10 Enhancement talents from the past who are now top WWE Superstars

#2 CM Punk

He was a 'gangster' before becoming the 'Best in the World'

Arguably the biggest name in modern-day pro-wrestling, CM Punk has a bittersweet history with WWE that still prompts supportive chants for the ‘Best in the World’. But before Punk went on to take the business by storm, he was just another extra involved with the backstage crew.

Back in 2006, CM Punk appeared as an extra during John Cena’s entrance at WrestleMania 22. Cena entered the arena in a car that had a few ‘gangsters’ hanging out by the side, carrying dummy guns. He was set to face Triple H in the main event of WrestleMania and that was the first time when Punk saw the ‘Grandest Stage of Them All’ up close.

WrestleMania 22 was hosted by Allstate Arena and five years later, CM Punk returned to the building as a Superstar. He went on to beat John Cena for the WWE Championship at Money in the Bank and walked out of the same building as a Champion.

Now, that’s poetic…