CM Punk

CM Punk
CM Punk
	CM Punk in 2022
Born	Phillip Jack Brooks; October 26, 1978 (age 45); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations	Professional wrestler; actor; commentator; mixed martial artist;
Years active	1997–2014; 2021–present (wrestling); 2016–2018 (MMA); 2015–present (acting);
Spouse	AJ Lee (m. 2014)
	Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	CM Punk
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Billed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Billed from	Chicago, Illinois
Trained by	Ace Steel; Danny Dominion; Dave Taylor; Fit Finlay; Inoki Dojo; Kevin Quinn; William Regal;
Debut	October 25, 1997
	Martial arts career
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Division	Welterweight
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Team	Roufusport
Teacher(s)	Head coach: Duke Roufus; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Daniel Wanderley
Rank	Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Wanderley
Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
No contests	1
Other information
	Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
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Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former mixed martial artist. As of November 2023^[update], he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand. Brooks' 434-day reign as WWE Champion stands recognized as the seventh longest overall.^[a]

Brooks began his professional wrestling career in 1997 on the independent circuit, mainly with Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the ROH World Championship once. He signed with WWE in 2005 and won the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship, and the World Tag Team Championship once each. He is the only back-to-back Money in the Bank ladder match winner, won Superstar of the Year at the 2011 Slammy Awards, and was voted PWI Wrestler of the Year in 2011 and 2012. After becoming disillusioned with WWE, Brooks acrimoniously departed the promotion in 2014, largely retiring from wrestling. From 2019 to 2020, he appeared as a pundit on WWE Backstage. He returned to the ring in 2021 by signing with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he won the AEW World Championship twice, but was terminated in September 2023 after backstage controversies. He returned to WWE two months later at Survivor Series.

Brooks has used the CM Punk moniker for his entire career. 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 self.^[7] Depending on his alignment as a hero or villain, he has emphasized different aspects to garner heat and discourse.^[7]

After leaving WWE in 2014, Brooks pursued a career in mixed martial arts and signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A welterweight, he lost via submission to Mickey Gall in his professional debut at UFC 203 in 2016. He lost his second fight to Mike Jackson via unanimous decision at UFC 225 in 2018 (later overturned to a no-contest) and was released. Brooks currently appears as a part-time color commentator for Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

Brooks has starred in the horror films Girl on the Third Floor, Rabid (both 2019), and Jakob's Wife (2021). He also had a recurring role in the wrestling drama series Heels (2021–2023).

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CM Punk
CM Punk in 2022
Born	Phillip Jack Brooks (1978-10-26) October 26, 1978 (age 45) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations	Professional wrestler actor commentator mixed martial artist
Years active	1997–2014; 2021–present (wrestling) 2016–2018 (MMA) 2015–present (acting)
Spouse	AJ Lee (m. 2014)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	CM Punk
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)^[1]
Billed weight	218 lb (99 kg)^[1]
Billed from	Chicago, Illinois^[1]
Trained by	Ace Steel^[2] Danny Dominion Dave Taylor^[3] Fit Finlay^[3] Inoki Dojo Kevin Quinn William Regal^[3]
Debut	October 25, 1997

Martial arts career
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Division	Welterweight^[4]
Reach	73 in (185 cm)^[4]
Team	Roufusport
Teacher(s)	Head coach: Duke Roufus Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Daniel Wanderley^[5]
Rank	Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Daniel Wanderley^[6]

Mixed martial arts record
Total	2
Wins	0
Losses	1
By submission	1
No contests	1

Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

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