Seth Rollins Addresses “Blood Money” Claims Over WWE Saudi Arabia Events

WWE turned a lot of heads when they announced a ten-year partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They were lampooned on Last Week Tonight, among other places. Naturally, this has led many to talk about this controversial deal.

Seth Rollins recently shared his thoughts on WWE’s ongoing partnership with Saudi Arabia. The Visionary is currently out of action, but he has remained busy.

WWE and Saudi Arabia entered into this headline-capturing deal in March 2018. Since then, WWE has held multiple events there each year. The next Saudi event on the schedule is the 2026 Royal Rumble.

Seth Rollins spoke about the topic during an appearance on Jay Mohr’s podcast. He was asked if WWE receives the same level of criticism that comedians have faced for performing in Saudi Arabia.

“We’ve been going there for six years. We’ve been taking sh*t for six years.”

Jay Mohr brought up the idea of performers being paid with blood money, which led Rollins to respond directly. Rollins also took this opportunity to really address the “blood money” narrative that gets thrown around regarding WWE’s Saudi deal. After all, CM Punk apologized for his blood money comment.

“We get paid by America, too. You think there is no blood money there? Come on. Get out of here. We’ve gone there for six years. When we went in 2019, I was skeptical as well. ‘I don’t know about this.’ We go over there and the change in the culture and the people at our shows in six years has been incredible. When I tell you, we went there for the first time, there were no women on our show. No women backstage. Now, we go there and it’s just like a WWE show. There are a ton of women.”

During the same interview, Seth Rollins also talked about his recovery after rotator cuff surgery and shared an update on his status. He also confirmed that he has three years remaining on his current WWE contract, so The Visionary is far from finished in the ring.

Only time will tell how many more times Seth Rollins wrestles in Saudi Arabia. This was a controversial deal when they first got the ball rolling, but it seems that WWE fans have simply started viewing this as another stop on WWE’s schedule at this point, only the premium live events go down earlier in the day.

What’s your take on WWE’s relationship with Saudi Arabia? Do you hope that it keeps going as time progresses? Let us know what you think in the comments section!