CM Punk Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, AEW, WWE, Injury, and Net Worth

CM Punk Bio | Wiki

CM Punk (Full Name: Phillip Jack Brooks)is a noted American professional wrestler, sports commentator, and actor. He was also a mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. He is known for his tenure at WWE, Brooks’ 434-day reign as WWE Champion stands as the sixth longest in the championship’s history. His professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit, mainly with Ring of Honor.

He was later signed with World Wrestling Entertainment in 2005. Punk won the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the Intercontinental Championship, and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Moreover, he won the World Tag Team Championship, becoming WWE’s 19th Triple Crown Champion.

Moreover, he departed the company and retired from professional wrestling in 2014. In 2021, he joined AEW and has since become a two-time AEW World Champion. Also, he pursued a career as a mixed martial artist and signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2014. In addition, he appeared as a color commentator for Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) and was an analyst on WWE Backstage.

CM Punk Age

He was born on October 26, 1978, in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Punk is 44 years old.

CM Punk Height

He is a man of tall stature. Punk stands at a height of 6 ft 1 in (Approx 1.85 m).

CM Punk Family

He was born to his father and mother in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Punk holds American nationality and is the son of a housewife and an engineer. His father struggled with alcoholism, which inspired Punk to follow a straight-edge lifestyle from an early age while his mother had bipolar disorder, causing him to become estranged from her. He grew up with his brother Mike.

CM Punk Wife

He married his loving wife fellow wrestler April Mendez on June 13, 2014. Punk has been outspoken in his support of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. Also, he once worked for a shop named All American Comics.

CM Punk Education

He received his high school diploma from Lockport Township High School.

CM Punk AEW

In 2021, he joined AEW and has since become a two-time AEW World Champion. Punk made his debut for AEW at The First Dance event on Rampage. His first defeat was in February 2022, losing to MJF in a single match on Dynamite after months of feuding between the two. Moreover, on August 10, he made his return and confronted Moxley, entering into a title dispute at the Quake by the Lake special episode of Dynamite.

CM Punk WWE

Punk was first assigned to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), a WWE developmental territory in September 2005. He became the OVW Television Champion after defeating Ken Doane on November 9, 2005. Moreover, he won the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the Intercontinental Championship, and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once each.

He became the fastest wrestler to do so, in 203 days winning the World Tag Team Championship, becoming WWE’s 19th Triple Crown Champion. In 2011, he won Superstar of the Year at the 2011 Slammy Awards and was also voted Wrestler of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Further, he retired first in 2014 and later made a surprise appearance on the Fox Sports 1 series WWE Backstage on November 12, 2019.

CM Punk Injury

He confirmed he injured his foot while diving into a sea of people on the June 1, 2022, episode of “AEW Dynamite”. This was days after he beat “Hangman” Adam Page for the AEW World Championship at Double or Nothing. Punk got struck his “foot on the top of the guard rail” during his entrance and “didn’t feel right” when he attempted a springboard move during a Trios Match.

Also, he has encountered other injured like a ruptured eardrum and broken nose after Danny Inferno hit him with an overly stiff right hand on September 26, 2005, at OVW. During his time at The New Nexus, he was suffering from a hip injury that would stop him from competing. In addition, he remained out of in-ring action to recover from an injury on June 3, 2021, at AEW.

CM Punk UFC

Punk signed a multi-fight contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2014. He began training under Duke Roufus at Roufusport MMA Academy in January 2015. His UFC and MMA debut against Mickey Gall took place on September 10 at UFC 203. He was taken down immediately and lost via rear naked choke submission early in the first round.

On June 9, 2018, he has his second professional bout at UFC 225, against Mike Jackson in Chicago. He lofts the fight by unanimous decision. Additionally, he notified the UFC he would be retiring from MMA in August 2021.

CM Punk Tattoos

Punk has over 50 tattoos on his body. Some of his tatoos include a ‘STRAIGHT EDGE’ Tattoo, ‘Pepsi Globe Logo’, ‘LUCK IS FOR LOSERS’, ‘Four Ace Playing Cards’, ‘Horseshoe’, ‘No gimmicks needed’, ‘DRUG FREE’, and ‘Four-Leaf Clover’ among other tattoos.

CM Punk MJF

Punk experienced his first defeat in AEW in February 2022, losing to MJF. This took place during a single match on Dynamite after months of feuding between the two. Further, he avenged his loss to MJF at Revolution in a Dog Collar match.

CM Punk Theme Song

His first theme song was when ‘The Fire Burns’ by Killswitch Engage from the album WWE Wreckless Intent Talent played in his match against Justin Credible on August 1, 2006. In his second return to WWE, he had his second theme song ‘Cult of Personality’ by Living Colour from the album Vivid in July 2011. WWE then used his brief exit to turn it into a storyline that turned the ‘Best in the World’ into the audience’s favorite anti-hero.

CM Punk Jon Moxley

Jon Moxley is a noted professional wrestler and actor currently signed at AEW. He was crowned as interim champion in Punk’s place at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door. This was after Punk took days to recover from an injury and upon his return, there was a title unification bout would be held upon Punk’s return from injury.

CM Punk Shirt

Punk has his merch that consists of shirts that have his logo of Best in the World. The shirts are available at shopaew.com at $29.99 and they are 100% preshrunk cotton. The tee is available in white in many different styles.

CM Punk Net Worth

Punk is a noted American professional wrestler, sports commentator, and actor who has an estimated net worth of $12 Million.

Where Is CM Punk

He was also a mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling. Punk is known for his tenure at WWE, Brooks’ 434-day reign as WWE Champion stands as the sixth longest in the championship’s history.