On November 25, 2023, American professional wrestler CM Punk, aka Phillip Jack Brooks, surprised his audiences with his return to WWE after exiting the organization in November 2014.
While taking a retirement from WWE back in 2014, he had said,
I was sick and hurt and burnt out, and I walked. And I can do that because I’m an independent contractor
Exactly after 9 years, he appeared in WWE, which garnered him a massive welcome and applause from the audiences. According to the WWE reporters present at the event then, the greeting that Punk got was ‘one of the loudest pops of all time.’
Recently, during his appearances on the No-Contest Wrestling podcast, Punk discussed his WWE return experiences, saying that it was pretty quick. He further said that he had no time for rehearsals for his entry after such a long years, which made him pretty stressed out.
CM Punk talked about his WWE return at Survivor Series in full detail.
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– Punk took a picture of a truck with Steve Austin's picture on it, sent it to him, and Austin replied with, 'WTF, kid?' 😭
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Detailing what happened before his return, he stated,
20 minutes stressed out. Leaving the house and my wife’s like so excited for you. She put this white t-shirt i was probably wearing this. The building security comes out and hands me black sweatpants hoodie. Sit in your car and i ‘m like okay hoodie up
CM Punk further said,
I was sitting in the car by myself, listening to Clash and The Ramones trying to center myself, trying to center myself, trying to think about eight-year-old me. Just literally be in the moments if this happens, set the world on it.
Further adding, Punk said that while he was in the car, he got a text that read, ‘We’re gonna clear the hallway. We’re going to come to get you, or I’m gonna just put you in Triple H’s office.’
Then, Punk revealed that he ran through the building and got into the freight elevator, where he heard people screaming, ‘Clear the hallway.’
When he reached there, he saw many people unaware of his entry react so greatly that the memory was engraved in his mind and heart forever. Punk said that the entry he made into WWE blindly after so many years became one of the greatest moments of his life.
CM Punk Has Wrestled Several WWE Match Since His Last Year Return To the Company
CM Punk wrestled in several WWE matches after he made a surprise entry into WWE last year. On the last week of December 2023, he encountered “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio at the WWE Holiday Live Tour stop.
On December 23, 2024, Madison Square Garden announced his match via Twitter page, writing,
JUST ANNOUNCED: CM Punk will be live at The Garden on Dec 26 for his first match in WWE in over 9 years as he goes one on one with ‘Dirty’ Dominik Mysterio at the
Via Twitter
@WWE
LIVE Holiday Tour.
Then, on January 27, 2024, he wrestled in a WWE match at the Royal Rumble and ended up tearing his right triceps. Likewise, he also appeared in the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XL in April and faced Drew McIntyre on August 3 at SummerSlam.
Later, on August 13, he wrestled with McIntyre in a strap match and defeated him. It was announced that he would again wrestle with McIntyre at Bad Blood in a Hell in a Cell match.
Well, in addition to wrestling, he is into acting. His acting credits include the 2019 horror film Girl on the Third Floor, the professional wrestling drama series Heels, and the music video for The Next Storm.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- CM Punk was born ‘Phillip Jack Brooks‘ in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1978. He is currently 45 years old.
- He started wrestling professionally in 1997 with the independent circuit. He is 6 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs 218 lb.
- Punk has won several championships, including the WWE Championship twice, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, the ECW World Heavyweight Championship once, and the WWE Intercontinental Championship once.
