Rob Van Dam addresses CM Punk being referred to as a “hypocrite” by fans for wrestling in Saudi Arabia

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 Rob Van Dam gave his thoughts on CM Punk being referred to as a “hypocrite” by fans for wrestling in Saudi Arabia…

“I don’t consider it hypocrisy unless it is done at the same time because people can grow, the perspective could change. If he said something five years ago and now he feels different about it then that’s not what a hypocrite is. We all grow, feel different.”

“If he’s signing the contract, he’s on his way, he’s gonna go get big money in Saudi Arabia and at the same time he messages, ‘I f***in’ hate people that go to Saudi Arabia, they suck and then he goes,’ that’s different because it’s the same guy at the same time showing two different faces, talking out of two different orifices at the same time – that’s what a hypocrite is.” (quotes courtesy of WrestlingHeadlines.com)