Professional wrestlers have dabbled in acting over the past few decades, but in more recent years, many have made a legitimate transition out of the WWE and other federations into full-time acting in Hollywood. Right now, CM Punk is doing both after a recent appearance in the horror movie Night Patrol, and shared his plans for acting with CinemaBlend.
After sharing his ideal timeline for retirement, I asked Punk during the Night Patrol junket what his long-term goals for acting were. Did he want to transition out of wrestling to act full-time like his peers John Cena, Dwayne Johnson, and Dave Bautista? Maybe not that, but the WWE Heavyweight Champion did indicate he's interested in doing more movies and television:
