WWE Night of Champions 2025 Discussion

[Chico Torres]

Let’s hope the ayatollah hasn’t watched the footage of Cody and Friends doing warm up for Trump recently at a MAGA rally.

[Merzbow]

29 minutes ago, Chico Torres said:

Let’s hope the ayatollah hasn’t watched the footage of Cody and Friends doing warm up for Trump recently at a MAGA rally.

His wife was probably there.

[TheScarlettChad]

Apparently there's no bonus involved. Punk sold out his morals and didn't get any blood money, Christ. 

[wordsfromlee]

According to Fightful, the wrestlers don’t get bonuses for the Saudi shows anymore. They’re classed as regular shows that are part of their contract. 
 

So CM Punk isn’t even getting a tidy little wedge for it. He’s just doing it as part of the grind. 

Edited June 23, 2025 by wordsfromlee

[RedTwoster]

11 hours ago, Chico Torres said:

Let’s hope the ayatollah hasn’t watched the footage of Cody and Friends doing warm up for Trump recently at a MAGA rally.

It wasn’t a Trump rally - it was an army anniversary event. This was misreported initially.

I mean, some of them probably are full-blooded MAGA supporters, but that’s not what this was.

[Slapnut]

Personally I’m of the opinion that any event that Trump attends is now a Trump rally.

[The King of Old School]

Ridiculous that this is still going ahead, but thats WWE for you.

[d-d-d-dAz]

32 minutes ago, The King of Old School said:

Ridiculous that this is still going ahead, but thats WWE for you.

I'm always wary of this line of thinking, as it tends to lump the Middle East into one big homogenous blob. Poland continued to host big events during the Ukraine war, even though they share a border with both countries and were actually being directly threatened by Putin.

I think there's lots of reasons to boycott these shows, but I don't know that geographic proximity to conflict is necessarily one.

[LaGoosh]

24 minutes ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

I'm always wary of this line of thinking, as it tends to lump the Middle East into one big homogenous blob.

Agreed. Saudi Arabia is not involved in the current conflict, is highly unlikely to get involved and is over 1,500 km away from both Israel and Iran. If the show is to be cancelled for safety reasons it should be based on governmental guidance and recommendation not just a general hand flapping "the Middle East is about to explode" panic reaction.

[Lion_of_the_Midlands]

In 2022 the F1 Grand Prix in Riyadh went ahead despite a Houthi missile attack 11 kilometres from the circuit. They are not cancelling for something 1500 kilometres away. 

[Merzbow]

The Saudi's would somehow keep sportswashing a direct attack on the stadium the event is held in.

[tiger_rick]

1 hour ago, d-d-d-dAz said:

I'm always wary of this line of thinking, as it tends to lump the Middle East into one big homogenous blob. Poland continued to host big events during the Ukraine war, even though they share a border with both countries and were actually being directly threatened by Putin.

I think there's lots of reasons to boycott these shows, but I don't know that geographic proximity to conflict is necessarily one.

 

38 minutes ago, LaGoosh said:

Agreed. Saudi Arabia is not involved in the current conflict, is highly unlikely to get involved and is over 1,500 km away from both Israel and Iran. If the show is to be cancelled for safety reasons it should be based on governmental guidance and recommendation not just a general hand flapping "the Middle East is about to explode" panic reaction.

Seems there is a ceasefire agreement now, although they're already fighting about it - so the pressure is probably off them, but without a ceasefire - I don't agree with either of these posts. Iran targeted US bases in Qatar yesterday. Sending a major US brand to run in Riyadh in that climate is irresponsible and unnecessary.

Just run the show somewhere else. They have the capacity to do it quickly and ensure everyone's safety.

22 minutes ago, Lion_of_the_Midlands said:

In 2022 the F1 Grand Prix in Riyadh went ahead despite a Houthi missile attack 11 kilometres from the circuit. They are not cancelling for something 1500 kilometres away. 

Aye, that was a disgrace. F1 are even worse than this lot though.

[Guest]

45 minutes ago, tiger_rick said:

 

Seems there is a ceasefire agreement now, although they're already fighting about it - so the pressure is probably off them, but without a ceasefire - I don't agree with either of these posts. Iran targeted US bases in Qatar yesterday. Sending a major US brand to run in Riyadh in that climate is irresponsible and unnecessary.

There's a massive difference, geopolitically and from an international law perspective between sending a feeble, telegraphed attack on a US airbase in Qatar (therefore a direct enemy) and attacking a civilian show in the capital of Saudi Arabia. That would escalate this conflict to far beyond where it is now, guarantee armed regime change and probably turn Tehran into a car park. They'd lose all support from basically anyone and turn the world against them. It wouldn't be considered an attack on Israel or the US, but on Saudi Arabia and arguably the world.  It's suicide. 

And, more importantly, there's absolutely no evidence that they'd do it. They threatened US bases repeatedly before they attacked them. And did so for a reason. 

[tiger_rick]

12 minutes ago, Duke said:

There's a massive difference, geopolitically and from an international law perspective between sending a feeble, telegraphed attack on a US airbase in Qatar (therefore a direct enemy) and attacking a civilian show in the capital of Saudi Arabia. That would escalate this conflict to far beyond where it is now, guarantee armed regime change and probably turn Tehran into a car park. They'd lose all support from basically anyone and turn the world against them. It wouldn't be considered an attack on Israel or the US, but on Saudi Arabia and arguably the world.  It's suicide. 

And, more importantly, there's absolutely no evidence that they'd do it. They threatened US bases repeatedly before they attacked them. And did so for a reason. 

The whole thing has been escalating for the last few weeks. Every attack from Israel, the US and then Iran has been as escalation.

I don't think Iran would target a pro-wrestling show in Riyadh either. But this morning Israel have intercepted missiles from Iran that Iran says it didn't send. So what I think might happen and what I'd be prepared to risk if I was in charge of real people who I employ and care for are two different things. 

They should be working on plan B. No amount of money is worth the risk.

[kieranjennings]

24 minutes ago, Duke said:

There's a massive difference, geopolitically and from an international law perspective between sending a feeble, telegraphed attack on a US airbase in Qatar (therefore a direct enemy) and attacking a civilian show in the capital of Saudi Arabia. That would escalate this conflict to far beyond where it is now, guarantee armed regime change and probably turn Tehran into a car park. They'd lose all support from basically anyone and turn the world against them. It wouldn't be considered an attack on Israel or the US, but on Saudi Arabia and arguably the world.  It's suicide. 

And, more importantly, there's absolutely no evidence that they'd do it. They threatened US bases repeatedly before they attacked them. And did so for a reason. 

Exactly this - there was never really a risk as despite it being an American Show there was never a chance of an attack on a show with Saudi civilians attending and American performers. The American 'targets' was always going to be air bases/military etc.