WWE came under fire for holding the Crown Jewel PPV in Saudi Arabia and while a number of Superstars were reportedly unhappy about having to perform there, only John Cena and Daniel Bryan decided to give it a miss. However, one person who really came under fire was Kane, especially as he had recently been named the mayor of Knox County in his home state just weeks before.
During a recent Reddit AMA, the former WWE Champion was asked why he decided to go through with the show (where he wrestled Triple H and Shawn Michaels alongside The Undertaker).
"Because WWE donated $100,000 to the Knoxville Public Safety Foundation which was arranged long before the controversy," he explained. "I made a commitment to our local first responders, and I wasn’t willing to break that." Honestly, that's fair enough and the money no doubt helped massively so at least something good ended coming out of the controversial show.