According to Wrestling Observer Newsletter, sources inside WWE circles say there has been talk of turning CM Punk heel.
However, because his merchandise is selling far better than someone in his position should be selling, many believe that he should be built up higher as a babyface. There has also been talk of Punk switching brands.
We say it’s far too early for this sort of switch. What do you think? Would CM Punk make a good heel?
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Many fans are wondering why CM Punk lost the ECW title to Chavo Guerrero.
This, of course, was followed by a clean loss to Edge on SmackDown and being an elimination by Chavo at the Royal Rumble.
The wrestler, supposedly is in “the dog house” again. The story backstage is that Punk isn’t listening to the road agents who dictate his matches and that his house show matches lately have been considered to be “indy level sloppy.”
Once again, CM Punk is rumored to be causing problems backstage.
Moreover, the agents aren’t too pleased that he reportedly laughs about his botches in matches when he comes backstage.
As if that weren’t enough, there appears to be another political issue of some sort involving Punk hitting on the wrong person in the company. Sounds intriguing. We’ll keep you posted.
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On The Sun’s official website, there’s an article with WWE Diva Maria.
In June 2006, she told the newspaper that she was dating fellow wrestler CM Punk. Now, reveals that the pair has split up as couple.
“Me and Punk split, four months ago. If you want to put that in The Sun go right ahead. I am so ready for this to leak!,” Maria said. “Everyone thinks we’re still a couple, so I hope that this actually gets out there finally.”
The ECW on Sci-Fi tapings took place last night - and there was a title change!
Probably because John Morrison is rumored to be one of WWE’s wrestlers suspended, CM Punk defeated him to capture the ECW title.
You can watch the match Tuesday night.
It could have been the highlight of his career. But the match never happened.
CM Punk was scheduled to face Chris Benoit for the vacated ECW world title on the evening of June 24 at WWE’s Vengeance pay-per-view in Houston. Benoit, of course, never showed. The following night Punk and the other superstars of WWE received the chilling news that Benoit, one of the most respected performers in the company, had allegedly killed his wife and his 7-year-old son before taking his own life.
CM Punk, like the rest of his colleagues, was stunned and saddened.
“Mind, you, when I first heard, there were no details. I was pretty sad. I was disappointed because I was supposed to wrestle him at the pay-per-view. I guess I was confused and disappointed. Obviously my confusion would grow the next day.”
The tragedy hit Punk especially hard since he grew up a fan of Benoit.
“I was always a huge fan of Chris Benoit and was extremely influenced by him and his work ethic,” says Punk. He says he was even more flattered when he first met Benoit, and the Canadian-born wrestler told the youngster that he was a fan of his.
“That paints a picture of who Chris Benoit was. He was a student of the game. He was a student when he really didn’t need to be anymore.”
But, says Punk, Benoit was first and foremost a teacher.
“I think that’s the relationship he and I had. We were buddies, and he’d go out of his way to talk to me. Not only about wrestling, but about the music I liked and what was going on in my life. He took care of everybody in the locker room. He asked questions, and he wanted to know what was going on with everybody.”
Benoit was a product of the old school of wrestling, a graduate of Stu Hart’s infamous dungeon facility in Calgary, and knew when to push the right buttons, says Punk.
“He could also be very stern. I remember staying late many times cleaning up the locker room. But I did it not just because I had to do it, but because it was what needed to be done.”
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The following is taken from a Singapore newspaper article about CM Punk …
Almost every inch of his muscular body is covered in myriad tattoos.
With his long shaggy hair and outwardly mean demeanour, CM Punk isn’t someone an average girl would bring home to meet mommy and daddy.
But who cares?
Certainly not Punk, a star pro wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), who proclaims that he just wants to be himself.
But Punk, whose real name is Phillip Brooks, said: ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’
That’s because although he may look like a wild child, Punk does not drink, do drugs or even smoke. The 28-year-old, who will be in Singapore as part of the WWE Smackdown/ECW Summerslam Tour next month, told The New Paper in a phone interview from Connecticut last Friday:
“In wrestling, everybody’s got such a strong personality. It may be ironic, but it helps to become a good role model (for others).”
So committed is he to this clean lifestyle that he tattooed the word “straightedge” on his abdomen. The word refers to the straight-living lifestyle he adopts.
Punk also has a Pepsi tattoo on his left shoulder “because I like drinking it (and not beer). It may be boring to some people, but that’s just me.”
Although not confirmed, according to several sources in contact with the Wrestling-Observer Newsletter, CM Punk earned himself more backstage heat recently.
After learning that he was booked to lose on a house show card, the report says Punk asked the road agent if the reports of him being in the WWE doghouse were true. The agent denied the idea that there was heat on Punk, but then told colleagues about the conversation, which exacerbated their ill-feelings of the wrestler.
The initial months for CM Punk with WWE were plagued by heat from a few key members of the WWE power bloc - but he now has heat with most of the locker room, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports.
Management has received multiple complaints from wrestlers who claimed that Punk carries a “main-event” attitude backstage despite being relatively new.
Sources say that Punk doesn’t say or do anything inherently disrespectful, but his sarcastic attitude is not well-received by a WWE locker room that doesn’t believe he’s earned the right to possess such an attitude.
Also, ending his relationship with Maria didn’t help Punk’s standing in the locker room.
Tune in to the Sci-Fi Channel on October 31, between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. and you won’t be seeing CM Punk wrestle. At least not with human beings.
The ECW star will co-host a show called “Ghost Hunters.” He’ll be investigating the supposedly haunted Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. It’s the same location where Stephen King based The Shining and the program will air live.
