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CM Punk made his return to WWE at the end of Survivor Series 2023, and since then, he has been active in the promotion. He has maintained his main event status since returning to the promotion despite not having a proper World Championship run as of now. But overall, he is doing a commendable job.
CM Punk decided to leave WWE in January 2014 when he felt that he was robbed of his WrestleMania main event opportunity for back to back two years. He remained out of in ring action for a long time before finally returning to the ring with AEW in September 2021. But things did not go as planned for him in the new wrestling promotion, and he left it in 2023.
How did CM Punk get his iconic WWE theme song
One of the most famous things about CM Punk has been his iconic entrance theme. He uses the song Cult of Personality by Living Color from 1988. Recently, he explained the importance of the song and also revealed how he got it as his entrance theme. While answering fan questions during a GQ interview, he explained the following;
CM Punk won the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, but the reign only lasted for 5 minutes
"'Cult of Personality' is iconic. 'This Fire Burns' is also iconic, but come on, we're talking about Living Color. Vernon Reid. This song's been with me since 1989 when it came out and I was on a little league team, the Indians," said the former five times WWE world champion who is presently active on Monday Night RAW.
Punk previously used 'The Fire Burns' song as his entrance theme
"I knew it was time to make 'Cult of Personality' my official theme song in WWE when I was renegotiating my contract and I knew how much Vince McMahon hated to pay for licensed music. I said, 'Guess what, pal? The only way I'm re-signing is if I get this song.' I thought he was going to say 'no' and I was going to peace out and go on vacation, and he said 'yes,' and now here I am."
CM Punk previously used the entrance theme 'The Fire Burns' by Killswitch Engage, and it had been his entrance theme from the very first day of joining the promotion. Later, he changed it to Cult of Personality while having his legendary rivalry with John Cena during the early PG Era of the promotion, and ultimately, it became his signature.
