Phil Brooks
Biography
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 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), best known for his influential WWE career, highlighted by his era-defining rivalry with John Cena.
Brooks began his professional wrestling career in 1999 on the independent circuit, most notably with Ring of Honor (ROH), where he won the ROH World Championship once. He signed with WWE in 2005 and went on to become a multi-time world champion, also holding the Intercontinental, ECW World Heavyweight, and World Tag Team Championships, becoming WWE’s 19th Triple Crown Champion and the fastest to achieve the distinction. He was the only back-to-back Money in the Bank winner, headlined multiple WWE pay-per-view events, won Superstar of the Year at the 2011 Slammy Awards, and was named Wrestler of the Year in 2011 and 2012 by readers of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Disillusioned with WWE, he left the company acrimoniously and retired from professional wrestling in 2014.
After leaving WWE, Brooks pursued a career in mixed martial arts and signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Competing as a welterweight, he made his professional debut at UFC 203 in 2016, losing to Mickey Gall via submission, and later fought Mike Jackson at UFC 225 in 2018 in a bout that was later overturned to a no-contest, after which he was released.
Following his MMA run, Brooks transitioned into sports commentary and media appearances, including work as an analyst on WWE Backstage from 2019 to 2020.
In 2021, Brooks returned to professional wrestling by signing with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), making his highly publicized debut at AEW Rampage: The First Dance. During his run, he won the AEW World Championship twice and served as one of the promotion’s most prominent and polarizing figures before departing the company in 2023. Later that year, he returned to WWE, resuming his in-ring career with the promotion.
Throughout his career, Brooks has wrestled exclusively under the CM Punk moniker, portraying an outspoken, confrontational, sharp-tongued, anti-establishment character rooted in his straight-edge lifestyle. His persona has emphasized different aspects of those traits depending on whether he was positioned as a hero or a villain.
Outside wrestling, Brooks has acted in film and television, including the horror films Girl on the Third Floor (2019) and Rabid (2019), recurring roles on Mayans M.C. (2019) and the Syfy supernatural series Revival (2024), adapted from a cult comic and built around the dead suddenly returning to life, and voiced zebra ZPD officer Zebro Zebrowski in Disney’s animated feature Zootopia 2 (2025), alongside fellow wrestler Roman Reigns as zebra ZPD officer Zebro Zebraxton.
Movies 324
Zootopia 2
as Zebro Zebrowski (voice)
2025
Guarding Stars
as Doghouse
2026
WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden
as CM Punk
2013
Night Patrol
as Deputy
2026
The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
as CM Punkrock (voice)
2015
WWE WrestleMania XL Saturday
as CM Punk
2024
WWE WrestleMania 41: Saturday
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2009
as CM Punk
2009
Rabid
as Billy
2019
WWE WrestleMania XL Sunday
as CM Punk
2024
Girl on the Third Floor
as Don Koch
2019
WWE Money in the Bank 2026
as CM Punk
2026
WWE WrestleMania 42: Sunday
as CM Punk
2026
The True Story of WrestleMania
as CM Punk
2011
WWE/AAA Worlds Collide 2026: Chicago
as CM Punk
2026
AEW Full Gear 2021
as CM Punk
2021
WWE WrestleMania 41 Saturday Post-Show
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Survivor Series 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Money in the Bank 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Wrestlemania XXVI
as CM Punk
2010
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2026
as CM Punk
2026
NXT Halloween Havoc 2026
as CM Punk
2026
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday
as CM Punk
2026
WWE Bragging Rights 2010
as CM Punk
2010
WWE WrestleMania XXVII
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2025
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Clash at the Castle 2024
as CM Punk
2024
WWE Night of Champions 2010
as CM Punk
2010
WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday
as CM Punk
2025
WWE: The New & Improved DX
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Royal Rumble 2013
as CM Punk
2013
John Cena's Greatest Rivalries
as CM Punk
2022
AEW All Out 2021
as CM Punk
2021
WWE Survivor Series 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Bad Blood 2024
as CM Punk
2024
WWE Extreme Rules 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Extreme Rules 2009
as CM Punk
2009
AEW All In 2023: London
as CM Punk
2023
The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2014
as CM Punk
2014
WWE Night of Champions 2025
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Over The Limit 2012
as CM Punk
2012
Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30
as CM Punk
2014
WWE The Great American Bash 2008
as CM Punk
2008
WWE Survivor Series 2009
as CM Punk
2009
Jakob's Wife
as Deputy Colton
2021
The John Cena Experience
as C.M. Punk (archive footage)
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2010
as CM Punk
2010
WWE Survivor Series 2008
as CM Punk
2008
WWE Bash in Berlin
as CM Punk
2024
WWE WrestleMania 22
as Cena Gangster
2006
WWE Night of Champions 2013
as CM Punk
2013
WWE WrestleMania 29
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023
as CM Punk (Appearance)
2023
WWE WrestleMania XXV
as CM Punk
2009
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Money In The Bank 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE One Night Stand 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2013
as CM Punk
2013
AEW All Out 2022
as CM Punk
2022
WWE Elimination Chamber 2013
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Extreme Rules 2010
as CM Punk
2010
The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Elimination Chamber 2010
as CM Punk
2010
The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J
as CM Punk
2015
WWE WrestleMania XXIV
as CM Punk
2008
WWE Hell In A Cell 2012
as CM Punk
2012
Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!
