When Music and Wrestling Collide

Chris Brown's dust-up with CM Punk ain't nothing new.

When Music and Wrestling Collide - Get ready to rumble! Chris Brown got into a Twitter bout with WWE wrestler CM Punk earlier this week. After Punk tweeted that he wanted to "stomp" on Brown because of his infamous beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, the singer fired back on Twitter, questioning the wrestler's manliness and accusing him of steroid use. Punk responded in a Web video, calling Breezy a "sad, cowardly little boy" and inviting him to "get in the ring." We don't know what's going to happen next — CB has since deleted the tweets and said he's done with the flame war — but we know this isn't the first time the world of music and wrestling have collided. And, with both professions' love for the spotlight, beef and fakery, we have a feeling it won't be the last. Click to see what happens when music and wrestling step into the ring. —Ale...

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When Music and Wrestling Collide - Get ready to rumble! Chris Brown got into a Twitter bout with WWE wrestler CM Punk earlier this week. After Punk tweeted that he wanted to "stomp" on Brown because of his infamous beating of then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, the singer fired back on Twitter, questioning the wrestler's manliness and accusing him of steroid use. Punk responded in a Web video, calling Breezy a "sad, cowardly little boy" and inviting him to "get in the ring." We don't know what's going to happen next — CB has since deleted the tweets and said he's done with the flame war — but we know this isn't the first time the world of music and wrestling have collided. And, with both professions' love for the spotlight, beef and fakery, we have a feeling it won't be the last. Click to see what happens when music and wrestling step into the ring. —Ale...

WWF Aggression - In 2000, the WWF released WWF Aggression, a compilation album that featured rappers, including Run DMC, Snoop Dogg and Method Man, performing versions of wrestlers' entrance music. (Photo: Priority Records)

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WWF Aggression - In 2000, the WWF released WWF Aggression, a compilation album that featured rappers, including Run DMC, Snoop Dogg and Method Man, performing versions of wrestlers' entrance music. (Photo: Priority Records)

"I'm on One" - Wayne may be "lil" physically, but on the mic he's a giant — more specifically Andre the Giant. Tunechi shouted out the late wrestling icon on last year's "I'm on One," rapping, "I'm about to go Andre the Giant, you a sellout, and I ain't buyin'." (Photo: UPI/Michael Bush/Landov; Michael Abramson/Liaison/Getty Images)

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"I'm on One" - Wayne may be "lil" physically, but on the mic he's a giant — more specifically Andre the Giant. Tunechi shouted out the late wrestling icon on last year's "I'm on One," rapping, "I'm about to go Andre the Giant, you a sellout, and I ain't buyin'." (Photo: UPI/Michael Bush/Landov; Michael Abramson/Liaison/Getty Images)

"It Doesn't Matter" - In one of hip hop's most random moments, Wyclef based this 2000 song on one of The Rock's catchphrases, and even recruited the wrestler-turned-actor to shout the hook.  (Photo: Columbia Records)

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"It Doesn't Matter" - In one of hip hop's most random moments, Wyclef based this 2000 song on one of The Rock's catchphrases, and even recruited the wrestler-turned-actor to shout the hook.  (Photo: Columbia Records)

Def Jam Vendetta - This 2003 game combined rap with pro wrestling, with artists on the Def Jam roster, including DMX, Redman and Ludacris, going toe to toe in the ring. It led to two sequels, 2004's Def Jam: Fight for NY and 2007's Def Jam: Icon. (Photo: Courtesy of EA Games)

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Def Jam Vendetta - With its trumped-up beefs and over-the-top personalities, rap has often been compared to professional wrestling. The makers of the hit video game series Def Jam Vendetta made the similarities more explicit than ever, allowing players to step into the ring as their favorite Def Jam artist. Ever wanted to see DMX suplex Redman? You can now.   (Photo: EA Games)

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Urban Wrestling Federation - The recently formed Urban Wrestling Federation takes the rap-wrestling connection to new heights by having rappers, including Red Cafe, Uncle Murda and 40 Glocc, head up warring crews of wrestlers vying for the belt — and Pay-Per-View proceeds. (Photo: Urban Wrestling Federation)

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Urban Wrestling Federation - The recently formed Urban Wrestling Federation takes the rap-wrestling connection to new heights by having rappers, including Red Cafe, Uncle Murda and 40 Glocc, head up warring crews of wrestlers vying for the belt — and Pay-Per-View proceeds. (Photo: Urban Wrestling Federation)

