>It was a stirring moment of humility and courage. CM Punk rose to the occasion, not just to perform, but to reflect. WWE executives—but also, no doubt, Saudi princes—were somewhere watching. With mild sincerity in his voice, Punk reached into the past and produced something that must be recognized, even if it is the kind of thing increasingly common in modern life: He bravely put aside his values in exchange for money and power.
>He referred to a tweet from several years ago in which he told The Miz to “go suck a blood money covered dick in Saudi Arabia.”
>He had been in a crabby mood that morning in 2020, he said. Now, standing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, he chose unity. He apologized to Mike Mizanin, to the WWE fans, to the guy in the front row in a WWE SmackDown cap, and to all of Saudi Arabia.
>This is what diplomacy looks like. More importantly, as Paul Levesque reminded us after Punk’s loss to John Cena at Night of Champions, this is what personal growth looks like.
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