CM Punk Still Loves Killswitch Engage, But Won’t Trade ‘Cult of Personality’ for ‘This Fire Burns’

Nope, CM Punk won't be bringing Killswitch Engage's "This Fire Burns" back as his entrance music. Living Colour's "Cult of Personality" is here for the long run, and Punk explains exactly why.

CM Punk was the latest wrestler to take part in GQ's Actually Me series, where entertainers answer questions from various comment sections online. Responding to a fan who asked if Punk could ever resurrect "This Fire Burns," Punk answered, "No, I can't and I'm gonna tell you why... even though it's none of your business."

"'Cult of Personality' is iconic. 'This Fire Burns'... also iconic, but c'mon, we're talking about Living Colour, Vernon Reid. This song has been with me since 1989 when it came out and I was on a little league team the Indians.

The former WWE Champion continued, "I knew it was time to make 'Cult of Personality' my theme song in WWE when I was renegotiating my contract and I knew how much Vince McMahon hated to pay for licensed music. I said, 'Guess what, pal? The only way I'm re-signing is if I get this song.' I thought he was gonna say no and I was gonna peace out and go on vacation. He said yes, and now here I am."

Punk also spoke about a moment at this year's Wrestlemania, where Living Colour linked up with legendary producer Rick Rubin.

"Everybody comes to Wrestlemania, even Rick Rubin," Punk recalled. "There was a great moment backstage where Rick Rubin and Living Colour converge and I watch everybody's faces light up, mine included because I'm like a fly-on-the-wall little kid, happy to see these musical heroes interacting."

"They immediate start talking to each other and Vernon Reid and Rick Rubin start to have this wild conversation about 'Oh man, I haven't seen you since the Mick Jagger sessions.' The last time they physically were in a room together was like 1988. Just absolutely wild musical geniuses just having a moment and me being able to experience it... it's pretty wild."

Check out the full Actually Me segment with CM Punk below.