О себе:Phillip Jack Brooks[1] (born October 26, 1978),[4] better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler who is signed with WWE. He is titled in the company as "the longest-reigning WWE Champion of the modern era": Punk held the title for 434 days from November 20, 2011 to January 27, 2013, and is officially recognized as the sixth-longest reigning champion of all time.[9][10]
In professional wrestling, Punk is a seven-time World Champion, having held the ROH World Championship and ECW Championship once each, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the WWE Championship twice. He has also won the World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston) and the WWE Intercontinental Championship, making him the 19th WWE Triple Crown Champion and the fastest man in WWE history to achieve this record at 203 days.[11] Between WWE and Ring of Honor (where he is a two-time World Tag Team Champion), Punk has won a total of 11 championships. He was also the winner of the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches (the only wrestler to win the match twice in a row),[12] and was the 2011 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner.[13]
Punk initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the ROH roster. There, he was the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school. Also while competing in ROH, Punk won both the company's championships. In 2005, Punk signed a contract with WWE and was sent to its developmental promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won every championship available in that promotion. On June 24, 2006, Punk made his WWE television debut, performing in ECW, which was then a branch of WWE. Throughout his career, Punk has consistently used the gimmick of being an outspoken, sharp-tongued, and straight edge iconoclast. Punk's straight edge principles when in character are based on his actual way of life out of character.[7] Depending on Punk's alignment as a fan favorite or villain, he emphasizes different aspects of the culture to arouse the desired audience reaction.[7]
Contents [hide]
1 Professional wrestling career
1.1 Early career
1.2 Independent Wrestling Association: Mid-South (2000–2005)
1.3 Ring of Honor and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
1.3.1 Storylines with Raven (2002–2004)
1.3.2 Pursuit of the World Championship (2004–2005)
1.4 World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE
1.4.1 Ohio Valley Wrestling (2005–2006)
1.4.2 ECW (2006–2008)
1.4.3 Money in the Bank and World Heavyweight Champion (2008–2009)
1.4.4 Straight Edge Society and New Nexus (2009–2011)
1.4.5 WWE Champion (2011–2013)
1.4.6 Various feuds (2013–present)
2 Character
3 Other media
4 Personal life
5 In wrestling
6 Championships and accomplishments
6.1 Luchas de Apuestas record
7 References
8 External links
Professional wrestling career
Early career
CM Punk in a match against Danny Dominion at an NWA Midwest event on November 23, 2002 in Grayslake, Illinois.
Punk's first venture into wrestling was a stint in a backyard wrestling federation called the Lunatic Wrestling Federation with his friends and brother Mike Brooks 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 Venom after another performer skipped out on the card.[3][7][14] Unlike his friends, Punk genuinely wanted to be a wrestler and saw it as more than simple fun.[7] When the promotion started taking off, doing spot shows out of a warehouse in Mokena, Illinois, Punk found out that his brother Mike had embezzled thousands of dollars from the small company, causing them to become estranged. They have not spoken since.[15]
He soon left the federation and enrolled as a student at the "Steel Dominion" wrestling school in Chicago, where he was trained by Ace Steel,[6] Danny Domini