k.a The Big Show) have battled in 54 matches
Here's an interesting stat: CM Punk lost almost 75% of his matches against The Big Show while they were both WWE Superstars. In the late 2000s, both stars took part in the same multi-man bouts for the most part.
The Big Show was heavily involved in the CM Punk and John Cena's rivalry for the WWE Championship. However, in their last four meetings as competitors, Punk emerged victorious over the intimidating giant every time.
#2. CM Punk has fought Colt Cabana in 57 matches
CM Punk and Colt Cabana wrestled their first match against each other in 2000 at Mid American Wrestling (MAW). Despite locking horns for so long, the two never fought as competitors in WWE.
Their final match against each other occurred in 2005. Can they cross paths in AEW at some point down the road? Only time will tell.
#1. CM Punk and Chris Jericho have wrestled each other in 71 matches
CM Punk and Chris Jericho produced a newsworthy feud in 2012, which led to a great WrestleMania 28 showdown and an even better match at Extreme Rules under Chicago Street Fight rules.
Jericho was the WWE World Heavyweight Champion in 2008 when a young CM Punk unsuccessfully challenged him to a steel cage match. However, the latter's stock skyrocketed, and by 2012, he was the hottest star in the company.
Their 2012 feud was extremely personal as Jericho brought up Punk's past and family, citing his father as being an alcoholic and claiming that his Straight Edge lifestyle was a farce.
This feud was one of the highlights of the year as CM Punk retained his title time and time again, despite Jericho's mind games.
