Many are considering Cm punk a hypocrite for fighting in Saudi Arabia After the criticisms poured against the government of the country. The “Best in the World” unsuccessfully challenged John Cena for the undisputed championship in Night of Champions 2025.
► CM Punk in Saudi Arabia
“Punk has a history of being very vocal about the things she is against or does not agree. And there were many people who felt disappointed because she ended up going to Saudi Arabia.” Is disappointed 'a good word? I think it is one of those situations where if I had not reached AEW and would not have consolidated there, I would probably not returned to WWE after having rebuilt.
And I really believe that in WWE he is grateful for this opportunity. And he knows it's not AEW; He cannot do what he gives the p ** a wins. You have to follow the rules, be a good employee and align with what the company wants. And I think he was fine with that, He accepted it. 'Ok, they want me to do this fight with John Cena in Saudi Arabia. Now, make SmackDown in Saudi Arabia. Okay, I'll do it. '”
► CM Punk is a hypocrite?
“It's complicated. Because he is an employee, he has a job. He is one of the main names, one of the main figures in WWE, and they wanted him to do that. It was part of the requirements of his work, and had to meet him.
So it is one of those things, especially if you are trying to be a good employee and do what you think is correct for that place, even if you do not want to do, you know you will receive criticism for it. And you can't necessarily stop in that high moral position, because you have allowed yourself to go to a place that people do not associate with that moral integrity that you held before.”
► An appearance canceled in AEW Collision
Changing the subject, Matt also recalled that he was once scheduled to Aew Collision appears but in a matter of hours the idea was canceled:
“Tony Khan had CM Punk) in very high esteem, in terms of programming. Someone stopped my appearance in Collision, and I can't imagine that it was another person who wasn't punk, because Punk was going to be there. That was his show, right? I don't know with certainty, I'm just releasing it. “
► He would also have gone to Saudi Arabia
“If they had scheduled to fight in Saudi Arabia and, I suppose, as they are saying now that everything is sure, yes, I would go. I would simply do what corresponds to me as a company employee. I mean, if there was a full -fledged war and they were throwing missiles to Saudi Arabia and were making threats, you know, and everything was actively happening and there would be no agreement (then I wouldn't go), “Hardy said.” I mean, it's a totally crazy concept. I imagine that they would not let anyone in (in Saudi Arabia if there was a war). I don't think that if it were an active war zone, they would do the show there. ”
► Was Tribute to the troops the same?
“I mean, you are not wrong (in response to the fact that they told him that 'tribute to the troops' was also done in war areas), but, it is that, I feel that it is different because of the situation, you know, Iran's and Israel was so volatileand then you hear that they attacked an air base, they would attacked an air base in Qatar. That makes something scary. You think of a large group of Americans being there, known Americans, at least within the WWE scope. So that is a slightly scary scenario. But it seems that, at least for now, everything is on a high fire. “
