CM Punk opens up about one of his most sentimental tattoos.
WWE Tattooed profiled CM Punk for their most recent episode. During the conversation, Punk opened up about a major tattoo on his hand, No Gimmicks Needed. He got it as a tribute to the late Chris Candido, but it holds a double meaning.
“‘No Gimmicks Needed’ was kind of like a moniker and a gimmick, if you will, of a wrestler named Chris Candido, who I became close to prior to his death,” Punk explained. “I just felt the need to memorialize him because he was somebody who fell into the traps that a lot of the wrestlers do with the drugs and the alcohol and everything.
“But he had cleaned up, turned his life around in a lot of ways, was on the forefront… Like he laid the groundwork for a guy like me to be able to, when territories dried up, to be able to still go around and be an accomplished traveled wrestler on the Indies.”
CM Punk explains the double meaning behind his No Gimmicks Needed Tattoo
“No gimmicks needed for my buddy Chris Candido. And also gimmicks, kind of a slang for, you know, pills or drugs. Couple different meanings on that one. And yeah, I got it right on my hand.”
Chris Candido passed away due to acute pneumonia brought on by his surgery in 2005. Punk, who worked for ROH at the time, posted an emotional tribute for his fallen comrade that fans can read here.
