CM Punk

Punk at WrestleMania

Roman Reigns (rival)

**Phillip Jack Brooks** (born October 26, 1978), is an American professional wrestler, sports commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist currently performing under the ring name **CM Punk**. Punk is a former WSC Hardcore Champion and 4th longest reigning behind Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes, and Roman Reigns at 119 Days.

### Stone Cold Feud (2019)

After a Backstage Brawl between "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Kevin Owens, Austin got run over by an unidentified individual in a car. Thankfully, Austin did had the strength to retain in a Fatal 5 Way Match. But again, after the match, Austin got run over a second time. The individual stepped out of the car and revealed himself to be CM Punk. This then set up a Last Man Standing match between Austin and Punk. During the match, Austin got payback and ran over Punk in the same car. Punk never got up after, and Austin retained.

### Occasional Appearances (2020)

Punk returned in the first ever match of 2020, which was the first ever Money in the Bank Ladder Match along with Ricochet, Jeff Hardy, John Morrison, Kevin Owens, and Adam Cole. Unfortunately, Owens was the one who got the briefcase. Punk then showed up in the April 2020 Royal Rumble at lucky #27, which he immediately eliminated Rob Van Dam with a Barb Wire Board, but then got attacked by rival Stone Cold. At one point, Punk was getting ready for a GTS to Austin, but got Black Massed by Aleister Black, eliminating both men.

### Return and Hardcore Champion (2021)

After 1 year of inactivity, Punk returned in the 2021 Royal Rumble at #7, battling with Seth Rollins. Punk actually laid low for a while, not worried about getting much eliminations. During the final moments of the match, Punk and Jon Moxley were brawling with each other before getting ambushed by Roman Reigns. Reigns managed to eliminate Moxley. It looked like Roman was gonna win, but with a distraction from Moxley, Punk managed to toss over Reigns and win the rumble. Since the championship was on the line, Punk also became the new WSC Hardcore Champion.

### Feud with Reigns and Nathan (2022)

Punk went in 2022 looking red hot, as he had to retain his championship against former Shield brothers, Jon Moxley, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins. Surprisingly, with a GTS to Rollins, Punk retained his championship. After the match, Reigns requested to face off against Punk again, and Nathan himself said that it'll be Roman vs Punk vs a mystery opponent in a Barbed Wire Steel Cage Match. Before the match started, Nathan revealed that the mystery person was Cody Rhodes. Punk was soooo close of escaping from the cage through the door, but Nathan unexpectedly sabotaged Punk and slammed the door shut, leaving Punk inside. After Nathan sabotaged Punk by slamming the door shut, Reigns went for a Double-Spear to Punk and Rhodes for the pin.

After the match, Nathan wanted to issue an apology to Punk. Punk came out, but did not buy his apology one bit. After being rejected, Nathan went *off* on Punk saying that he'll never be as good as him and that Punk is "Just a Dick". Then Punk tried to attack Nathan, but Nathan fought back and Punk rushed out of the ring. but then Nathan said "That's right, Bitch. Walk away". Punk then became *piiisseeed*, and absolutely beat his ass before security got him. The Stage Creator had enough, and fired Punk right on the spot, stating "You'll never see his face again!".

After 2 months, Punk out of nowhere was in his car about to run over Nathan, but Danny Meltzer warned him and got out of the way. Then, Punk came back again weeks later and attacked Nathan, but got stopped by rival "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. That won't break him down though, as Punk showed up while Nathan was making a promo and asked for his job back. Nathan then said that he and Punk will have a qualifying match for a spot in the fifth Deadly Games at WrestleMania. If Punk loses, his WSC career will be gone. Then the match came on December 17. Nathan tried to easily get the upper hand, but Punk pretty much reversed every move. Punk then tries and strike back by assauting Nathan's bum knee. The fight then escalated to the outside when Punk performed a suicide dive on to Nathan, but then he throws Nathan back into the ring. Nathan tries absolutely everything to take Punk down, even performing his 'Creation of Destruction' move (of which nobody kicked out of), but even Punk kicked out of THAT. eventually, Punk got the win with 2 GTS's, where he now gets a spot in the Deadly Games.

### WrestleMania (2023-present)

On March 19, The Fifth Deadly Games Match finally came. The match included Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Austin Theory, Ricochet, Punk, and Cody Rhodes. However, Nathan talked on the mic announcing one more guy in the Deadly Games. That being, the one and only Joker Jon Moxley! Interestingly, Nathan meant to invite the ordinary Jon Moxley, but looks like that didn't went to plan. During the match, AJ Styles attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank but got hit with a GTS by Punk before he could. Unfortunately for Reigns, Moxley got him ready to hit a Paradigm Shift, but all of a sudden Seth came and pushed the two off, and both went through the cell, eliminating them. Not to long after, Brock Lesnar came back in a Semi to try and steal the belt from the competitors. He went to grab the belt, but got hit by a Cross Rhodes from Cody, knocking him to the scaffolding. Cody then grabbed down the title and became our NEW WSC Hardcore Champion, ending the 351 day reign of Reigns.

Weeks later, Punk started to feud with Styles. Punk was seen arguing with him backstage, which basically confirmed that he was rehired. After that, Styles attempted to cash in on Rhodes, but got attacked by Punk, who fled the scene after The O.C. ran in. Punk would then enter the 2023 Royal Rumble at #9, but got no eliminations and was eliminated by Styles.

A month after the rumble, Styles and Punk confronted each other in a promo, and after arguments, they both wanted to face each other at WSC No Mercy, WSC's second premium live event, with the Briefcase on the line. And it was made official when Nathan announced the match card, confirming Punk vs AJ. The match then began on November 17, and after a 14 minute five star match, Styles won off of a Phenomenal Forearm, retaining the Briefcase.

### Personal Life

Brooks married fellow wrestler April Mendez, also known as AJ Lee, on June 13, 2014. He is an atheist, and has been outspoken in his support for LGBT rights and same-sex marriage. Like his wrestling persona, he follows a straight edge lifestyle. Brooks once worked for a shop named All American Comics.

In February 2015, WWE doctor Christopher Amann filed a defamation lawsuit against Brooks and Scott Colton over Brooks's allegations of medical malpractice on an episode of Colton's podcast. Amann was seeking roughly $4 million in compensation and an undisclosed amount in punitive damages. WWE issued a statement and video in support of Amann. The case went to trial in 2018, where a jury ruled in favor of Brooks and Colton. In August 2018, Colton filed a lawsuit against Brooks, alleging breach of contract and fraud due to Brooks's alleged agreement and later refusal to pay Colton's legal fees for the Amann suit. Colton sought $200,000 in damages and an additional $1 million in punitive damages. Brooks filed a counterclaim against Colton in June 2019, for $600,000 and additional fees. Both lawsuits were settled and dismissed in September 2019. According to *PWInsider*, the settlement involved no financial compensation.

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