WWE superstar CM Punk talks Blackhawks, Stanley Cup bets and missing teeth

WWE superstar CM Punk has had a few teeth knocked out in the wrestling ring, but nothing close to the seven teeth that were knocked out of Duncan Keith’s mouth on Sunday.

“That’s a lot of teeth,” said Punk, a Blackhawks fan and Lockport High School alum. “I’ve had one or two knocked out here and there, but never seven. That’s intense.”

Punk (real name Phillip Brooks) said he has always been drawn to hockey because “it’s physical, and it’s closer to what I do than other sports.” And because several wrestlers are from Canada, he always has somebody to talk hockey with outside of the ring.

“Me and Edge have been talking playoffs,” said Punk, who believes the Blackhawks will win the series in six games. “He’s strongly backing the Blackhawks (in the finals).”

Punk was in junior high when the Blackhawks last made the Stanley Cup finals in 1992 and said it marked the first time he ever made a monetary bet. He only lost $5, but, as he put it, “it might as well have been a million dollars back then.”

This time around, Punk made a friendly wager with “Smackdown” ring announcer and Philadelphia Flyers fan Tony Chimel.

“I won’t divulge what the loser has to do,” Punk said, “but it’s quasi-embarrassing.”

Source: chicagotribune.com