10 Anti-WWE Moves AEW Made Out Of Spite

9. Max Caster's Rap...

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...And not even that one.

Though far from the most offensive remark Max Caster has made during his AEW tenure, the references to the latest bout of WWE releases was certain to create controversy outside of its original intent.

It's dangerous to put too much stock in the social media commentariat, but an emotionally charged online community were extremely unhappy with any offhand mention of the company's fairly ruthless sacking cycle, let alone when it was used as a device less than 24 hours after the "budget cutting" axe was swung.

Coming ahead of Anthony Bowens' contest with Bryan Danielson, Caster referenced the fact that it was Bryan's real father-in-law John Laurinaitis that signed off on yet another bout of cuts. This was punching up to one of WWE's chief authority figures to get under the skin of a family member, but various fans across Twitter didn't see it that way.

Caster didn't get the heat he fully deserved for prior ill-judged remarks, but the comments were viewed by some as yet another petty point-scoring attempt rather than a valid shot at the villains at the top of the WWE tree.

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