Cm - Punk

Phil Brooks[4] (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) brand where he is the reigning ECW Champion.

Punk initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the Ring of Honor (ROH) roster where he was an ROH Tag Team Champion, ROH World Champion, and the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school. Along with Samoa Joe and Homicide, he was considered to be one of the three icons of ROH.[5] Punk later accepted a contract from WWE and spent a year in their developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) during which time he won every championship in the promotion. When the ECW brand was revived in 2006 Punk was brought into the brand's roster where he had several successes including being undefeated in singles competition for the six months after his debut and ultimately winning the ECW Championship in September 2007.

Throughout his career, Punk has consistently used the gimmick of being straight edge, a lifestyle he follows in real life.[6] Depending on alignment as a face or heel, different aspects of the culture are emphasized to encourage the desired audience reaction.[6]

Contents [hide]
1 Career
1.1 Early career
1.2 Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1.3 World Wrestling Entertainment
1.3.1 Ohio Valley Wrestling
1.3.2 ECW
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 Gimmick
5 Personal life
6 Non-wrestling television appearances
7 References
8 External links


[edit] Career

[edit] Early career
Punk's first venture into wrestling was a stint in a backyard wrestling federation called the Lunatic Wrestling Federation with his friends in the mid-late 1990s. He first started using the ring name CM Punk when he was put into a tag team named the Chick Magnets with CM... [continues]

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