Phillip Jack Brooks, better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, sports commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist, currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a wrestler and to Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC) as a commentator. In wrestling, he is best known for his time in WWE, where his 434-day reign as WWE Champion stands as the sixth-longest in title history.
Brooks began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit, mainly with Ring of Honor (ROH), winning the ROH World Championship once. He signed WWE in 2005, and won the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the Intercontinental Championship and the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once each. Brooks also won the World Tag Team Championship, becoming WWE's 19th Triple Crown Champion; the fastest wrestler to achieve this feat, in 203 days. He is also the only back-to-back Money in the Bank winner, has headlined several WWE pay-per-view events, won Superstar of the Year at the 2011 Slammy Awards, and was voted Wrestler of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. After becoming disillusioned with WWE, Brooks acrimoniously departed the company and retired from professional wrestling in the wrestling 2014 year.
Brooks has used the CM Punk moniker for his entire professional wrestling career, and 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 views and personality. Depending on his alignment as a hero or villain, Brooks has emphasized different aspects of the straight edge lifestyle to garner the desired audience reaction.
After retiring from professional wrestling, Brooks pursued a career as a mixed martial artist, and he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A welterweight, he had his first professional fight at UFC 203 in 2016, losing via submission to Mickey Gall. He then lost his second fight to Mike Jackson via unanimous decision at UFC 225 in 2018 (later overturned to a no contest), and was subsequently released. Brooks then began appearing as a commentator with Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC), and as an analyst on the Fox Sports 1 program WWE Backstage.
Brooks had his first leading acting role in the animated film The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (2015), and has since starred in the horror films Girl on the Third Floor (2019) and Rabid (2019), and in the drama television series Heels (2021–present). As of January of 2024 CM Punk works for the World Wrestling Entertainment and WWE Network.
Known For
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
(2015)
CM Punkrock (voice)
Rabid
(2019)
Billy (as C.M. Punk)
Girl on the Third Floor
(2019)
Don Koch
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
(2024)
CM Punk
Jakob's Wife
(2021)
Deputy Colton
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXV
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE Over the Limit 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
Full Filmography
Acting
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary
(2002)
CM Punk
ROH: Night of The Butcher
(2002)
CM Punk
Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns
(2002)
CM Punk
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
(2002)
CM Punk
ROH: Final Battle 2002
(2002)
CM Punk
PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average
(2003)
CM Punk
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: WrestleRave '03
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Empire State Showdown
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
(2003)
CM Punk
IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk
(2003)
CM Punk
MLW War Games
(2003)
CM Punk
MLW Revolutions
(2003)
CM Punk
MLW Rise of The Renegades
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Night of The Grudges
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Main Event Spectacles
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Expect The Unexpected
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: The Epic Encounter
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Final Battle
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: The Conclusion
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Retribution - Round Robin Challenge II
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Revenge On The Prophecy
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Glory By Honor II
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Night of Champions
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Do or Die
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Beating The Odds
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: Tradition Continues
(2003)
CM Punk
ROH: War of The Wire
(2003)
CM Punk
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
(2004)
CM Punk
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
(2004)
CM Punk
PWG: Rocktoberfest
(2004)
CM Punk
PWG: The Reason For The Season
(2004)
CM Punk
PWG: The Secret of The Ooze
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Reborn - Completion
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: The Last Stand
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Round Robin Challenge III
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Generation Next
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: World Title Classic
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Final Battle
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Testing The Limit
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: At Our Best
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Gold
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Collision Course
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: 2nd Anniversary
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Glory By Honor III
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
(2004)
CM Punk
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
(2004)
CM Punk
FIP Emergence - Tag 1
(2004)
CM Punk
FIP Emergence - Tag 2
(2004)
CM Punk
FIP Fallout Night 1 2004
(2004)
CM Punk
FIP Florida Rumble
(2004)
CM Punk
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 1
(2004)
CM Punk
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2003 - Night 2
(2004)
CM Punk
PWG: 2nd Annual Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night Two
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: The Homecoming
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Redemption
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Death Before Dishonor III
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Fate of An Angel
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: The Final Showdown
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Sign of Dishonor
