CM Punk And His Hypocrisy Over The Years

What's good y'all? It's your boy Ross back at again with another video. So, want to check out CM Punk's past is catching up to [music] him. CM Punk has said some things in the past and when you look at things how things transpire. Now, people are going to call out the hypocrisy. People are going to call out, "Wait a minute. I remember you had this stance and now you're doing the exact same thing that you had an issue with." And time changes people's perspective. And if you want to be fair, if you want to be honest, I think a lot of us at some point, probably all of us at some point have had some hypocrisy moments, had a a moment where at one point in our lives, we viewed things a certain way, but then later on we're doing the exact same thing that we said we wouldn't do or we are doing things that we initially shunned. it it people have those hypocrisy moments um just throughout time of their lives. You know, it's it's kind of hard to avoid it. People may think they're on the up and up, but in actuality, some of the things that you support, you may not even realize or you do realize that it's some of the things that you've actively voted against or actively shunned. It's it's it's one of the things that happens with humans. We say one thing and we can end up doing another. But nevertheless, we're gonna check this out. Appreciate all the love and support, man. Let's get right into it. >> At one point, CM Punk was one of the most beloved and trusted wrestlers in the world. A major reason was his perceived authenticity. Punk presented himself as someone who spoke his mind, stood by his principles, and accepted the consequences. In [music] recent years, however, critics have argued that Punk does not always hold himself to the same standards [music] he demands from everyone else. One of the biggest incidents cited is Punk's appearance in Saudi Arabia. Back in 2020, CM Punk replied to a tweet from The Miz saying, "Go suck a blood money covered dick [music] in Saudi Arabia, you dork." This made it all the more shocking when in 2025 it was announced that CM Punk would wrestle in Saudi Arabia. More [music] attention was drawn to the situation when CM Punk publicly apologized for his remarks. >> This guy wants me to apologize for a mean tweet I wrote 6 years ago. Legitimately had nothing to do with Saudi Arabia. I woke up and I was crabby and I wrote a mean tweet to The Miz. I really apologized to you and Saudi Arabia. >> It's fair to say that performing in Saudi Arabia is not the same as endorsing the Saudi [music] government and that Punk's original tweet was more of an insult to The Miz made while he was not in the best headsp space. [music] However, Punk specifically called the money WWE ants wrestlers got from Saudi Arabia blood money. This suggested that Punk believed accepting the money itself was morally wrong. >> Yep. And that that's that's a big point of contention. A very big point of contention. They even put it in their promo battle. John Cena and CM Punk. They even put it in their promo battle. It's It was a thing where it's like, "Hey, Punk, you did say that." And you specifically said blood money. So anybody that goes over there making money, get money, you know, extra money from them, they're part of the problem. Well, guess what? [laughter] You got your ass up on that plane, bro. You got on that plane and you had that match. You was there. You apologized. Once again, it's a it's a hypocritical moment. It was It was Man. [laughter] >> While people can change their opinions, Punk has never meaningfully explained why his position changed. It's therefore understandable that some fans believe he only objected to WWE'se's relationship with Saudi Arabia when he was not personally benefiting [music] from it. This isn't the only incident where Punk seemed to have a change of opinion when it was beneficial to him. In the early 2010s, Punk became critical of The Rock when the People's Champion started making very few WWE appearances while still being placed at the top of the card. In an interview, Punk stated, "I've been very vocal about The Rock coming back and cherrypicking the days he comes [music] in. I just think there are a lot of people who work their asses off here. I'm here 24/7, 365 days a year, and he's here like 3 days a year." However, [music] when CM Punk returned to WWE in chosen 23, he was not competing full-time and made only limited appearances. [music] On top of that, Punk would usually be placed in one of the biggest matches on the card, and this became especially apparent in July 2026. Sami Zayn had just [music] won the undisputed championship and was a dream moment for many fans. Then, just 9 days later, [music] Punk returned after being gone for several months and defeated Sami Zayn to win the title. While The Rock and CM Punk's situations and reasons for working a limited schedule aren't identical, the optics [music] are difficult to ignore, it appears that Punk is benefiting from the same star-based hierarchy he criticized when The Rock was placed above him. However, >> and it's funny, John Cena's done the same thing, too. John Cena, when they had their feud uh many years ago, John Cena said pretty much the same thing. And then guess what? John Cena is doing the exact same thing. The Rock was doing later on in his career. He wasn't around. He was in Hollywood. And it was like, "Well, John, that was very hypocritical of you because the same thing that you complain about The Rock, you're literally following in his footsteps." So, once again, like I said at the beginning of this video, we have all done this at some point in our life and we'll probably at some point, you know, continue to