Phil Brooks

Biography

Phillip Jack Brooks, better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, sports commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist, currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as a wrestler and to Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) as a commentator. In wrestling, he is best known for his time in WWE, where his 434-day reign as WWE Champion stands as the sixth-longest in title history. Brooks began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit, mainly with Ring of Honor (ROH), winning the ROH World Championship once. He signed WWE in 2005, and won the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the Intercontinental Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once each. Brooks also won the World Tag Team Championship, becoming WWE's 19th Triple Crown Champion; the fastest wrestler to achieve this feat, in 203 days. He is also the only back-to-back Money in the Bank winner, has headlined several WWE pay-per-view events, won Superstar of the Year at the 2011 Slammy Awards, and was voted Wrestler of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. After becoming disillusioned with WWE, Brooks acrimoniously departed the company and retired from professional wrestling in the wrestling 2014 year. Brooks has used the CM Punk moniker for his entire professional wrestling career, and his character has been consistently portrayed as outspoken, confrontational, sharp-tongued, anti-establishment, straight edge, and iconoclastic, most of which are inspired by his real-life views and personality. Depending on his alignment as a hero or villain, Brooks has emphasized different aspects of the straight edge lifestyle to garner the desired audience reaction. After retiring from professional wrestling, Brooks pursued a career as a mixed martial artist, and he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A welterweight, he had his first professional fight at UFC 203 in 2016, losing via submission to Mickey Gall. He then lost his second fight to Mike Jackson via unanimous decision at UFC 225 in 2018 (later overturned to a no contest), and was subsequently released. Brooks then began appearing as a commentator with Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC), and as an analyst on the Fox Sports 1 program WWE Backstage. Brooks had his first leading acting role in the animated film The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015), and has since starred in the horror films Girl on the Third Floor (2019) and Rabid (2019), and in the drama television series Heels (2021–present). As of January of 2024 CM Punk works for the World Wrestling Entertainment and WWE Network.

Known For

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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2011

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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013

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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009

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AEW Full Gear

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FIP Fallout Night 1 2004

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WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

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WWE Night of Champions 2010

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WWE WrestleMania XXVII

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WWE Extreme Rules 2011

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WWE Over The Limit 2011

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Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules

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WWE Bragging Rights 2010

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WWE Money in the Bank 2011

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2011

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WWE Capitol Punishment 2011

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WWE SummerSlam 2010

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WWE SummerSlam 2009

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WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010

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WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011

WWE RAW 1000

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FIP Florida Rumble

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WWE SummerSlam 2011

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WWE Royal Rumble 2011

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WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2012

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UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2011

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ROH: Final Battle 2021

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GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

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WWE Vengeance 2011

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AEW Revolution

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WWE WrestleMania 23

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WWE Royal Rumble 2012

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AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door

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WWE Survivor Series 2011

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WWE Extreme Rules 2012

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WWE Royal Rumble 2008

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WWE Royal Rumble 2009

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WWE Royal Rumble 2010

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WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

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WWE Money In The Bank 2012

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WWE Hell In A Cell 2012

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WWE Royal Rumble 2007

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WWE SummerSlam 2008

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WWE Over The Limit 2012

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WWE SummerSlam 2012

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AEW Awards

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WWE Survivor Series 2012

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WWE Night of Champions 2012

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WWE No Way Out 2012

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

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AEW Grand Slam

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CM Punk: Best in the World

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WWE WrestleMania XXV

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WWE WrestleMania 29

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WWE Royal Rumble 2013

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WWE Elimination Chamber 2013

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AEW Double or Nothing

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AEW Beach Break 2022

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AEW All In: London

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WWE Payback 2013

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WWE Survivor Series 2006

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WWE WrestleMania XXIV

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WWE Battleground 2013

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WWE Survivor Series 2013

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WWE Over the Limit 2010

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ECW December to Dismember

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WWE Night of Champions 2013

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WWE Judgment Day 2007

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WWE One Night Stand 2007

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WWE SummerSlam 2007

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WWE No Way Out 2008

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WWE The Great American Bash 2007

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WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

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WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

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WWE No Mercy 2007

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WWE Survivor Series 2007

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WWE Unforgiven 2007

CM Punk (Preshow)

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2013

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WWE Judgment Day 2008

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WWE One Night Stand 2008

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WWE The Great American Bash 2008

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WWE Armageddon 2008

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WWE Survivor Series 2008

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WWE Extreme Rules 2009

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WWE Backlash 2009

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WWE Judgment Day 2009

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WWE Night of Champions 2009

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WWE The Bash 2009

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WWE Survivor Series 2009

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WWE Breaking Point 2009

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WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

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WWE Bragging Rights 2009

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WWE Extreme Rules 2010

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WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

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WWE Money in the Bank 2013

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WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013

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FIP New Year's Classic 2005

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WWE Armageddon 2007

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FIP The Usual Suspects

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FIP Violence is the Answer

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FIP In Full Force

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FIP Unstoppable

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FIP Sold Out

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FIP Payback

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Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

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FIP Emergence - Tag 1

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FIP Emergence - Tag 2

CM Punk (Appearance)

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023

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WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011

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FIP New Dawn Rising

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ROH: The Summer of Punk

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NXT Deadline 2023

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AEW All Out

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STARRCAST III: Best In The World - CM Punk

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ROH: Final Battle 2002

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IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1

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IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2

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WWE Royal Rumble 2024

CM Punk (archive footage)

The Firefly Funhouse Match

CM Punkrock (voice)

The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!