(2005)
CM Punk
ROH: Escape From New York
(2005)
CM Punk
UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP The Usual Suspects
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP Violence is the Answer
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP In Full Force
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP Unstoppable
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP Sold Out
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP Payback
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP New Year's Classic 2005
(2005)
CM punk
FIP New Dawn Rising
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP Dangerous Intentions
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP With Malice
(2005)
CM Punk
FIP Bring the Pain
(2005)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2006
(2006)
CM Punk
ECW December to Dismember
(2006)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania 22
(2006)
Cena Gangster
WWE WrestleMania 23
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Judgment Day 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE One Night Stand 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Unforgiven 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE No Mercy 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Armageddon 2007
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE: The New & Improved DX
(2007)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE No Way Out 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE Judgment Day 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE One Night Stand 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE Armageddon 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
ROH: Best In The World
(2008)
CM Punk
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
(2008)
CM Punk
ROH: Stars of Honor
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
(2008)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Backlash 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Judgment Day 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE The Bash 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Breaking Point 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXV
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
(2009)
CM Punk (Preshow)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009
(2009)
CM Punk
Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules
(2009)
CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Over the Limit 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
(2010)
CM Punk
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
(2010)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Over The Limit 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Vengeance 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011
(2011)
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
(2011)
CM Punk
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
Stone Cold Steve Austin: The Bottom Line on the Most Popular Superstar of All Time
(2011)
CM Punk (archive footage)
The True Story of WrestleMania
(2011)
CM Punk
The John Cena Experience
(2011)
C.M. Punk (archive footage)
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2011
(2011)
CM Punk
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Over The Limit 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE No Way Out 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
CM Punk: Best in the World
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
(2012)
CM Punk
ROH: The Summer of Punk
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011
(2012)
CM Punk
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
(2012)
CM Punk
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
(2012)
CM Punk
CM Punk: The Second City Saint
(2012)
CM Punk
ROH: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
(2012)
CM Punk
WWE RAW 1000
(2012)
WWE WrestleMania 29
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Payback 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Battleground 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Night of Champions 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013
(2013)
Cm Punk
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
(2013)
CM Punk
Colt Cabana: Chicago's Favorite Son
(2013)
CM Punk
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
(2013)
CM Punk
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE SummerSlam 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
(2013)
CM Punk
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
(2014)
CM Punk
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
(2014)
Himself
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
(2014)
CM Punk
WWE: John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
(2014)
Punk
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
(2014)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
(2014)
CM Punk
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
(2015)
CM Punkrock (voice)
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
(2015)
CM Punk
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
(2015)
CM Punk
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
(2016)
Self
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
(2016)
CM Punk
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
(2016)
CM Punk
WWE: The True Story of The Royal Rumble
(2016)
CM Punk
CM Punk: Icon
(2016)
CM Punk
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
(2016)
CM Punk
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
(2016)
CM Punk
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
(2016)
CM Punk
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
(2017)
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
(2018)
Self
Rabid
(2019)
Billy (as C.M. Punk)
Girl on the Third Floor
(2019)
Don Koch
STARRCAST III: Best In The World - CM Punk
(2019)
CM Punk
The Firefly Funhouse Match
(2020)
CM Punk (archive footage)
Jakob's Wife
(2021)
Deputy Colton
AEW All Out
(2021)
CM Punk
AEW Full Gear
(2021)
CM Punk
ROH: Final Battle
(2021)
CM Punk
AEW Grand Slam
(2021)
CM Punk
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
(2022)
CM Punk
AEW Revolution
(2022)
CM Punk
AEW Awards
(2022)
CM Punk
AEW Double or Nothing
(2022)
CM Punk
AEW Beach Break 2022
(2022)
CM Punk
AEW All Out
(2022)
CM Punk
Better Than You - Complete CM Punk vs MJF Feud
(2022)
CM Punk
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
(2023)
CM Punk
AEW All In: London
(2023)
CM Punk
WWE Survivor Series: War Games 2023
(2023)
CM Punk
Cm Punk In AEW: The Complete Story
(2023)
Himself
NXT Deadline 2023
(2023)
CM Punk
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE Countdown to WrestleMania XL Saturday
(2024)
CM Punk
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
(2024)
CM Punk