Phil Brooks

Acting · 1.7 popularity

Age

Movies

321

Born: October 26, 1978
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.

Works

321 films

Zootopia 2

20257.7

WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday

20267.1

Night Patrol

20265.1

WWE SummerSlam 2026: Saturday - Countdown

20268.0

Saturday Night's Main Event XLV

20266.0

WrestleMania 41: Saturday

20257.3

WWE WrestleMania 42 – Sunday

20267.1

WrestleMania XL Saturday

20247.6

WWE Wrestlepalooza

20256.0

ROH: Night of Champions

2003

John Cena's Greatest Rivalries

202210.0

Rabid

20195.8

WWE: The Big Show - A Giant's World

20116.7

ROH: Year Two

201210.0

WWE SummerSlam 2025: Saturday

20256.8

The History of WWE: 50 Years of Sports Entertainment

20138.8

ROH: Year Three

201310.0

WrestleMania XL Sunday

20248.3

WWE Night of Champions 2025

20256.7

The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!

20156.9

ROH: Year 5

201510.0

Elimination Chamber

20267.0

Girl on the Third Floor

20195.2

WWE The Great American Bash 2012: Super Smackdown Live!

201210.0

WWE The Great American Bash 2008

20087.4

WWE WrestleMania XXVIII

20127.9

AEW Double or Nothing 2022

20226.6

WWE Survivor Series 2012

20127.3

WWE Best of Raw 2024 Special

20257.5

WWE Wrestlemania XXVI

20107.7

ROH: Year Four

201410.0

The Rock vs. John Cena: Once in a Lifetime

2012

WWE WrestleMania 23

20078.3

WWE Extreme Rules 2009

20097.6

WWE Bad Blood 2024

20247.9

WWE Elimination Chamber 2013

20136.7

Jakob's Wife

20215.7

WWE WrestleMania 29

20137.6

WWE Survivor Series 2007

20078.0

The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn

20118.0

WWE WrestleMania XXIV

20088.1

WWE: The Best of Raw & Smackdown 2011

201210.0

Daniel Bryan: Just Say Yes! Yes! Yes!

20157.7

WWE WrestleMania XXVII

20117.3

WWE Royal Rumble 2025

20256.6

WWE: 30 Years of Survivor Series

201710.0

Hard Knocks

2009

WWE Clash at the Castle 2024

20247.4

WWE Survivor Series 2006

20067.1

WWE Royal Rumble 2014

20145.8

The True Story of WrestleMania

20118.2

ROH: 2nd Anniversary

2004

WWE WrestleMania XXV

20097.8

WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto

20258.0

WWE Royal Rumble 2013

20137.2

Daniel Bryan: Journey to WrestleMania 30

20148.4

WWE Elimination Chamber 2012

20126.4

WWE Elimination Chamber 2011

20116.8

WWE Elimination Chamber 2025: Toronto - Kickoff

20256.5

WWE Royal Rumble 2010

20107.7

WWE SummerSlam 2013

20137.8

WWE Survivor Series 2009

20098.0

WWE Royal Rumble 2007

20078.0

WWE Elimination Chamber 2010

20106.8

WWE Royal Rumble 2008

20087.5

WWE RAW 1000

2012

WWE Clash in Paris 2025

20257.3

WWE Extreme Rules 2012

20127.6

The Firefly Funhouse Match

20208.5

WWE Judgment Day 2007

20077.3

WWE Money in the Bank 2024

20246.8

WWE The Great American Bash 2007

20076.3

WWE One Night Stand 2008

20088.2

WWE Night of Champions 2011

20117.8

WWE SummerSlam 2012

20127.6

The Road is Jericho: Epic Stories and Rare Matches from Y2J

20154.8

FIP Payback

2005

WWE Night of Champions 2010

20107.2

WWE Survivor Series 2013

20136.2

WWE Money in the Bank 2011

20117.8

WWE Over The Limit 2012

20126.8

WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs 2013

20137.3

WWE SummerSlam 2024: Cleveland Kickoff

2024

WWE Bragging Rights 2010

20108.2

Saturday Night's Main Event - John Cena's Final Match

20258.2

WWE Night of Champions 2012

20128.0

CM Punk: Best in the World

20128.2

WWE Survivor Series 2011

20117.4

WWE Money in the Bank 2013

20137.5

Randy Orton: RKO Outta Nowhere

20168.8

WWE: The New & Improved DX

20076.1

WWE Cyber Sunday 2007

20076.2

WWE One Night Stand 2007

20077.2

WWE Unforgiven 2007

20077.1

AEW Full Gear 2021

20217.6

WWE Survivor Series 2008

20087.2

WWE Royal Rumble 2009

20097.1

WWE: Satan's Prison - The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber

