Former professional wrestler and current MMA attempter, CM Punk recently sat down with noted Heavy Metal magazine Kerrang! to discuss his the songs that get him worked up while he’s working out preparing for a fight.
“Some of these song picks could get repetitive,” Punk admitted, laughingly. “Every single song is on the list because it’s a power song. And I could easily throw 10 more at you! This was a hard list to compile!”
Unsurprisingly, Punk’s playlist features heavily in classic punk rock like The Misfits, new breed artists like Frank Turner and even a touch of metal with legendary band Motorhead.
- Misfits – “Green Hell”
- Madball – “Set It Off”
- Rocket From the Crypt – “Middle”
- Against Me! – “Black Me Out”
- Run the Jewels – “Talk to Me”
- Rancid – “Roots Radical”
- Cock Sparrer – “Take ‘Em All”
- Bouncing Souls – “Apartment 5F”
- Turnstile – “I Don’t Wanna Be Blind”
- Motorhead – “Ace of Spades”
- Frank Turner – “The Next Storm”
- Living Colour – “Cult of Personality”
The most interesting choice in the list is “Cult of Personality” which Punk used as his entrance theme on the independent scene and for the final years of his WWE run.
CM Punk, unhappy with his place in the company and how he was being used in storylines, famously walked out of the WWE after the 2014 Royal Rumble. He went on to compete twice in the UFC Welterweight division, losing first to Mickey Gall via submission in 2016 and then by decision to Mike Jackson in 2018.
You can hear each song as well as Punk’s notes on the Kerrang! website.
