CM Punk discusses Chicago Bulls-inspired entrance at WWE Elimination Chamber
CM Punk discussed the significance of his ring entrance at the United Center during the WWE Elimination Chamber post-show.
Before Punk’s theme music played and he walked through the curtain for his match against Finn Balor, he was shown backstage as “Sirius” by The Alan Parsons Project played throughout the arena. The song was famously used for the Chicago Bulls’ starting lineup introductions during the Michael Jordan era. The PA announcer also gave Punk a Bulls-style introduction before “Cult of Personality” hit.
Punk said:
“That song, Alan Parsons Project, obviously has a connection with the United Center being the intro for the Bulls dynasty. There’s a statue of a man named Michael Jordan right over there at the vestibule. It was also Ricky Steamboat’s entrance for a lot of his time here in WWE.”
“It’s a magical song ladies and gentleman and I got goosebumps just thinking about it and talking about it. But the best part about that entrance are these people behind me,” Punk said while motioning at the live crowd attending the post-show. “And when I say the people behind me, I mean the entirety of the city of Chicago, because they are always behind me.”
When asked about Punk’s association with his hometown, he responded:
“I am one of them so it is always humbling to know that I come from this city, and I have watched such megastars and mega athletes like Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Jeremy Roenick, Ed Belfour, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Seabrook, Duncan Keith, the ’85 Bears. If you put me on a list with any of them, no matter how low on that list, I’m still on the list. Chicago, man, Chicago is the city that works.”
The full WWE Elimination Chamber post-show is available below. The video is cued to Punk’s comments.
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