201010.0

WWE Night of Champions 2013

20136.9

Undertaker: The Streak 21-1

20145.8

WWE No Way Out 2008

20086.5

WWE Hell in a Cell 2009

20096.7

WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Life of a Masked Man

20127.8

Guarding Stars

2026

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2011

20117.1

The True Story of the Royal Rumble

20166.0

The John Cena Experience

20117.4

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2009

2009

WWE No Mercy 2007

20076.7

WWE WrestleMania 22

20068.3

WWE Bragging Rights 2009

20097.0

WWE SummerSlam 2009

20097.5

WWE Judgment Day 2009

20096.8

WWE Royal Rumble 2011

20117.0

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2008

2008

WWE Royal Rumble 2024

20247.4

WWE SummerSlam 2007

20076.2

WWE SummerSlam 2008

20087.4

WWE TLC: Tables Ladders & Chairs 2009

20096.8

WWE Capitol Punishment 2011

20116.7

WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Kickoff

2025

WWE Royal Rumble 2012

20127.1

WWE Money In The Bank 2012

20127.5

WWE Hall of Fame 2025

20256.3

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches 2012

201210.0

WWE Over the Limit 2010

20106.8

WWE Extreme Rules 2010

20107.0

WWE SummerSlam 2024

20248.1

PWG: Pimpin' In High Places

20037.0

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2013

2013

WWE Judgment Day 2008

20087.6

ECW December to Dismember

20069.3

The Essential AJ Styles Collection

20167.0

AEW All In 2023: London

20237.8

WWE: Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden

20139.2

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 2

201310.0

IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 2

2004

WWE Over The Limit 2011

20115.9

AEW All Out 2021

20218.0

WWE Hell in a Cell 2013

20137.1

WWE Vengeance 2011

20116.8

WWE Vengeance: Night of Champions 2007

20077.4

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024

20246.8

WWE Tribute to the Troops 2011

2011

ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1

2004

Saturday Night's Main Event XXXIX

20255.7

WWE Fatal 4-Way 2010

20107.6

WWE Hell in a Cell 2011

20116.6

WWE Breaking Point 2009

20097.4

WWE The Bash 2009

20097.4

WWE Extreme Rules 2011

20117.0

WWE Battleground 2013

20137.1

WrestleMania 41 Saturday Post-Show

2025

Survivor Series: WarGames

20256.7

ROH: Night of The Butcher

2002

Alex Shelley: Made in Detroit

201310.0

WWE Payback 2013

20137.1

WWE SummerSlam 2011

20116.9

WWE Armageddon 2008

20087.6

PWG Sells Out: Volume 2

200910.0

WWE: The Best of Raw & SmackDown 2012, Volume 1

20137.0

Bloodstained Honor

200810.0

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2013

20138.0

NXT's Greatest Matches Vol. 1

20166.0

WWE SummerSlam 2010

20107.0

ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1

201310.0

WWE Unforgiven 2008

20087.6

Elimination Chamber: Post-Show

20267.2

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2023

20237.4

Let's Start a Cult

20245.8

WWE Armageddon 2007

20076.2

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event XXXVI

2009

ROH: The Summer of Punk

2012

WWE Countdown to WrestleMania XL Saturday

2024

AEW All Out 2022

20227.7

AEW Revolution 2022

20228.3

ROH: Ring of Hardcore

201210.0

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 2

201610.0

Bash in Berlin Kickoff 2024

2024

ROH: Best In The World

2008

WWE Hell In A Cell 2012

20126.5

WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff

20249.0

AEW Awards

2022

ROH: The Rise of Generation Next

2012

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part One

2004

TNA: Best of the Asylum Years, Vol 1

2010

OMG! Top 50 Incidents in WWE History

2026

ROH: All Star Extravaganza

20023.3

Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman

20147.4

ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 2 - Straight Edge

2005

IWA Mid-South Ted Petty Invitational 2004 - Night 1

2004

Countdown to Royal Rumble 2026

2026

ROH: The Battle Lines Are Drawn

200410.0

ROH: World Title Classic

2004

WWE No Way Out 2012

20127.1

ROH: Escape From New York

2005

AEW Grand Slam

20219.5

CM Punk: Icon

201610.0

ROH: Creating Excellence

201410.0

ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2

2004

ROH: Stars of Honor

2008

WWE Raw on Netflix Premier Post-Show

20256.7

ROH: Beating The Odds

2003

Countdown to WWE Bash in Berlin

20247.0

Brock Lesnar: Eat, Sleep. Conquer. Repeat

