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Gotham City has Batman, Metropolis has Superman and in Chicago, we have CM Punk (a.k.a. Phil Brooks). Like those other guys, the 6’3”, 225-pound Chicagoan has an affinity for knee-high boots, spandex pants and secret identities. And he’s also the reigning WWE heavyweight champion, having bested the Edge in June. Each week on WWE Monday Night Raw the straight-edge (drug- and alcohol-free) superstar thrills fans with his high-flying maneuvers, only to return to his Wicker Park condo in a cloak of anonymity. He rides the El, gets insulted at the Weiner’s Circle and waits two hours for a seat at Kuma’s Corner just like the rest of us.
Time Out Chicago: Were you a jock in high school?
CM Punk: No. I mean, I did try out for football and wrestling but they wouldn’t let me on the teams because I had blue hair.
TOC: Why would someone with blue hair want to be on the football team?
CM Punk: I guess I wanted to see if I could do it. I’ve always wanted to compete on some level.
TOC: What did you do instead?
CM Punk: I went to a lot of shows. I saw Rancid open up for the Offspring and the Bollweevils in ’94. It was when punk was getting really big again, because of Green Day and all that. But it was a good show; I still remember that one.
TOC: How did a punk rocker from Lockport get into wrestling?
CM Punk: Wrestling is pretty DIY. I’ve been doing it for 12 years, completely on my own. It’s like being in a band or running a zine—except that I get to kick people in the face.
TOC: Do you ever play your own character in WWE video games?
CM Punk: I don’t really want to come home and pretend to wrestle on TV. Instead I play Guitar Hero.
TOC: Why do you live in The Crotch?
CM Punk: I’m having second thoughts now that I know it’s called The Crotch. But I’m only here a few days a month and everything I need is within walking distance to my house. And no one bothers me here.
TOC: Why do you think no one bothers you?
CM Punk: I have tattoos and I look like everyone else when I’m not in my underwear [trunks]. Actually, I’m not allowed to wear my street clothes on TV because Vince McMahon says I don’t look like CM Punk when I’m not in my gear. And hipsters either don’t watch TV or they’re too cool to admit they watch wrestling. So no one even talks to me.
TOC: What’s your favorite place to cheat on your diet?
CM Punk: I like to switch it up; one week I’ll get pancakes at Bongo Room, the next week I go to Kuma’s Corner. But I always end up at Coldstone. I love ice cream.
TOC: Do you still ride the El?
CM Punk: Yeah, I take it to the airport all the time. Once in a while someone’s like, “Why are you on the El?” I gotta get places, too. I don’t have a jet pack.
TOC: What kind of people come out to cheer on the hometown hero?
CM Punk: All kinds. Wrestling fans, little kids, punk rockers, people who love me because I’m straight edge, people who love me because I’m from Chicago. It’s always a good show, the fans here are rad.
TOC: What’s a good move to pull on someone who puts ketchup on a hot dog?
CM Punk: Not my finisher, the Go To Sleep. It’s too quick and painless. I’d put them in a Boston Crab and cover them in mustard and relish.
See if CM Punk can hold on to the belt Mon, Aug 18 at Allstate.
Jasmin
Sat, Nov 08, 08, at 6:58pm
CM Punk I love you soooooooooooooooo much but i feel bad for you because you lost your heavyweight champion ship belt to chris jericho but at least you still have your world tag team champion ship nelt with kofi kingston. oh and cm punk guess what i live in illinois too but not in chicago butin auroa so please feel free to come and visit me and my nephew because to watch monday night raw and watch you and all the other wrestlers.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo ??§•?
deanm
Mon, Aug 25, 08, at 10:53am
CM Punk is my passion CM Punk is my god cm is the god of lords. i am your biggest fan ever.So is my freind josh i am going to your show in april.CM Punk rules Foreva
sasquatch
Mon, Aug 25, 08, at 8:22am
Its great for a mark like me to see one of the original 2002 RING OF HONOR roster members make it all the way to the top.^
krista
Sun, Aug 24, 08, at 11:28am
cm punk is a really good wrestler . he has great moves .i liked it when he threw a drink at jbl, it ws really funny. he just does these moves which are great. he is so awesome at what he does.he is fast and he never cheats. he has beautiful eyes.he has great tattoos, plus he is cool. I love him.he is my second favorite wrestler., i love john cena.
cmpunkismyangel@aol.com
Wed, Aug 20, 08, at 1:53pm
CM PUNK IS MY HERO AND JUST BEAUTIFUL EVERWHERE HE TURNS.
from the netherlands
Wed, Aug 20, 08, at 7:51am
i put ketchup on my hot dog :-D
Jordan
Tue, Aug 19, 08, at 11:36pm
Shawn, why on Earth would he get a tatoo to promote a finisher that he can't even use today? He got it because all his friends went and got beer tatoos, and he wanted to prove a point that alcohol is bad so he got a Pepsi tatoo. But yeah, that finisher was awesome.
Also, caffeine is technically a drug, but being straight edge is referring to the more commonly abused drugs that have more severe consequences.
Punk is one of the best in the business, and its nice to see him and Joe on top right now.
:}
Tue, Aug 19, 08, at 4:03pm
I WAS AT RAW CMPUNK IS THE BESSSTTTT I LOVE HIM!!!
