Triple H had plenty to say after WWE Night of Champions—and one of the biggest surprises was the praise he had for CM Punk.

Sitting down with Jackie Redmond and Byron Saxton on the post-show panel, Paul Levesque thanked Turki Al-Sheikh and the General Entertainment Authority for hosting the event in Saudi Arabia. But it was his comments about Punk that caught everyone’s attention. Levesque reflected on how much has changed, admitting he never thought he’d see Punk competing in Saudi Arabia for WWE.

“If you’d have told me 10 years ago that CM Punk would be here in Saudi for the WWE, I would have thought you’re out of your mind.”

But Triple H made it clear—people change, and Punk has evolved.

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“But people grow, people change, people evolve, and they learn, and they learn a lot in life.”

The WWE executive went on to praise Punk for how he handled himself during the trip, including his public apology to the people of Saudi Arabia.

“I was privileged to watch him grow as a human being, to step out here and apologize to the people of Saudi, to just cherish where he is at in life and his career and the things he gets to do and the opportunities that he has. And I was incredibly proud of him.”

With Punk’s return to WWE already one of the biggest stories of the year, this endorsement from Triple H adds another layer to the ongoing narrative.

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Steve Carrier is the founder of Ringside News and has been reporting on pro wrestling since 1997. His stories have been featured on TMZ, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and more.

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