20168.8

FIP Violence is the Answer

2005

ROH: Night of The Grudges

2003

WWE Bash in Berlin

20247.1

Countdown to Elimination Chamber 2025

20257.0

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

20237.9

WWE: Best Pay-Per-View Matches of 2011

20117.0

ROH: Redemption

2005

ROH: Greatest Rivalries

2008

ROH: Fate of An Angel

2005

ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon

2012

Interviews with a Hero: The Chris Hero Story

201110.0

PWG: The Secret of The Ooze

200410.0

ROH: Round Robin Challenge III

2004

WWE: Straight to the Top - Money in the Bank Anthology

20137.4

ROH: Collision Course

2004

ROH: Bitter Friends, Stiffer Enemies

2003

PWG Sells Out: Volume 1

200710.0

PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night Two

2004

WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 3

201410.0

ROH: Gold

2004

ROH: Punk - The Final Chapter

2005

ROH: Reborn - Stage One

2004

ROH: Expect The Unexpected

2003

Samoa Joe: A Championship Legacy

201310.0

FIP Emergence - Tag 2

2004

ROH: The Last Stand

2004

ROH Final Battle 2004

2004

Saturday Night's Main Event XLI

20256.5

AEW Beach Break 2022

20228.0

ROH: At Our Best

2004

ROH: Death Before Dishonor III

2005

ROH: One Year Anniversary Show

2003

Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules

2009

ROH: Generation Next

200410.0

ROH: All Star Extravaganza 2

2004

ROH: Glory By Honor II

2003

ROH: Empire State Showdown

2003

ROH: Midnight Express Reunion

2004

ROH: Samoa Joe vs. CM Punk

2012

CM Punk: The Second City Saint

201210.0

WWE Night of Champions 2025 Kickoff

2025

WWE WrestleMania XL Kickoff Press Event

20247.0

ROH: Final Battle 2021

202110.0

ROH: The Final Showdown

2005

Samoa Joe: Total Domination

201210.0

WWE Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 Post-Show

20246.0

ROH Final Battle 2003

2003

MLW Rise of The Renegades

2003

PWG: An Inch Longer Than Average

20039.0

ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 3 - The Legacy Continues

2002

PWG: 2nd Annual Bicentennial Birthday Extravaganza - Night Two

2005

ROH: Joe vs Punk II

2004

FIP New Year's Classic 2005

2005

ROH: Sign of Dishonor

2005

IWA-MS House of Hardcore 2nd Anniversary

2002

AJ Styles: Styles Clash

201310.0

PWG: Tango & Cash Invitational - Night One

20048.0

PWG: The Reason For The Season

200410.0

ROH: Reborn - Stage Two

2004

WWE Countdown to Royal Rumble 2025

2025

ROH: Glory By Honor III

2004

Raw on Netflix Kickoff

2024

ROH: Testing The Limit

2004

ROH: Reborn - Completion

2004

ROH: Survival of The Fittest

2004

Colt Cabana: Chicago's Favorite Son

2013

ROH: Manhattan Mayhem

2005

UXW Chris Candido Memorial Show

2005

ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2 - Part Two

2004

ROH: War of The Wire

2003

WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland Post Show

2024

FIP New Dawn Rising

2005

WWE Night of Champions 2009

20097.1

ROH: The Homecoming

2005

ROH: Revenge on the Prophecy

2003

FIP With Malice

2005

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

20187.0

ROH: Do or Die

2003

ROH: The Epic Encounter

2003

WWE Backlash 2009

20097.0

ROH: Scramble Cage Melee

2004

ROH: The Best of CM Punk Vol. 1 - Better Than You

2005

ROH: Retribution - Round Robin Challenge II

2003

NXT Deadline 2023

20236.4

PWG: Rocktoberfest

20047.0

GCW The Indie Wrestling Hall of Fame

2022

ROH: Death Before Dishonor

2003

Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson

201310.0

FIP Fallout Night 1 2004

2004

IWA-MS When Hero Met Punk

2003

FIP Bring the Pain

2005

FIP Heatstroke 2005 - Night 1

2005

FIP Heatstroke 2005 - Night 2

2005

MLW Hybrid Hell

2003

ROH: WrestleRave '03

2003

STARRCAST III: Best In The World - CM Punk

2019

UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem

20166.7

ROH: Main Event Spectacles

2003

Cm punk AEW story

2024

FIP Sold Out

2005

FIP Dangerous Intentions

2005

ROH: The Conclusion

2003

ROH: Tradition Continues

2003

MLW Revolutions

2003

Countdown to WWE Backlash France 2024

2024

FIP Unstoppable

2005

FIP Florida Rumble

2004

Chikara: The Renaissance Dawns

2002

FIP The Usual Suspects

2005

CM Punk in AEW: The End

2023

ROH Final Battle 2002

2002

MLW War Games

2003

FIP Emergence - Tag 1

2004

FIP In Full Force

2005

Straight Shootin' Series with Samoa Joe & CM Punk

200510.0

WWE SummerSlam 2026 Saturday Post-Show

2026