CM Punk

CM Punk
Brooks in October 2011
Birth name	Phillip Jack Brooks
Born	(1978-10-26) October 26, 1978 (age 38) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Residence	Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Spouse(s)	AJ Lee (m. 2014)
Website	cmpunk.com
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	CM Punk
Billed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Billed weight	218 lb (99 kg)
Billed from	Chicago, Illinois
Trained by	Ace Steel Danny Dominion Dave Finlay Dave Taylor Kevin Quinn William Regal
Debut	1999
Retired	2014

Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American mixed martial artist, comic book writer, and retired professional wrestler, currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Punk is perhaps best known for his time in WWE, where he was a two-time WWE Champion, including a 434-day reign from November 20, 2011 to January 27, 2013 that is recognized by WWE as the sixth longest of all-time, as well as the longest of the "modern era".

Punk began his professional wrestling career on the American independent circuit, primarily with Ring of Honor (ROH) until 2005, when he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Throughout his career, he won several championships, including the WWE Championship twice, WWE's World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the ECW and ROH World Championships once each. In WWE, Punk was also a one-time World Tag Team Champion (with Kofi Kingston), and one-time Intercontinental Champion, making him WWE's 19th Triple Crown Champion.

Throughout his career, Punk consistently portrayed the character of an outspoken, sharp-tongued, anti-establishment, straight edge . Most of the straight edge principles he portrayed, such as not drinking alcohol or not taking recreational drugs, are his real life views. Depending on his alignment as a hero or villain, he emphasized different aspects of the straight edge culture to garner the desired audience reaction.