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PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average

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PWG: Pimpin' In High Places

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WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event

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The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J

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Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

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FIP Dangerous Intentions

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FIP With Malice

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PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One

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PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two

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PWG: The Secret of The Ooze

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PWG: Rocktoberfest

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PWG: The Reason For The Season

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PWG: 2nd Annual Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night Two

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FIP Bring the Pain

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WrestleMania XL Saturday

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WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff

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WWE Countdown to WrestleMania XL Saturday

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WrestleMania XL Sunday

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ROH: Reborn - Completion

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ROH: The Rise of Generation Next

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Countdown to WWE Backlash France 2024

CM Punk in AEW: The End

CM Punk (Appearance)

WWE Unforgiven 2008

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WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show

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ROH: Empire State Showdown

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ROH: WrestleRave '03

CM Punk (archive footage)

WrestleMania XL: Behind the Curtain

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ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn

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ROH: Round Robin Challenge III

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ROH: Reborn - Stage Two

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ROH: Reborn - Stage One

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ROH: World Title Classic

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ROH: The Last Stand

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ROH: Generation Next

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011

Cm Punk

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013

CM Punk (Appearance)

WWE Money in the Bank 2024

Self

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem

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ROH: Survival of The Fittest

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Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat

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WWE SummerSlam 2024

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WWE SummerSlam: Cleveland Kickoff

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Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

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WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble

Himself

Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman

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WWE Bash in Berlin

Robbie

Let's Start a Cult

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Countdown to WWE Bash in Berlin

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Bash in Berlin Kickoff 2024

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FIP Heatstroke 2005 - Night 1

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WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

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WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1

Self

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

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ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon

Billy (as C.M. Punk)

Rabid

Don Koch

Girl on the Third Floor

CM Punk

Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

Cena Gangster

WWE WrestleMania 22

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ROH: Escape From New York

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ROH: Death Before Dishonor

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ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2

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IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

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IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk

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ROH: Joe vs Punk II

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ROH: The Homecoming

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ROH: Redemption

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ROH: Death Before Dishonor III

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ROH: Fate of An Angel

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ROH: The Final Showdown

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ROH: Manhattan Mayhem

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ROH: Sign of Dishonor

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ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter

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WWE: The New & Improved DX

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WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

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John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

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WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012

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WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

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ROH: Ring of Hardcore

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ROH: Year Two

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Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

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Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story

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ROH: Year Three

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ROH: Year Four

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AJ Styles: Styles Clash

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ROH: Year 5

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Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit

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Bloodstained Honor

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ROH: Best In The World

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CM Punk: Icon

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CM Punk: The Second City Saint

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ROH: Creating Excellence

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Colt Cabana: Chicago's Favorite Son

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ROH: Greatest Rivalries

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Samoa Joe: Total Domination

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ROH: Stars of Honor

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Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy

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ROH: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk

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ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

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ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

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TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

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TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

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The Essential AJ Styles Collection

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PWG Sells Out: Volume 1

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PWG Sells Out: Volume 2

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Straight Shootin' Series with Samoa Joe & CM Punk

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The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

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WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology

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The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

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NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

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WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

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WWE Night of Champions 2011

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WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!

CM Punk (archive footage)

Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time

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MLW War Games

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The True Story of WrestleMania

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MLW Revolutions

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MLW Rise of The Renegades

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ROH: Final Battle 2003

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ROH: The Conclusion

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ROH: Main Event Spectacles

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ROH: Night of The Grudges

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ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies

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ROH: Retribution - Round Robin Challenge II

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ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy

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ROH: Expect The Unexpected

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ROH: The Epic Encounter

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ROH: Night of Champions

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ROH: Glory By Honor II

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ROH: Do or Die

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ROH: Beating The Odds

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ROH: One Year Anniversary Show

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ROH: Night of The Butcher

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ROH: Midnight Express Reunion

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ROH: Scramble Cage Melee

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ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1

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ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2

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ROH: Testing The Limit

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ROH: At Our Best

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ROH: Final Battle 2004

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ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 1 - Better Than You

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ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 2 - Straight Edge

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ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 3 - The Legacy Continues

Deputy Colton

Jakob's Wife

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ROH: Tradition Continues

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ROH: Gold

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ROH: War of the Wire

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ROH: 2nd Anniversary

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ROH: Glory By Honor III

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ROH: Collision Course

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Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns

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ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two

CM Punk

ROH: All Star Extravaganza

C.M. Punk (archive footage)

The John Cena Experience

CM Punk

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One

CM Punk

WWE SummerSlam 2013

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WWE Royal Rumble 2014

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AEW All Out

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FIP Heatstroke 2005 - Night 2

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WWE Bad Blood

Night Patrol

self

قصة CM Punk في AEW : من عودة تاريخية إلى خروج صادم

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WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

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Raw on Netflix Kickoff

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MLW Hybrid Hell

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WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show

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WWE Royal Rumble 2025

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WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show

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WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special

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WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Kickoff

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WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025

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WWE Elimination Chamber: Toronto

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WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland

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WWE Elimination Chamber: Toronto - Kickoff

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WWE Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025

CM Punk

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

C M Punk

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

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WrestleMania 41 Saturday Post-Show

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The 2025 Slammys

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WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday

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The Rock vs. John Cena: Once In A Lifetime

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Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX

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WWE Night of Champions 2025

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WWE Night of Champions 2025 Kickoff

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WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI

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WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday

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WWE Clash in Paris 2025

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

309

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-10-26

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

C.M. Punk