WATCH: Cubs postseason hype video featuring WWE Superstar CM Punk

WATCH: Cubs postseason hype video featuring WWE Superstar CM Punk


Tony Crumpton Tony Crumpton  ·  Senior Editor ·  

Wild Card series begins TODAY at Wrigley! Cubs vs. Padres. Boyd gets the nod for Game 1 — who’s ready for playoff baseball in Chicago?

Get hyped with this video narrated by WWE Superstar CM Punk:

Video cliff notes/summary:

00:04) The video opens with the line “Out of the dark and into the light” — setting a determined, gritty tone.

(00:06) Chicago declares its identity: “We don’t come to play, we come to fight.”

(00:10) The narration emphasizes the hunger and drive of both the city and the team, refusing to give up on their dream.

(00:17) Celebrates big moments: “This is going to leave the yard… we got big shoulders… we bleed Cub blue.”

(00:23) Highlights Sammy Sosa driving in runs and the unbelievable atmosphere of Cubs baseball.

(00:30) Flashback to the ultimate triumph: “And the Chicago Cubs win the World Series.”

(00:39) Message of resilience: Chicago gives everything to “fly the W.”

(00:45) Metaphor of toughness: they’ll “take the heat and turn it up hotter… take the punches and swing back harder.”

(00:55) The team will “trade blows until there’s only one king” and, at the final bell, claim victory.

(01:00) Closing rally cry: “This postseason we bring the fight.”

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