"It Ain't Hard to Tell" - Nas famously rapped on "One Time 4 Your Mind" that he roots for the "villain" when he watches a movie, so it's no surprise he shouts out one of WWF's most notorious bad guys on "It Ain't Hard to Tell," rapping, "I freak beats, slam it like Iron Sheik." (Photos: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images; Michael Germana/SSI Photo/Landov)

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"It Ain't Hard to Tell" - Nas famously rapped on "One Time 4 Your Mind" that he roots for the "villain" when he watches a movie, so it's no surprise he shouts out one of WWF's most notorious bad guys on "It Ain't Hard to Tell," rapping, "I freak beats, slam it like Iron Sheik." (Photos: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images; Michael Germana/SSI Photo/Landov)

Down Low ... Too Slow - In one of his most random, most hilarious public appearances ever, Rick Ross dissed a TNA wrestler who tried to give him daps ringside at a televised match in January. (Photo: TNA Wrestling)

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Down Low ... Too Slow - In one of his most random, most hilarious public appearances ever, Rick Ross dissed a TNA wrestler who tried to give him daps ringside at a televised match in January. (Photo: TNA Wrestling)

Insane Clown Posse - Shock rap vets Insane Clown Posse started their own grappling league, Juggalo Championsh-- Wrestling, in 1999, and Jumpsteady, the older brother of ICP's Violent J and a rapper on several of their cuts, even stepped into the ring.  (Photo: Psychopathic Records)

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Insane Clown Posse - Shock rap vets Insane Clown Posse started their own grappling league, Juggalo Championsh-- Wrestling, in 1999, and Jumpsteady, the older brother of ICP's Violent J and a rapper on several of their cuts, even stepped into the ring.  (Photo: Psychopathic Records)

"It's So Hard" - The late, great Big Pun showed his wrestling-fan stripes when he shouted out wrestling's so-called "Million Dollar Man," famous for his blinged-out accessories and gold-studded gear, on his 2000 hit "It's So Hard," rapping, "Popping sh-- like a Nazi, iced out like DiBiase."  (Photos: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect/Getty Images; C.M. Wiggins/WENN.com)

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"It's So Hard" - The late, great Big Pun showed his wrestling-fan stripes when he shouted out wrestling's so-called "Million Dollar Man," famous for his blinged-out accessories and gold-studded gear, on his 2000 hit "It's So Hard," rapping, "Popping sh-- like a Nazi, iced out like DiBiase."  (Photos: Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect/Getty Images; C.M. Wiggins/WENN.com)

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Be a Man - Randy "Macho Man" Savage had three loves in this world: wrestling, snapping into Slim Jims and rapping. The late WWE icon released a hip hop album, Be a Man, in 2003.  (Photo: DPA/Landov)

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Be a Man - Randy "Macho Man" Savage had three loves in this world: wrestling, snapping into Slim Jims and rapping. The late WWE icon released a hip hop album, Be a Man, in 2003.  (Photo: DPA/Landov)

Method Man and Redman - Redman and Method Man are an outlandish team in both rhyme and everyday life and we love them for it. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Red and Meth - Redman and Method Man are probably rap's biggest wrestling nerds, so it's no surprise they shout out the sport almost every time they're in the booth together. "Fire Inna Hole," which features Red rapping that he'll "turn the rap game into WCW," or "Blackout," on which Meth brags that he's "stone cold like Steve Austin," are just two examples. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

John Cena - John Cena was the first and only wrestling star to try to become a semi-sorta-kinda credible MC. He often took to rapping to diss his foes, and adopted "Word life" as his slogan at one point. He released the album You Can't See Me in 2005, debuting at No. 15 on Billboard, and has rapped on tracks with Murs, E-40 and Freddie Foxxx.(Photo: EPA/SASHENKA GUTIERREZ/Landov)

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John Cena - John Cena was the first and only wrestling star to try to become a semi-sorta-kinda credible MC. He often took to rapping to diss his foes, and adopted "Word life" as his slogan at one point. He released the album You Can't See Me in 2005, debuting at No. 15 on Billboard, and has rapped on tracks with Murs, E-40 and Freddie Foxxx.(Photo: EPA/SASHENKA GUTIERREZ/Landov)