Triple H says he’s ‘incredibly proud’ of CM Punk for apologizing to Saudi Arabia

Triple H is proud of CM Punk for apologizing.

During the Night of Champions post show, Triple H sat down with Byron Saxton and Jackie Redmond talking about the show in general. When discussing the main event between John Cena and CM Punk, he brought up how both men had matured in the last fifteen years, especially Punk.

“I was privileged to watch him grow as a human being, to step out here and apologize to the people of Saudi, to just cherish where he is at in life and his career and the things that he gets to do and the opportunities that he has,” he said. “And I was incredibly proud of him.”

Punk took the time during Friday’s Night of Champions kickoff event to apologize to Saudi Arabia after previously tweeting disparaging comments to The Miz about wrestling in the country.

“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,” he said. “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.”

WWE’s CCO took time on the post show to thank Turki Al-Sheikh, who is the Chair of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority. He also told the crowd to get excited for the upcoming Royal Rumble event in Riyadh in 2026.