Wrestling fans obsession with wrestlers having to be some sort of moral standard continues to mystify me. People that care enough about wrestling to the point of posting online about it already know how the business works and most importantly, know how wrestlers really are.
"Punk is a hypocrite" is like saying the water is wet. This dude has constantly contradicted himself for the past decade so who cares if he did it again? (or not, I do agree 2023 WWE is a different place than 2013-14 WWE).
He's shown time and time again he'll do whatever for clout, money and personal satisfaction, and that's OK, he's done great for himself and in turn has given us dope wrestling content for years. But he's a carny like 99% of wrestlers, and people have to fukking deal with it
it's not 2005, he's not counter culture, he's not a rebel, he's a gimmick and he's really fukking successful at it.