Tyrus Shuts Down Titus O’Neil’s Claim That Saudi Arabia Is Safer Than the U.S.

Titus O’Neil made a wild statement recently, claiming Saudi Arabia is safer for kids than the United States. That didn’t sit well with former WWE and NWA star Tyrus, who fired back with his own take on the situation — and didn’t sugarcoat it.

In a past interview, Titus said he saw children playing on the beach late at night in Saudi Arabia, and when he asked about it, a local told him there was no worry because crimes like assault or kidnapping carry an automatic death sentence.

“In my hotel room, it’s one in the morning and I see kids running around on the beach. Kids. I get up the next morning and ask my driver, ‘Are you guys not worried about some of these kids getting sexually assaulted or beaten or brutalized or kidnapped?’ He says: ‘No, because it’s an automatic death sentence.’ Kids are safe over there while kids are not safe in the United States.”

That quote drew serious attention — and during an appearance on TMZ’s Inside The Ring, Tyrus responded with a flat-out rejection of the claim.

“Titus O’Neil and I have wrestled a million times and trained together. He’s a good brother and a great father. But the safest place on this planet is the United States. To say Saudi Arabia is safer is asinine. Sorry, brother, but you’re tripping.”

Tyrus admitted Saudi Arabia offers big checks, but said most of that money goes to the business — not the wrestlers themselves.

“Saudi Arabia cuts a big check, and that check goes to the business. If all the wrestlers were getting a million-dollar payday for going there, you wouldn’t hear an argument from me — it’d be worth it.”

He noted that while Saudi Arabia hosts a lot of boxing and wrestling events, the ratings haven’t matched the investment — which is why more fights are heading back to Las Vegas. Still, he’s fine with WWE doing one event a year in Saudi Arabia — as long as everyone on the card benefits from it.

“If it’s just one big event a year like Crown Jewel, that’s fine — but the men and women should benefit from it. If I’m going to Saudi Arabia and making my biggest payday of the year, then yeah, it makes sense.”

But even with that, Tyrus said people have to be real about the cultural differences — especially when it comes to freedom.

“Let’s be real — if you wrestled in London and sent the wrong tweet, you’d be in jail. The world’s different everywhere.”

He acknowledged the importance of WWE creating moments in places like Saudi Arabia, especially for women and young fans who rarely see that kind of representation. But he made it crystal clear that no other country compares to the U.S. when it comes to freedom and opportunity.

“Entertainment is about giving people a break, putting smiles on faces. And if young women in Saudi Arabia get to see women wrestling and being strong, that’s special because it doesn’t happen every day. So you have to see the bigger picture.”

Still, he wasn’t backing down from his main point.

“But to say Saudi Arabia is safer than the U.S.? That’s ridiculous. Sorry, brother, but you’re tripping. It’s a good payday, and that’s fine. Honestly, the most famous thing Titus ever did in wrestling was that moment in Saudi Arabia.”

He wrapped things up with a final shot of perspective.

“There are positives and negatives to everything. But if we’re talking politics, every country outside of America has its issues. They’re not free countries. America is a free country, and that’s the beautiful part — you can be born with nothing, make something of yourself, lose it, and build it back again. Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but I’ll strongly push back on that. America’s a great place. There are bad people everywhere, sure, but there’s no better place than America.”

Tyrus made it known — Saudi Arabia might cut big checks, but America is still home. No paycheck or strict laws are worth trading freedom, and he believes there’s only one place where people can truly rise, fall, and rebuild.

Do you agree with Tyrus or do you think Titus O’Neil has a point? Sound off in the comments and let us know how you see it.

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