as CM Punk
2015
Saturday Night's Main Event XLV
as CM Punk
2026
WWE Extreme Rules 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2024
as CM Punk
2024
AEW Double or Nothing 2022
as CM Punk
2022
Let's Start a Cult
as Robbie
2024
WWE WrestleMania XXVIII
as CM Punk
2012
Elimination Chamber
as CM Punk
2026
WWE Judgment Day 2009
as CM Punk
2009
WWE Royal Rumble 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024
as CM Punk
2024
WWE Unforgiven 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Over The Limit 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Clash in Paris 2025
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Wrestlepalooza 2025
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Over the Limit 2010
as CM Punk
2010
WWE Hall of Fame 2025
as C M Punk
2025
WWE Royal Rumble 2008
as CM Punk
2008
Countdown to WWE Bash in Berlin
as CM Punk
2024
Hard Knocks
2009
WWE Money in the Bank 2013
as CM Punk
2013
WWE WrestleMania 23
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Elimination Chamber 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE One Night Stand 2008
as CM Punk
2008
WWE Judgment Day 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE SummerSlam 2024
as CM Punk
2024
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Capitol Punishment 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Money in the Bank 2024
as CM Punk (Appearance)
2024
WWE Night of Champions 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Bragging Rights 2009
as CM Punk
2009
ROH: Final Battle 2021
as CM Punk
2021
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
as CM Punk
2023
ROH: Redemption
as CM Punk
2005
WWE Survivor Series 2006
as CM Punk
2006
ROH: Year Four
as CM Punk
2014
WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber
as CM Punk
2010
WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World
as CM Punk
2011
WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday - Countdown
as CM Punk
2026
WWE Survivor Series 2013
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010
as CM Punk
2010
Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit
as CM Punk
2013
WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009
as CM Punk (Preshow)
2009
Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Survivor Series 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Royal Rumble 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event
as CM Punk
2024
Saturday Night's Main Event XLI
as CM Punk
2025
PWG: The Reason For The Season
as CM Punk
2004
WWE Cyber Sunday 2007
as CM Punk
2007
Survivor Series: WarGames
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Breaking Point 2009
as CM Punk
2009
WWE SummerSlam 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE SummerSlam 2024: Cleveland Kickoff
as CM Punk
2024
The Firefly Funhouse Match
as CM Punk (archive footage)
2020
OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History
as Self
WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series
2017
WWE No Way Out 2008
as CM Punk
2008
WWE No Mercy 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Vengeance 2011
as CM Punk
2011
CM Punk: Best in the World
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Kickoff
as CM Punk
2025
ROH: Night of The Grudges
as CM Punk
2003
WWE Hell in a Cell 2013
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Hell in a Cell 2011
as CM Punk
2011
AEW Revolution 2022
as CM Punk
2022
WWE Armageddon 2008
as CM Punk
2008
ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies
as CM Punk
2003
The True Story of the Royal Rumble
as CM Punk
2016
WWE Night of Champions 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE SummerSlam 2010
as CM Punk
2010
WWE No Way Out 2012
as CM Punk
2012
NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1
as CM Punk
2016
WWE Payback 2013
as CM Punk
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
as CM Punk
2013
Countdown to Royal Rumble 2026
2026
Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025
as CM Punk
2025
WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Backlash 2009
as CM Punk
2009
ROH: Year 5
as CM Punk
2015
Elimination Chamber: Post-Show
as CM Punk
2026
The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime
as CM Punk
2012
PWG: The Secret of The Ooze
as CM Punk
2004
WWE SummerSlam 2008
as CM Punk
2008
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Hell in a Cell 2009
as CM Punk
2009
WWE The Bash 2009
as CM Punk
2009
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One
as CM Punk
2004
WWE SummerSlam 2007
as CM Punk
2007
Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman
as Himself
2014
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1
as CM Punk
2004
PWG: 2nd Annual Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night Two
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Escape From New York
as CM Punk
2005
WWE The Great American Bash 2007
as CM Punk
2007
WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Judgment Day 2008
as CM Punk
2008
WWE SummerSlam 2011
as CM Punk
2011
WWE Countdown to WrestleMania XL Saturday
as CM Punk
2024
WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1
as CM Punk
2013
WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology
as CM Punk
2013
WWE Unforgiven 2008
as CM Punk (Appearance)
2008
WWE Armageddon 2007
as CM Punk
2007
PWG: Pimpin' In High Places
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Joe vs Punk II
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Night of Champions
as CM Punk
2003
Samoa Joe: Total Domination
as CM Punk
2012
WWE SummerSlam 2026 Saturday Post-Show
as CM Punk
2026
ROH: Year Three
as CM Punk
2013
ROH: The Summer of Punk
as CM Punk
2012
ROH: Midnight Express Reunion
as CM Punk
2004
Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX
as CM Punk
2025
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man
as CM Punk
2012
ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: One Year Anniversary Show
as CM Punk
2003
FIP Payback
as CM Punk
2005
WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show
as CM Punk
2025
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
as Self
2018
WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto - Kickoff
as CM Punk
2025
ECW December to Dismember
as CM Punk
2006
WWE RAW 1000
2012
Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere
as CM Punk
2016
WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!
as CM Punk
2012
Bash in Berlin Kickoff 2024
as CM Punk
2024
MLW Rise of The Renegades
as CM Punk
2003
WWE Night of Champions 2025 Kickoff
as CM Punk
2025
ROH: Scramble Cage Melee
as CM Punk
2004
ROH Final Battle 2002
as CM Punk
2002
Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules
as CM Punk
2009
MLW War Games
as CM Punk
2003
CM Punk: Icon
as CM Punk
2016
ROH: Survival of The Fittest
as CM Punk
2004
WWE Elimination Chamber 2012
as CM Punk
2012
PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average
as CM Punk
2003
IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2
as CM Punk
2004
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI
as CM Punk
2009
ROH: At Our Best
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Glory By Honor III
as CM Punk
2004
FIP New Year's Classic 2005
as CM punk
2005
WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show
as CM Punk
2024
GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame
as CM Punk
2022
CM Punk: The Second City Saint
as CM Punk
2012
ROH: Main Event Spectacles
as CM Punk
2003
FIP The Usual Suspects
as CM Punk
2005
PWG Sells Out: Volume 2
as CM Punk
2009
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1
as CM Punk
2013
ROH: Ring of Hardcore
as CM Punk
2012
The Essential AJ Styles Collection
as CM Punk
2016
AEW Grand Slam
as CM Punk
2021
Bloodstained Honor
as CM Punk
2008
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem
as Self
2016
Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story
as CM Punk
2011
ROH: Best In The World
as CM Punk
2008
WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011
as CM Punk
2012
WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show
as CM Punk
2024
ROH: Year Two
as CM Punk
2012
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1
as CM Punk
2010
ROH: Night of The Butcher
as CM Punk
2002
ROH: Beating The Odds
as CM Punk
2003
Countdown to WWE Backlash France 2024
as CM Punk
2024
FIP In Full Force
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Collision Course
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2
as CM Punk
2013
FIP Emergence - Tag 2
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: The Final Showdown
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Round Robin Challenge III
as CM Punk
2004
AJ Styles: Styles Clash
as CM Punk
2013
IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary
as CM Punk
2002
ROH: Death Before Dishonor
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Reborn - Stage One
as CM Punk
2004
WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff
as CM Punk
2024
ROH: Empire State Showdown
as CM Punk
2003
ROH Final Battle 2004
as CM Punk
2004
TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2
as CM Punk
2016
ROH: Reborn - Stage Two
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
as CM Punk
2012
WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3
as CM Punk
2014
Raw on Netflix Kickoff
as CM Punk
2024
ROH: Stars of Honor
as CM Punk
2008
ROH: World Title Classic
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Testing The Limit
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter
as CM Punk
2005
Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat
as CM Punk
2016
PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: War of The Wire
as CM Punk
2003
FIP Heatstroke 2005 - Night 1
as CM Punk
2005
WWE Night of Champions 2009
as CM Punk
2009