Steve
Tue, Aug 19, 08, at 8:05am
It's great to see Punk make it after watching him wrestle for FIP here in Florida and then seeing him in Tampa at the FCW show which is the Developmental talent for WWE.
Scott
Tue, Aug 19, 08, at 7:40am
CM Punk is straight edge, 6'2 and Rancid is punk.
Estefany
Sun, Aug 17, 08, at 12:33pm
There's nothing wrong with putting ketchup on a hot dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE MUSTARD AND RELISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kyle
Sun, Aug 17, 08, at 10:15am
And another thing jeff, Read up on the Straight Edge lifestyle before you talk.
we refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drugs. It's drugs that intoxic you.
Pop, including Pepsi is ok to drink.
And sorry welcome to Detroit motherfuckers now go home, But punk still drink pepsi.
Paul Laveuque
Sun, Aug 17, 08, at 7:31am
CM Punk is only 5'-3" tall and weighs 160 lbs. and he likes disco music,drinks Coke and smokes Kools.
welcome to Detroit motherfuckers now go home
Sun, Aug 17, 08, at 3:05am
To jeff a few posts down, its funny yuo say that because the guy doesnt drink pepsi anymore old tattoo's before your learn somethingis one thing then learning and abstaining is what he did. Owned in the face ouch. Im better than you~
PORIS
Sat, Aug 16, 08, at 5:52pm
baaaaaaaah.......cm punk champ?????.......booooooooooooooo...........although nice interview......dammit man
VINCE
BRING BACK THE ROCK
and the attitude era
PLEASE
Daniel
Sat, Aug 16, 08, at 12:44pm
Punk do u have a ps3, if so can i have ur ID
shawn
Sat, Aug 16, 08, at 12:11am
hey jeff buddy, punk only has a tattoo of the pepsi symbol because of his original finisher called the PEPSI PLUNGE you should look into mate awesome finsher!!!
Troy
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 11:38pm
Punk, just wanted to say i love your attitude and your in ring athletics. You are definatly in my top 5 favorites lol like it really matters but I am glad that you are the world champion and the WWE actually gave you the push to become champion and here i thought they wouldnt because you didnt fit the "persona" or a world champion, anyways keep up the awesome wrestling
- Troy
P.S. love your tat's
Tanya
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 11:24pm
Just wanted to let ya know if you see a woman in the audience holding a sign saying: "Kiss Me CM Punk" next month at Raw in Memphis,TN it'll be me!
Tanya
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 10:52pm
You are a great wrestler who's very talented and one of the best world champions the WWE has ever seen. It makes me so mad to hear people say your win was a fluke and that the only reason you won the title is because you took advantage of Edge. They need to grow up and get a clue. Edge done the same thing to John Cena & The Undertaker to win both the WWE title & the World title and not one person said anything about that,but I knew that was only reason he won them. C-ya next month. Love ya! xoxo
Maurice P
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 10:40pm
CM PUNK!!!!! Outstanding interview! Punk has been one of my sleeper favorites since his days in ROH and now seeing him as world heavyweight champion is just extra sweet. Nice to know as well that we're neighbors, I stay in Logan Square and frequent Kumas Corner as well. Be easy Punk, I'm a life long fan of pro-wrestling and long time supprter of you. "F" off to all the hataz, Punk is one of the only offical wrestlers in all of pro wrestling. 1ne.
phil
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 5:38pm
cm punk, your an awesome wreslter
people who say u arent good stink
and u won the title fair and square, people who think he doesnt suck cause he did win money in the bank and edge did have it comin
John
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 1:11pm
That was a good read.
And haters, theres a such thing as caffeine free Pepsi.
And to prove your point 'The Icon', Wrestling boots give stars up to a 1 1/2 inch lift.
Punk is under-rated. People don't give him the credit he truly deserves. Turning him heel would be terrible for marketing.
Thomas
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 11:17am
Not only is he not true punk and drug-free, but I believe he indeed does have a jet pack.
Jeff
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 7:57am
Since when is Rancid, Offspring and Green Day Punk? By the way, mister "straight edge", Pepsi contains caffeine. Which is a drug.
saif zia
Fri, Aug 15, 08, at 7:26am
bah! punk our new world heavy weight champ. your win was a fluke only b'cause of batista you got the win.actually you were supposed to go heel and then win it(the title) in this fashion but mr. vince insisted that you should be backed in every way as you are the new generation superstar.But his son-in-law hhh does not like you much.your reign(as champion) might end soon .ULTIMATELY JOHN CENA IS THE TRUE CHAMP.
TheIcon
Thu, Aug 14, 08, at 11:23pm
Punk is 6-1, not 6-3. He's actually probably more like 5-11 since WWE loves to add a couple of inches to their wrestlers. But he's not even close to being 6-3.
http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/cmpunk/bio/
SFL773
Thu, Aug 14, 08, at 1:29pm
Hell ya great article on my favorite wrestler CMPUNK!!! I can't wait to see him this Monday at RAW, I have floor seats near the entrance ramp! If he retains the World title it'll be an awesome Homecoming for him as it'll be the first time he's come back to his home town as the champion!!!
poindexter
Tue, Aug 12, 08, at 2:09pm
nice write up of my bf, nat! don't you just love double-dating to kuma's + coldstone?! i sure do.
