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>Punk’s victory at Badd Blood is to facilitate an upcoming match at Crown Jewel against Cody Rhodes.
>This match was specifically requested by the royal family and is a “priority” for WWE
>Punk has already agreed to attend to the show, which is a bit of a change compared to his opinions a few years ago
>Punk has also begun filming several vignettes that air exclusively in Saudi Arabia to hype up the match and the Saudi Royal Family’s relationship with the WWE
>One person not attending Crown Jewel this year is Drew McIntyre, who told talent relations several months ago that he no longer felt he could attend the shows “in good faith”. Drew does not have any heat for this, as any talent is free to avoid the Saudi Arabia shows.
>This did, however, impact the booking of Badd Blood.
