WWE Champion CM Punk believes Vince McMahon was RIGHT to fire Abraham Washington ... because rape jokes are not funny and have no place in the WWE.
TMZ spoke with the wrestling champ on his way in to Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills last night where he made it clear ... A.W.'s crack about Kobe Bryant during a live WWE event was definitely grounds for termination.
"I don't like to see anybody lose their job," Punk told us ... but says axing someone over a rape joke is "justified."
TMZ broke the story ... WWE fired A.W. last week, claiming it wasn't just the Kobe joke that cost him his job ... A.W. was habitually exhibiting "poor judgement."
See also
Ex-Wrestling Champ John Bradshaw Layfield -- WWE Sponsoring My EPIC Climb for Charity
Hulk Hogan -- Take My Naked Ass Off the Internet!!!
Stone Cold Steve Austin -- Mother Nature Opened a Can of Whoopass on My Barn
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