8 Wrestlers With Gimmicks Ripped Off From Comics

3. CM Punk (Anarky)

Anarky, originally introduced to Batman fans as young Lonnie Machin, is a character compelled to tear down authority and improve social conditions as a result. He's a powerful beacon of rage mixed with good intentions, and Anarky is one of DC's most underrated, yet nonetheless intriguing, personalities.

In wrestling, there's been nobody closer to Anarky's mind set than CM Punk. He even pretty much dressed the same at periods in his WWE career. That hood-up entrance, moody (almost sneering and defiant) facial expression and the anarchist symbolism emblazoned across his chest had to be inspired by Machin's second self.

Looking at Punk's rise from cherished indy prodigy to renegade WWE superstar makes it all the more glaring that he lifted elements of Anarky, or was at least inspired by them.

In a bizarre sense, Vince McMahon became akin to how Anarky viewed Bruce Wayne in the comics. By disrupting an entitled millionaire's plans, Punk talked his way up the ladder and appeared almost as an anti-hero in WWE.