Watch Living Colour Perform “Cult of Personality” as CM Punk Enters at WWE WrestleMania 41

At WrestleMania 41 night one last night, it finally happened: Living Colour performed CM Punk’s entrance theme, "Cult of Personality," live on the grandest stage of them all, for the first time since WrestleMania 29. The band delivered the anthemic track in front of a packed Allegiant Stadium, setting the perfect tone for Punk’s highly anticipated main event showdown.

Fans who have followed Punk throughout his career knew how big this was.

WWE added another layer of nostalgia for longtime fans—before Punk made his entrance, the video package highlighting his journey to the main event was set to "This Fire Burns" by Killswitch Engage, his original WWE entrance theme. For fans of the straight-edge superstar, both moments were electric.

In a 2022 interview with SPIN, Punk shared the story behind how he got WWE to let him use "Cult of Personality" in the first place. He first heard the song while playing little league. "What gets me is that it's such a personal story of his connection with the song and the band,” Guitarist Vernon Reid said. "His Little League coach was totally hip, using 'Cult' as young CM Punk's 'get out on the field' music in 89. They won their season's championship! It stuck. We're grateful."

“I was this guy the fans loved,” Punk said. “So the song ‘Cult of Personality’ represents when there is a distinct individual who has such charisma, such personality, that they develop this following, and it’s really not anything more than a cult. And more often times than not, that person turns out to be very dangerous.”

Punk said the decision came down to what he felt truly represented him. "I didn’t want just a song that was going to be cool for three weeks and then I’d get sick of it. I knew 'Cult of Personality' had staying power, and the lyrics lined up with the character I was trying to put on TV."

Twelve years after the song debuted during his legendary 'Summer of Punk' run, the moment was finally brought full circle in front of a sold-out stadium at WrestleMania. Whether it was nostalgia, storytelling, or pure spectacle—it worked.