Jim Ross says the criticism of CM Punk traveling to Saudi Arabia for WWE Night of Champions is “overthought”
Just prior to the 2025 WWE Night of Champions PLE, CM Punk publicly apologized for his “suck a blood money covered d*ck in Saudi Arabia” post from 2020. After NOC, Paul “Triple H” Levesque said that he was “incredibly proud” of Punk for apologizing to Saudi Arabia fans.
While speaking on his podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross gave his thoughts on CM Punk being referred to as a “hypocrite” by fans for wrestling in Saudi Arabia…
“It’s overthought…Overthought, and I know that Punk’s heart is in the right place. He’s controversial, that’s why he’s so fun to follow. Phil’s a good friend of mine. I am a full-on supporter of his work, I really am; I still wish he was at AEW, quite frankly. He adds a lot to any presentation that he’s involved in. So, I think we’re overthinking it a little bit quite honestly.” (quote courtesy of WrestlingInc.com)
Rob Van Dam also came to Punk’s defense when asked about the Saudi Arabia criticism.