--- title: "2 First things Quotes By CM Punk" description: "2 First things quotes by CM Punk. Plus more from CM Punk and more First things sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/227/cm-punk-1287_american_pro-wrestling-has-always-been-ingrained_755559.jpg" --- > [Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. Countless people tell me, 'I got into wrestling because my grandfather watched it.' It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/pro-wrestling-has-always-been-ingrained-into-american-culture-it-was/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/227/cm-punk-1287_american_pro-wrestling-has-always-been-ingrained_755559.jpg) > [Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/pro-wrestling-has-always-been-ingrained-into-american-culture-it-was-2/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d3/cm-punk-1287_american-culture_pro-wrestling-has-always-been-ingrained_1173819.jpg) ## More by CM Punk > [Can I wear your blazer?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/can-i-wear-your-blazer/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [Sometimes it's what you don't do that makes you who you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/sometimes-it-s-what-you-don-t-do-that-makes-you-who-you-are/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [I would never be happy with just coming to TV tapings, not working house shows, and just getting by, staying in the shadows. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/i-would-never-be-happy-with-just-coming-to-tv-tapings-not-working/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [I think it's good to have different styles, though. I think it's good to have a lucha on a show, some Japanese flavor, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/i-think-it-s-good-to-have-different-styles-though-i-think-it-s-good/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [Everybody knows how to throw a punch. Not correctly - he or she might not know how to turn the wrist or know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/everybody-knows-how-to-throw-a-punch-not-correctly-he-or-she-might/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [Best of luck in your future endeavors!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/best-of-luck-in-your-future-endeavors/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [Sir! Sir! I'm afraid your music is just too loud!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/sir-sir-i-m-afraid-your-music-is-just-too-loud/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [OMG Kevin Nash WTF thought he was dead LOL](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/omg-kevin-nash-wtf-thought-he-was-dead-lol/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs. I kick people in the face for a living. So, if that’s something you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/i-don-t-drink-i-don-t-smoke-i-don-t-do-drugs-i-kick-people-in-the/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [Something I'm completely not open to is remaking movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/something-i-m-completely-not-open-to-is-remaking-movies/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [If I- if I competed in Bruno Sammartino's era, I'd have been champion for 20 years, too. No, I'd have been champion for 30…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/if-i-if-i-competed-in-bruno-sammartino-s-era-i-d-have-been-champion/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [I don't know if this sounds bad, but I am set. I don't spend my money. I don't buy cars or have an expensive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/i-don-t-know-if-this-sounds-bad-but-i-am-set-i-don-t-spend-my-money-i/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [Punk rock and straight edge will always be married together. As far as me integrating that with wrestling, I learned a lot from punk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/punk-rock-and-straight-edge-will-always-be-married-together-as-far-as/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [ I drink this \[whiskey glass\] and I'm just another JBL? you don't get it, I'm not like you. I'm not JBL, I'm CM Punk!… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/i-drink-this-whiskey-glass-and-i-m-just-another-jbl-you-don-t-get-it/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) > [I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't do drugs... my addiction is wrestling - my obsession is competition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cm-punk/i-don-t-drink-i-don-t-smoke-i-don-t-do-drugs-my-addiction-is/) [CM Punk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cm-punk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-things/cm-punk/#itemlist", "name": "2 First things Quotes By CM Punk", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it. 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