CM Punk
American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phillip Jack Brooks[7] (born October 26, 1978),[1] better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, actor and retired mixed martial artist. He is currently signed with the WWE and works on their Raw brand. He became known for his time in Ring Of Honor from 2002 to 2006, his first run with the WWE, where he worked for them from 2005 until his abrupt walk-out from the company on January 27, 2014, and his time in All Elite Wrestling from 2021 to 2023.
CM Punk | |
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Born | (1978-10-26) October 26, 1978 (age 45)[1] Oak Lawn, Illinois[1] |
Website | CMPunk.com |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | CM Punk |
Billed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
Billed from | Chicago, Illinois[2] |
Trained by | Ace Steel[3] Danny Dominion[4] Kevin Quinn[4] Dave Taylor[5] Dave Finlay[5] William Regal[5] |
Debut | 1999[6] |
In WWE he is credited as being "one of the longest-reigning WWE Champions of the modern era" and held the championship for 434 days.[8] He is also recognized as the seventh-longest reigning champion of all time.[9] He was also a one-time ECW Champion, three-time World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWE Champion, one-time World Tag Team Champion with Kofi Kingston, one-time Intercontinental Champion, Mr. Money in the Bank in 2008 and 2009 (the only wrestler to win the match twice), and won the Slammy Award for Superstar of the Year in 2011.
After he retired from professional wrestling, Punk signed a deal to fight with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and he began to pursue a career in mixed martial arts. He fought for them from 2015 to 2018. He returned to professional wrestling in 2021 by signing with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he won the AEW World Championship twice, but was fired in September 2023 after backstage controversies. He returned to WWE two months later at Survivor Series.
As an actor, Punk starred in the horror films Girl on the Third Floor, Rabid (both 2019), and Jakob's Wife (2021). He also had role in the wrestling drama series Heels (2021–2023). Punk also appears as a part-time color commentator for Cage Fury Fighting Championships. Punk is straight edge and is an atheist.[10]