CM Punk and MJF went to war at Revolution on Sunday night, as expected. MJF quickly reopened the cut he inflicted a few days before on Dynamite which left Punk a bloody mess for the majority of the match. That didn't prevent The Second City Saint from putting on the best match he's had since returning to wrestling and eventually winning thanks to a little help from Wardlow.
Love Bret, Hate Goldberg
Punk rode the wave of adrenaline from the match and his win right into the post-show media scrum. The former WWE Champion fielded questions and discussed a number of topics, some of which weren't related to the match he had just had at all. In fact, Punk took some of that time to shower praise on Bret Hart while throwing shade at one of the people responsible for cutting his career short.
“I love Bret Hart, His career was cut short, and it’s a god damn tragedy because there are people who go over to Saudi Arabia and get paid millions of dollars. That should have been Bret,” Punk said. In case you're not aware, Punk is quite clearly referencing Goldberg even though he doesn't mention him by name. Goldberg hit Hart in the face with a superkick when the two were in WCW, a move Hart claims led to the end of his career.
Goldberg In Saudi Arabia
As for the trips to Saudi Arabia, Goldberg has been a prominent player on them ever since WWE started making the bi-annual trips back in 2018. Goldberg wrestled on a Saudi show as recently as last month, losing to Roman Reigns in what might well have been his final match for the company. The pay certain wrestlers get for wrestling in Saudi Arabia isn't disclosed, but since WWE receives somewhere in the region of $50 million for each show, it's presumably a lot.
Punk and Goldberg's paths have presumably never crossed since there has never been a time when both were contracted to WWE at the same time. Punk walked out of WWE in 2014, ten years after Goldberg left and two years before he returned. Suffice to say, had Punk stuck around for Goldberg's most recent run, he probably would have been forced to clash with him in some way.
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