WATCH: CM Punk In New Horror Movie

It’s another career. Roddy Piper once said something like “when I was a wrestler, they said I was acting, but when I was acting, they said that I was a wrestler”. Wrestling and acting would seem to go hand in hand but that has not exactly been the case most of the time. Occasionally you will see a wrestler who can make it work, and that might be the case again this time.

CM Punk is appearing in a new horror film, called Jakob’s Wife, which will be released on the Shudder streaming service on August 19. The film tells the story of a woman who gains powers after meeting a strange man, causing her husband to have to try and save her. Punk plays a supporting role in the film as Deputy Colton. Since leaving wrestling, Punk has dabbled in acting, most notably in the Girl On The Third Floor.

This sounds cool. Check out the trailer for the film, plus some of what made Punk famous:

JAKOB'S WIFE - Official Trailer

Raw: CM Punk makes his shocking return to WWE

CM Punk's Hometown Entrance

Opinion: Like so many wrestlers to come before him, Punk is trying his hand at acting and if that is what he wants to do, good for him for trying it. I’m not sure if Punk is ever going to get in the ring again so it is pretty cool to see him getting to do something outside of the ring. If nothing else, just getting to try your hand at something else must be fun and it seems to be working, at least to an extent.

What do you think of Punk’s acting? Who is your favorite acting wrestler? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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