CM Punk - WWE Champion Sends Positive Message to Kids About Drugs

On Monday June 30th, 2008 WWE finally stepped upbeing rebellious and questioning authority for example.
as the standard bearer of the industry that they areBecause of who CM Punk is, he is exactly what the
supposed to be. WWE has constantly had numerousWWE needs. The WWE's fanbase has grown to a
problems with children emulating their product andlarge number of younger children, and CM Punk may
causing harm to themselves or others, and to offsetbe able to reach out to many of them to keep them
this they need to realize that they need to constantlydrug free. While often times kids will dismiss positive
be sure to send a positive message now that theydrug free messages because they don't relate to the
are a public company.characters conveying them, CM Punk is young and
CM Punk is a natural at professional wrestling. He'scomes across as cutting edge and almost 'hip'. Kids
been doing it for many years, though he's only beendefinitely connect with him, as is evidenced by his high
featured on WWE wrestling for a short period of time.merchandise sales.
He knows how to wrestle a great spectacle of aAnd now the WWE has given him the World Title of
match, and more than that he knows how to work atheir main show, WWE RAW which airs every
crowd. More than that, he lives what some mightMonday night at 9 PM EST on the USA Network. CM
consider a bit unusual lifestyle, though one that isPunk has some tough shoes to fill, but people were
growing in popularity.simply too sick of John Cena as the champion and
CM Punk lives a "straight edge" lifestyle. That is asomething had to change. Now, under a new banner,
lifestyle that is part of the punk movement in theCM Punk will help us herald in a new drug free
United States and other countries around the world,generation from behind the most unexpected pulpit -
where adherents agree to not do drugs or drinkthat of a professional wrestler.
alcohol, but still otherwise act in a relative punk manner,