CM PUNK

Professional  wrestling  career  :  Phillip  Jack  "Phil" Brooks,  better  known  by  the  ring  name  CM  Punk, is an  American  mixed  martial  artist  and  former professional  wrestler.  Wikipedia
Born:  October  26,  1978  (age  36),  Chicago,  Illinois, United  States
Height:  1.88  m
Full  name:  Phillip  Jack  Brooks
Spouse:  AJ  Lee  (m.  2014)
Siblings:  Mike  Brooks

Phillip  Jack  "Phil"  Brooks :  (born  October  26,  1978),  better  known  by  the  ring  name  CM  Punk,  is  an  American  mixed  martial  artist  and  former  professional  wrestler.  He  is  best  known  for  his  time  in  WWE,  where  he  is  the  longest-reigning  WWE  Champion  of  the  "modern  era"  (since  Hulk  Hogan's  1,474  day  reign  ended  in  1988),  having  held  the  title  for  434  days  from  November  20,  2011  to  January  27,  2013.  His  reign  is  officially  recognized  as  the  sixth  longest  of  all  time.

Punk  won  multiple  world  championships  during  his  15-year  professional  wrestling  career,  including  the  ROH  World  Championship  and  ECW  World  Championship  once  each,  WWE's  World  Heavyweight  Championship  three  times,  and  the  WWE  Championship  twice.  He  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  feat,  in  203  days. He  was  a  two-time  ROH  World  Tag  Team  Champion  (with  Colt  Cabana  as  part  of  the  The  Second  City  Saints).  Punk  also  won  the  2008  and  2009  Money  in  the  Bank  ladder  matches  (the  only  wrestler  to  win  the  match  twice),  and  the  2011  Superstar  of  the  Year  Slammy  Award  in  WWE.

Punk  initially  came  to  prominence  through  his  career  on  the  U.S.  independent  circuit,  primarily  as  a  member  of  the  Ring  of  Honor  (ROH)  roster,  where  he  was  also  the  first  head  trainer  of  the  ROH  wrestling  school.  In  2005,  he  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.  In  June  2006,  Punk  made  his  WWE  television  debut,  performing  in  ECW,  which  was  then  a  branch  of  WWE.  In  2011  after  his  worked  but  unscripted  shoot,  he  rose  to  stardom  and  became  a  fan  favorite  on  the  main  WWE  roster  and  remained  a  company  fixture  until  his  acrimonious  departure  in  2014.  Despite  his  prominence  within  the  company,  Punk  was  never  selected  to  headline  WWE's  premier  annual  pay-per-view  event,  WrestleMania,  which  became  a  source  of  professional  dissatisfaction.

Throughout  his  career,  Punk  consistently  used  the  gimmick  of  being  an  outspoken,  sharp-tongued,  anti-establishment,  straight  edge  iconoclast.  His  straight  edge  principles  and  outspokenness  were  based  on  his  actual  demeanor  and  way  of  life  when  out  of  character. Depending  on  his  alignment  as  a  fan  favorite  or  villain,  he  emphasized  different  aspects  of  the  culture  to  garner  the  desired  audience  reaction.  He  has  also  trained  several  wrestlers.

Following  his  retirement  from  professional  wrestling,  Punk  signed  a  deal  with  the  Ultimate  Fighting  Championship  (UFC)  and  began  to  pursue  a  career  in  mixed  martial  arts,  planning  to  begin  fighting  in  2015

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