8 Things To Expect From CM Punk In 2020

4. A WWE Studios Project

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For anybody who’s seen Girl on the Third Floor or Jen and Sylvia Soska’s take on Rabid, Phil Brooks has certainly proven himself as a hugely promising actor.

So many times over the decades, wrestlers have tried to transition to the world of movies and TV, yet few have truly succeeded. Dwayne Johnson and Dave Bautista are clear standouts – as, relatively speaking, was Roddy Piper for his time – yet The Great One and Big Dave are in the minority. Whether it’s the roles they’re offered or just they’re own acting chops, most wrestlers find it hard to find any real success when making that jump to film.

CM Punk only has two live-action movie credits under his belt right now, yet those two appearances have shown enough to mark Punk out as someone to keep your eye on. And with WWE having their own WWE Studios banner, it would make sense for all parties to look to work together on a movie project.

Given that the aforementioned Soskas have previously worked with WWE Studios on See No Evil 2 and Vendetta, it could even be an idea to have the Twisted Twins helming a Punk-driven horror movie. That would certainly tick a slew of the right boxes for horror hounds and wrestling fans, for sure.

Regardless, given some of the dross that WWE Studios has had an awful habit of putting out over the decades, it would be foolish to not reach out to CM Punk with some sort of movie pitch - given that he’s one of the few bona fide good actors potentially at WWE Studios’ disposal.

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