SUMMARY
- CM Punk’s promos often spark excitement in the fans, and the people watching them may get goosebumps from his intensity.
- Pipebomb Promo, has been one of the most controversial and infamous promos in WWE.
CM Punk, originally known as Phillip Jack Brooks, is one of the biggest names in the professional wrestling industry. The former seven-time WWE World Champion made a shocking comeback at the Stamford-based promotion of Survivor Series 2023. He left AEW the same year in September and was speculated to return to his previous promotion.
Punk has been one of the most loved superstars of all time, and this is because of his exceptional in-ring abilities and awesome mic skills. He is undoubtedly one of the best talkers in the history of WWE and has proven himself on numerous occasions.
CM Punk’s promos often spark excitement in the fans, and the people watching them may get goosebumps from his intensity. His talking style is super engaging, and the crowd loves to hear him out. Punk’s pipe bomb promotion is one brilliant example of this case.
CM Punk’s ‘Pipe Bomb’ promo
‘Pipebomb Promo‘ has been one of the most controversial and infamous promos in the Triple-H-led promotion, but it was quite awesome for the fans as they were moved by the words of the ‘Best in the World’. On the June 27, 2011, edition of Monday Night, RAW Punk took over the mic to address John Cena lying beaten down in his table match with R-Truth because of the intervention of the leader of the new ‘Nexus’ faction.
CM Punk, in a Steve Austin t-shirt, went on to address the WWE Universe about various taboo topics. Punk talked about the company’s creative direction, the McMahon family, and other wrestlers like Brock Lesnar and Hulk Hogan. He also mentioned other wrestling promotions like Ring of Honor and NJPW.
10 years ago today, CM Punk cut the Pipe Bomb promo. https://t.co/O84jyja54M
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) June 27, 2021
He complained about the fact that after all his accomplishments, The Rock was in the main event of WrestleMania next year and he was not. Punk then also accused the crowd and told them they were the reason he was leaving WWE with the title three weeks later.
He then started to talk ill about McMahon’s family, and his microphone was cut in between, and he yelled, I’ve been silenced. This powerful promo indeed changed Punk’s wrestling career and other things in WWE.
CM Punk’s 5 other promos that will give you goosebumps
Other than the famous ‘Pipe Bomb’ promo, Punk has some seriously great promos that are surely a treat to watch for the fans. He has silenced some big wrestling names in his career, like The Rock, Jeff Hardy, and others. Let’s see some of the best promos of the ‘Best in the World’.
5. Eye drops
One of the underrated but awesome promos of CM Punk came in an October episode of SmackDown in 2009. He delivered this promo right before his match with the Great Khali. Jeff Hardy was the guest commentator, sitting ringside at the commentary desk.
Punk claimed that he had an eye injury because of Jeff in the previous match and took out his bottle of prescription to explain to Hardy that, unlike the drugs, this was a legitimate prescription in a way, taking a jab at his drug problem.
4. Boxing with god
On January 7, 2013, CM Punk, who was then the WWE Champion, came into the ring to address the crowd but was interrupted by The Rock in between. It was then that the incredible promo between these two magicians of the mic began.
It is rarely seen that The Rock is silenced during a promo, but this was done by the ‘Best in the World’. He pushed the buttons of the ‘Brahma Bull’ and said one of the most iconic lines in the WWE: “Your arms are just too short to box with God”.
With this banger line, he left the crowd and Johnson shocked, and things were in the heat for their WWE Championship Match later in the Royal Rumble.
3. Best in the world
In 2012, Chris Jericho made his return to confront CM Punk, and WWE did an amazing job setting up a storyline that led these two very best wrestlers to face off in the main event of WrestleMania 28.
In an episode of Monday Night RAW on February 27, 2012, as Punk was getting ready for his match with Daniel Bryan, Chris Jericho made an entrance and confronted him about being ‘Best in the World’. He replies equally well on the mic, and fans witness a brilliant promo between these two fantastic wrestling talkers.
2. Happy birthday to Mysterio’s daughter
CM Punk has undoubtedly been one of the best heels in the business, and he has proven it on multiple occasions. One such occasion was on an episode of Friday Night SmackDown on March 12, 2010. Rey Mysterio was celebrating his daughter’s birthday in the ring along with his family.
Interrupting the celebration came CM Punk with his faction, “Straight Edge Society,” and he confronted Rey Mysterio for a match immediately. But before this, he sang Happy Birthday most creepily to little Aalyah. After this, he talked about one of his best evil promos and messed with Rey’s family.
1. I’m home
With his return to the Survivor Series 2023 after 10 long years, Punk broke the headlines in the wrestling industry. Fans across the world were shocked and super excited to see their beloved superstar return to the Stamford-based promotion.
Two days after the Survivor Series, the 45-year-old superstar was live on an episode of RAW on November 27, 2023. He went on to give his first promo after his return, and the fans loved him. The promo itself brought a massive hike in viewership. Punk explained how he has changed and wants to speak from the heart.
The ‘Best in the World’ said, “I’m home” and the crowd went crazy after this. Punk further explained that this was where he belonged and that he was grateful for the people who didn’t forget him.
CM Punk has been one of the best in the business and has seen a lot of ups and downs throughout his career. His mic skills are impeccable, and his persona of ‘Best in the World’ is loved dearly by the fans. It will be interesting to see what plans WWE has for this superstar in the future.