Last weekend, during the Kickoff Show of the Premium Night of Champions 2025 event, we saw how cm punk, totally unexpected, apologized in these terms with the town of Saudi Arabia for a tweet from 2019, where he insulted The Miz and the agreement that WWE maintains with the aforementioned country:
«This guy wants me to apologize for a rude tweet I wrote six years ago. Hey, seriously, had absolutely anything to do with Saudi Arabia. I woke up in a bad mood and wrote a rude tweet about The Miz. I already apologized to The Miz. And sir, what is your name? Muhammad. Muhammad, I sincerely apologize. And I love Saudi Arabia ».
► For RVD, cm punk has matured
CM Punk's decision to travel to Saudi Arabia to fight at WWE Night of Champions was not exempt from controversyafter the public criticism made a few years ago, and that motivated some fans or journalists to consider him as a hypocritical. However, others such as Ryback, argue that “it was not sold”, a statement that was seconded by the member of the Fame Hall WWE, Rob Van Dam during the recent edition of his podcast «One of a Kind»mentioning that Punk does not enter that description, justifying his change of opinion.
«I do not consider it hypocrisy unless it has been done at the same time. People can grow. Your perspective can change. If he said something 5 years ago, and now he feels different. That is not being a hypocritical. We all grow, we feel different. Let's say you are a child at school and think that this boy is an idiot, and then you start talking to him, you discover that it is great and becomes your friend. Are you a hypocrite? No. You simply have more information now than before, and that's why your perspective has changed ».
As expected, Triple H also went out around the participation of CM Punk in Saudi Arabia and its position coincides with that of Rob van Dam, praising punk's personal growth from his return to WWE in Survivor Series 2023.
