How WWE Is Leveraging Politics: CM Punk, Saudi Arabia & Trump Ties | Pollock & Thurston

John Pollock and Brandon Thurston chat about the political identity of WWE and the promotion of CM Punk’s match in Saudi Arabia at Night of Champions.Plus, WWE & McMahons refile motions in the ring boy lawsuit, Janel Grant requests travel logs for Colker & McMahon, BKFC president details a past meeting with Vince McMahon, a lawsuit is filed against Jon Moxley & AEW, and Kevin Gill's lawsuit against GCW. 00:00:00 Start00:02:02 WWE performers appear at Fort Bragg00:09:34 Paul Levesque & Stephanie McMahon meet with RFK Jr. 00:10:17 CM Punk's past comments about Saudi Arabia00:20:14 Vince McMahon and BKFC00:24:55 McMahons & WWE file motions in ring boy suit00:36:33 Janel Grant seeking travel logs for McMahon & Dr. Carlon Colker00:45:37 Five years since Speaking Out 00:57:29 Lawsuit filed against AEW & Jon Moxley01:05:54 Kevin Gill's lawsuit against GCW01:12:43 New appoints SVP of Government Affairs01:14:34 Zuffa Boxing01:15:31 Super Chat - Is UFC a haven for fascists?01:17:13 Super Chat - Is Dana White's heart no longer in UFC?01:20:05 More streaming watch time than cable and broadcast01:23:57 Is SmackDown moving back to two hours?Music courtesy: “Panic Beat” by Ben TramerPOST WrestlingSubscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribePatreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.comForum: https://forum.postwrestling.comDiscord: https://discord.com/invite/Q795HhRMerch: https://store.postwrestling.comTwitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @POSTwrestlingBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.comWrestlenomicsSubscribe: https://wrestlenomics.com/podcast/Patreon: https://patreon.com/wrestlenomicsSubstack: https://wrestlenomics.substack.com/Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/YouTube: @WrestlenomicsBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wrestlenomics.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.