do it because we're humans. We our emotions and our opinions change depending on how we feeling that day for a lot of people. So >> wrestlers who have worked with CM Punk have also accused him of [music] hypocrisy backstage. In May 2022, the WWE women's tag team champions Sasha Banks and Naomi abruptly left WWE and walked out of the company. This wasn't [music] a storyline. It stemmed from genuine backstage frustrations. Punk [snorts] chimed in on the situation and tweeted, "Doesn't matter if your opinion of your coworker is positive or negative. stand with [music] them because they'll do the same thing to you and you'll wish someone helped. Trust me, you're expendable together. You're unstoppable. This would be extremely ironic just a few months later. At the time, CM Punk was signed to AEW and was feuding with the AEW World Champion Hangman Adam Paige. Days after Punk made the tweet, he and Paige had a confrontation on AEW during which Adam Paige went off script and said this. >> YOU TALK A BIG GAME ABOUT WORKERS RACE. YEAH. WELL, YOU'VE SHOWN THE EXACT OPPOSITE since you've gotten here. >> Paige was referring to a situation involving Cole Cabana. Cole Cabana was a fellow wrestler and one of Punk's closest friends until they had a falling out. Cole Cabana had been signed to AW before Punk arrived, but was moved from the AW roster to the Ring of Honor roster when Punk came to the company. Punk denied having anything to do with Colt's move and AEW president Tony Khan confirmed that. [music] However, reports indicated that some AEW wrestlers did not believe that, which is why Adam Paige made the comment about workers rights. There was clearly an issue between Punk and some of his AW [music] co-workers, but it seemed to have been resolved privately. That assumption would be proven wrong when months later Punk took a shot at Hainman Adam Page on TV. >> Hangman Adam Paige, YOU WANT THAT REMATCH? YOU GOT IT RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO. >> I don't know. We have never got that confirmed. Yay or nay? >> [cheering] >> That's not cowboy [ __ ] That's coward [ __ ] The apology must be as loud and as public as to disrespect. >> Then just a few weeks later, Punk would go on an infamous public rant, bringing up private details about his relationship with Cole Cabana. >> He shares a bank account with his mother that tells you all you need to know about what kind of character that is. >> Bro, he would he didn't give a [ __ ] Now, here's the thing. Here's the thing. Here's the thing. This definitely should have been handled behind closed doors. Like there's no denying that Punk was wrong for just kind of airing this out. This should have been handled behind closed doors. Tony Khan, he's at fault, too, cuz he's letting this [ __ ] rock. He's not doing anything to stop none of this. And especially since he know this is real. It's not even a story or work or nothing. This is real. Punk should have been handled this professionally behind closed doors. Tony Khan definitely should have stopped this. And because he didn't, [ __ ] just just ballooned out of control. And y'all know the rest, bro. Y'all know the rest of how it all played out. >> Additionally, Punk claimed that the executive vice presidents of AW, Kenny Omega and Nick and Matt Jackson, were spreading lies about him and feeding it to journalists. And the fact that I have to sit up here because we have irresponsible people who call themselves EVPs and couldn't manage a target and they spread lies and bull and and put into a media that I got. >> Look at Tony Khan just like, "Oh dear, just not doing a damn thing to stop this." >> Not somebody fired when I have all to do with [laughter] him. It's never been proven that Omega and the Jacksons leaked information to journalists, but even if they had, Punk's outburst was still wrong. Rather than limiting his comments to denying [music] accusations, he exposed personal information and attacked his co-workers intelligence, professionalism, and credibility. While Punk was right to be frustrated, this still made Punk's statement about workers rights seem hypocritical. Instead of promoting worker solidarity, Punk escalated an already divided workplace and made cooperation between everyone even more difficult than it already was. Punk then made the situation even worse when he was confronted by Omega in the Jacksons after he left the press conference. According to reports, the conversation turned violent when Punk threw a fist and a fight broke out. While Kenny Omega, Nick, and Matt Jackson and others did not handle the situation appropriately either, this incident [music] made CM Punk come off as vindictive and self-righteous. Punk's behavior suggested they felt staying professional didn't apply to him when he personally felt disrespected. [music] To Punk's credit, he later admitted that how he handled the situation was wrong, and this entire incident could have been dismissed as [music] one isolated outburst. However, Punk displayed similar behavior about a year later. After the incident at All Out, CM Punk would be gone for 9 months. When he returned, Punk was placed on AW's Saturday show, Collision. For roughly the first two months, things were fine. But during an off-air moment, CM Punk got on the mic and took another shot at Adam Paige. Earlier today, I went to a local supermarket and I figured out why they call him Hangman. Is because the pegs in the toy aisle are full of Hangman action figures cuz nobody wants to buy them. He's a peg warmer. >> Unlike me who moves merchandise and pops ratings and sells toys. Punk and Adam Paige weren't feuding or even on the same show. So, it [music] came across as Punk going out of his way to bury a