CM Punk apologizes to ‘all of Saudi Arabia’ for past ‘mean’ tweet

Ahead of competing in Saudi Arabia for the first time ever, CM Punk is apologizing for a “mean” tweet he posted five years ago.

Punk received a largely negative response from the Saudi fans today at a pre-Night of Champions kickoff event hosted by WWE. One of the fans in the crowd was a man named Mohammed who asked Punk to apologize for his 2020 tweet where he told The Miz to “go suck a blood money covered d**k in Saudi Arabia.”

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— LuigiWrestling (@LuigiWrestling) June 27, 2025

“This guy wants me to apologize for a mean tweet I wrote six years ago. Hey, listen, legitimately had nothing to do with Saudi Arabia,” Punk responded. “I woke up and I was crabby and I wrote a mean tweet to The Miz. And I apologized to The Miz. And sir, what’s your name? Mohammed? Mohammed, I sincerely apologize to you and all of Saudi Arabia.”

Punk sent out that tweet during his seven-year absence from wrestling. Last year, Miz said he and Punk had a really good conversation and buried the hatchet in 2023 prior to Punk’s WWE return.

“I am not perfect by any means,” Punk said at today’s kickoff event. “Sometimes as human beings, we screw up. The beautiful thing is, everything is a lesson learned. And now here I am and you have invited me to your country and I am grateful to be here. Thank you very much.”

After Punk finished his promo at today’s event, he spoke privately with the fan Mohammed and the two hugged.

Punk is challenging John Cena for the Undisputed WWE Championship at Night of Champions in Riyadh this Saturday. During the build to the PLE, their has storyline referenced Punk’s seeming reluctance to wrestle in Saudi Arabia, with Cena choosing Saudi as the location for the match in an attempt to prove that Punk is a hypocrite.

Both Punk and Cena will be on SmackDown in Riyadh today on the eve of Night of Champions.

WWE’s Saudi events are part of a long-term partnership the promotion has with the government of Saudi Arabia. The business relationship between the two sides began in 2018 with WWE receiving approximately $50 million for each PLE.