CM Punk's ring name has been the source of discussion for many years, especially recently. Punk has declared that the initials "CM" don't actually have any meaning behind them but has stated in the past that they stand for "Cookie Master", "Crooked Moonsault", "Chicago Made", Charles Montgomery", "Charles Manson", and "Chuck Mosely". Obviously, Punk finds humor in giving people ridiculous answers to what he believes are ridiculous questions. Punk will even go so far as to make up long, elaborate stories about the fake names and craft them in such a way that the stories becomes completely believable. Finally, in an interview with IGN.com, Punk revealed he got the name as a backyard wrestler:
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 MansonCookie Monster is another good one.
As much as I hate to admit it, Cookie Monster Punk is one bad-ass ring name.