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two
as CM Punk
2004
Colt Cabana: Chicago's Favorite Son
as CM Punk
2013
Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy
as CM Punk
2013
ROH: Greatest Rivalries
as CM Punk
2008
ROH: The Last Stand
as CM Punk
2004
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013
as CM Punk
2013
Undertaker: The Streak 21-1
as CM Punk
2014
WWE Battleground 2013
as CM Punk
2013
FIP Heatstroke 2005 - Night 2
as CM Punk
2005
NXT Deadline 2023
as CM Punk
2023
Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns
as CM Punk
2002
ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2
as CM Punk
2004
FIP New Dawn Rising
as CM Punk
2005
MLW Hybrid Hell
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Death Before Dishonor III
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Fate of An Angel
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: The Rise of Generation Next
as CM Punk
2012
ROH: Sign of Dishonor
as CM Punk
2005
FIP Bring the Pain
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Tradition Continues
as CM Punk
2003
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008
as CM Punk
2008
PWG: Rocktoberfest
as CM Punk
2004
PWG Sells Out: Volume 1
as CM Punk
2007
ROH: All Star Extravaganza
as CM Punk
2002
ROH: Do or Die
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: The Epic Encounter
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Creating Excellence
as CM Punk
2014
ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Reborn - Completion
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 2 - Straight Edge
as CM Punk
2005
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013
as Cm Punk
2013
UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show
as CM Punk
2005
STARRCAST III: Best In The World - CM Punk
as CM Punk
2019
ROH: 2nd Anniversary
as CM Punk
2004
WWE SummerSlam 2009
as CM Punk
2009
AEW Beach Break 2022
as CM Punk
2022
ROH: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk
as CM Punk
2012
AEW Awards
as CM Punk
2022
WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011
2011
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
as CM Punk
2004
ROH Final Battle 2003
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Expect The Unexpected
as CM Punk
2003
IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Retribution - Round Robin Challenge II
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 1 - Better Than You
as CM Punk
2005
FIP Fallout Night 1 2004
as CM Punk
2004
Straight Shootin' Series with Samoa Joe & CM Punk
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Gold
as CM Punk
2004
MLW Revolutions
as CM Punk
2003
WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009
as CM Punk
2009
ROH: Glory By Honor II
as CM Punk
2003
FIP Violence is the Answer
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: The Homecoming
as CM Punk
2005
FIP Unstoppable
as CM Punk
2005
FIP Florida Rumble
as CM Punk
2004
FIP Dangerous Intentions
as CM Punk
2005
ROH: Generation Next
as CM Punk
2004
FIP Emergence - Tag 1
as CM Punk
2004
ROH: The Conclusion
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: WrestleRave '03
as CM Punk
2003
ROH: Manhattan Mayhem
as CM Punk
2005
FIP With Malice
as CM Punk
2005
FIP Sold Out
as CM Punk
2005
CM Punk in AEW: The End
as Self (archive footage)
2023
ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 3 - The Legacy Continues
as CM Punk
2002
Cm punk AEW story
as self
2024TV Shows 42
WWE NXT
2010
WWE NXT
as Cm Punk
2010
WWE NXT
as CM Punk
2010
Raw
as CM Punk
1993
Raw
1993
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as CM Punk
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as CM Punk
2019
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
as CM Punk
1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
WWE Main Event
as CM Punk
2012
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as CM Punk
2023
AEW Dark
as CM Punk
2019
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as CM Punk
2021
Mayans M.C.
as Paul
2018
Talking Dead
as Self
2011
R.J. Decker
as Mike Haskins
2026
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
as CM Punk
1985
Hot Ones Versus
as CM Punk
2024
WWE ECW
as CM Punk
2006
AEW Unrestricted
as CM Punk
2020
Dark Side of the Ring
2019
Maron
as Himself
2013
Inside MMA
as Self - Guest
2007
TNA Xplosion
as CM Punk
2002
WWE Rivals
as CM Punk
2022
WWE LFG
as CM Punk
2025
WWE: Unreal
as CM Punk
2025
WWE: Unreal
2025
WWE: Unreal
as Self
2025
WWE's Greatest Moments
as CM Punk
2025
Wrestlemania Rewind
as CM Punk
2014
WWE Backstage
as CM Punk
2019
Heels
as Ricky Rabies
2021
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
as CM Punk
2022
WWE Raw Classics
as CM Punk
2025
WWE Rivalries
as Self
2014
Hot Ones: Extra Heat
as Self
2026
Stephanie's Places
as Self
2025
UFC Rivals
as CM Punk
2026
The Challenge: Champs vs. Pros
2017
The Evolution of Punk
as Phil "CM Punk" Brooks
2016