coworker. >> Yeah, even though this is an off air segment, you know, people are going to be recording. Hey, look, I like Punk, but I can honestly admit these are these are some of his faults. These are being outspoken to a fault to the point where you're causing more issues, especially when there's no issues to be had. I get it. You don't like someone, cool. It is what it is. Some people, they're going to say some things, you know, I get it. I understand that. You know, maybe after you were hang up the wrestling boots, you want to do a tell all, whatever. Cool. But if you're coming back and you're, you know, they literally damn near, if I'm not mistaken, they made a whole new show essentially for him to be on the separate show cuz they didn't want any type of issues on the main show only for them to ultimately have this issue reoccur again. And, you know, it kind of once again, Punk takes some blame. It's a it's a fair point to sit there and say years earlier when Sasha and Naomi leave to have that solidarity in the locker room and then many years later you're in a new locker room and you're not creating no solidarity. In fact, you're creating some hostility. Now, let me see. Let me say this. I wouldn't say creating, but you're fueling the flames. In certain situations, you are creating, but you're not dowsing like you're not quelling the flames. you're adding more fuel to the fire which makes it worse for everybody. So that's a fair point. Fair fair point right there. >> Ironically, it made Adam Pa's comment about workers rights seem more accurate in hindsight. Reportedly, CM Punk did apologize to Paige via [music] text, which was the right thing to do. However, this still came across as a bit hypocritical considering Punk himself said that the apology must be as loud and as public as the disrespect. [music] Critics point to this as more evidence that CM Punk does not hold himself to the same standards as he does everyone else. However, Punk's authenticity would [music] suffer an even bigger blow just a few weeks later. Not only was CM Punk the centerpiece of AW [music] Collision, but Punk was also reportedly a leader backstage and had authority over the show. This became important when one of the wrestlers on Collision, Jack Perry, wanted to do a spot where he was thrown through a car windshield. Perry wanted to use real glass, but Punk vetoed the idea for safety concerns. Then not long after, >> which is once again, this is understandable. This is understandable. Like, hey, let's not use real glass, bro. That that'll really [ __ ] you up. Let's let's do something different. We don't have to use real glass. But, you know, you y'all know how this all played out. AW held the All-In pay-per-view event in London. Jack Perry was scheduled to compete in a street fight, and during the match, Perry was wrestling near a limo. That's when Perry said this. >> And then CRUSHING REAL GLASS, >> CRUSHING the alchemy. >> Drive me a river. >> Obviously, this was a direct shot to CM Punk. After Jack Perry got backstage, he and CM Punk got into a confrontation. Punk then attacked Perry before the two were separated. While Jack Perry was clearly in the Ron and AW's weak management was also part of the problem, it doesn't excuse CM Punk, a 44year-old man at the time and backstage leader, [music] from physically assaulting someone. Yeah, all of this helps explain why some fans have begun to question whether CM Punk is as principled and authentic as he presents himself. Punk has repeatedly criticized other people's behavior only to become more flexible when those same standards interfere with his own interests. He has changed positions when doing so has benefited him, and his commitment to worker solidarity and professionalism appears to disappear whenever he feels disrespected. People are allowed to change their opinions, but without meaningful explanations or accountability, Punk's actions can make his principles appear less like deeply held convictions and more like standards he applies selectively. To CM Punk's credit, he hasn't taken liberties with his opponents or behaved unprofessionally during an actual [music] match. But other wrestlers have to see those incidents. Hey man, we're all human. We're all human. CM Punk has had a list of hipp uh hypocrisy filled moments over, you know, his years in wrestling. And like I said in the beginning of this video, bro, we've all done it. If you sit up here and lie and say you haven't, you're not being honest with yourself. I've had hypocritical moments before. It happens. Like I said, our views and and ideas and points tend to change all the time, sometimes daily. One thing you may be cool with at one moment, next moment you're not cool with, and then you'll judge someone or shun someone because they're doing certain thing that you honestly used to do or you honestly used to support. It's hypocritical moments. You can change and grow from that and learn from those, but that's that depends on you and and what are you trying to to grow, you know, how you trying to grow as a person. But yeah, see him pump. No matter how much I like him and stuff like that and respect what he's done in the business, I can't lie, he's been very hypocritical and he has done some things and said some things that doesn't align with how he was moving or how he was perceived to be moving back in the day. But like I say, we're not uh we're humans. We're not perfect and all you can do is just learn from those situations and grow from. But hey, comment down below. Let me know some other wrestling related videos you guys want me to check out. I definitely will appreciate all love support. Roll to 200k. Appreciate y'all keeping me. See you next one. Peace.