Below are a couple of top WWE & AEW news stories of the day, featuring MJF, Logan Paul, and CM Punk.
• MJF Reacts “Logan Paul Is A Poor Man’s MJF” Sign At WWE Backlash
During the Backlash countdown show (pre-show), a fan held up the following sign in front of the camera:
“Logan Paul is a poor man’s MJF.”
MJF saw this and tweeted:
“Guys cut the kid some slack.
Everyone is.”
• Backstage News On CM Punk Possibly Working WWE’s Next Saudi Arabia PLE
During last night’s Backlash premium live event, WWE announced that the Night of Champions 2025 PLE will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 28.
CM Punk was shown in the promo for this PLE, thus indicating that he might appear on the show. If that happens, then it’ll be Punk’s first appearance at a WWE event in Saudi Arabia.
The Wrestling Observer reported the following about Punk possibly working this upcoming premium live event:
“Guys have the option not to go (to Saudi Arabia) but they are pressured to go, like pretty hardy. [CM Punk] said he would never go. But you know, people say a lot of things.”
In 2020, Punk said the following to The Miz on Twitter:
“Go suck a blood money covered d*ck in Saudi Arabia you f**king dork.”
On social media, fans called Punk a ‘sellout’ and a ‘hypocrite’ after he appeared in the promo for Night of Champions.
It should be noted that Night of Champions is going to be the only Saudi Arabia PLE for 2025, instead of the usual two. That’s because WWE will host 3 PLEs in Saudi next year, including Royal Rumble 2026.
Crown Jewel 2025 will take place in Perth, Australia on October 11.
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