CM Punk spent a large part of his life in streets where he was confronted with drugs and alcohol. But CM Punk turned away from them and became the part of ''Straight Edge'' a movement of being Alcohol, Drug, and Cigarette free. Afterward, CM Punk decided to join the Steel Domain Wrestling School where he was trained by Ace Steel, an American professional wrestler.
CM Punk started his professional career, on the ''American independent circuit''. After that, Punk signed a contracted with ''World Wrestling Entertainment'' (WWE). There the WWE Punk won numerous championship that includes 2x WWE Championships, 3x World Heavyweight Championship, and World Tag Team Championship with Kofi Kingston and much more.
Similarly, Punk broke the record as the fastest wrestler to earn the WWE Triple Crown. Likewise, Punk maintains the record for completing the ''Triple Crown''in the shortest period of time between the first and third title in 203 days.
CM Punk also worked with ''Ultimate Fighting Championship'' (UFC). Besides, Punk has appeared in numerous documentary, films, and television shows such as Monsters Garage, Ghost Hunters Live, The Evolution of Punk, The Challenge; Chamos vs.Pros and so on.
Moving on towards his personal life, CM Punk is married to his long-term girlfriend, A.J. Brooks. Till this date, CM and his wife are living a blissful life without any traces of divorce. Besides his relationship with A.J. Brooks, Punk has dated many personalities which includes Backy Bayless, Allison Danger, Shannon Spruill, Mickie James, Tracy Brookshaw, Maria Kanellis, Amy Dumas and Beth Phoenix.
CM earns an astonishing amount of money through his profession. At the age of 38, he has a net worth of $8 million.