“Look in my eyes, what do you see? The cult of personality”

The guitar lick belts out, and he stands in the tunnel. The silhouette of everything that is great about wrestling. The man who forever holds his ground. Who speaks to the people. The man of conviction and of passion. The underdog. The man of the hour, who makes the hair come up on your arms.

An eternal Chicago icon — the one and only CM Punk! And he’s making that walk again. Punk captured the hearts of millions as a no-frills avenger. As the black sheep. A wardrobe of taped wrists, slicked hair and tattoos that tell a story. Facing bigger and badder men. Beloved for being an everyman. Adored for being right down to Earth. A superstar because the odds are forever against him, and he never backs down. 
In other words, one of us.

It was Punk who gave power to every acronym — CM, DIY, and all the more famous ones in which he won championships. Six in total. It was Punk who gave meaning to words — straightedge, blue collar, no nonsense, a little unnerving. Risk taker? He made living on the edge not only an artform, but he made it vicarious.

During a title reign that lasted a record 434 days, he rightly came to call himself the best in the world. Each day a celebration of wrestling’s great Black Sheep getting the shine. It was like the truth in full color. The unlikeliest of superstars, who dealt in brass tacks and passion. The man who is all heart.

We love him because we are him. And Roots of Fight is thrilled to introduce a new partnership with the great CM Punk!