- published: 20 Jun 2016
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Wrestling is a form of combat sport involving grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two (occasionally more) competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems.
The term wrestling is attested in late Old English, as wræstlunge (glossing palestram).
Wrestling is one of the oldest forms of combat with references to it as early as the Iliad, in which Homer recounts the Trojan War in the 13th or 12th century BC. The origins of wrestling can be traced back 15,000 years through cave drawings in France. Babylonian and Egyptian relief's show wrestlers using most of the holds known to the present-day sport. In ancient Greece, wrestling occupied a prominent place in legend and literature; wrestling competition, brutal in many aspects, was the number one sport of the Olympic Games. The ancient Romans borrowed heavily from Greek wrestling, but eliminated much of its brutality.
Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by his ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler signed to WWE and appearing on its Raw brand as the reigning WWE Champion.
In professional wrestling, Brooks is a seven time World Champion, having held the ROH World Championship and ECW Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the WWE Championship twice.
In addition to these championships Punk has also won the World Tag Team Championship (with Kofi Kingston), and the WWE Intercontinental Championship making him the nineteenth WWE Triple Crown Champion and the man to achieve this honor fastest at 203 days. Between WWE and Ring of Honor (where he is also a two-time World Tag Team Champion), Punk has won a total of eleven championships. He was also the winner of the 2008 and 2009 Money in the Bank ladder matches (the only wrestler to win the match twice in a row), and was the 2011 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner.
Punk initially came to prominence through his career on the professional wrestling independent circuit, primarily as a member of the ROH roster, where he was the first head trainer of the ROH wrestling school as well as winning both of their championships. In 2005, Punk signed a contract with WWE and was sent to its developmental promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he won every championship available in the promotion. Throughout his career, Punk has consistently used the gimmick of being straight edge, a lifestyle he follows in his actual day-to-day life. Depending on Punk's alignment as a crowd favorite or villain, he emphasizes different aspects of the culture to encourage the desired audience reaction.
Ground zero, bow down to the countdown,
Bringin the ruckus to points around the compass
From the depths of outer space to the center of the Earth,
We€™re getting down for what it€™s worth, we€™re getting down for now,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here
The clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here
The clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
Is this thing on? (yea) are ya hearin it?
We€™ll turn it up so we can get the whole wide world feelin it,
Ayo a penny for my thoughts, a million for my album,
Mine my mind for rhymes and then sell them,
Apocalypse now and then, but in the meantime between,
I€™m tourin down the coast playin host to a gang of flirts,
In a gang of cities, in a gang of states,
We blow rhymes like 10 vets with metal plates,
And the dream is to step up be leanest,
With less than 20 feet and a microphone between us
Well what I mean is, we drop a hammer like Val Venis,
Believe us, we rock blocks, so persevere us,
The adamant aberrant associate antecedent,
Preceding to your view, increasing your impedance
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here
The clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here
The clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
Turn up your amplifier, I am a loud speaker,
Wandering like Jews, itinerant like preacher,
Move from town to town to convert the non-believer,
Speaking to the kids in the stands and in the bleachers,
My destiny€™s got the best of me,
Searching for the spot, where the pot heaven€™s pennies be,
So we parody a pair of achievers, parading imaginary J€™s you make believers
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here
The clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here
The clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out of here,
We got, 3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
I return with the yes, yes, y€™all to bring it back to the future,
3 out of 15 minutes outta suit ya,
I rip at the pit stop, hold back the flip,
Hip hop to rock and roll, I bomb like ya Nora,
Spread like ya baller, its an epidemic,
Peacefully about it so you better call a medic,
I said it before so you know we get frenetic,
Rhymes abandoned from the microphone partners
We got short time to agitate,
We gotta light the fuse, before it gets too late,
Time is of the essence, so you should hold it dear,
Give us our 3 minutes and we€™re outta here,
Cause we got three minutes til we€™re outta here,
The clock keeps tickin and we€™re in the clear, just
3 minutes and we€™re outta here, we got
3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out
we got 3 minutes and we€™re outta here,
the clock is tickin and we€™re in the clear, we got
3 minutes and we€™re outta here, we got
3 minutes and we€™re out, we€™re out