Multiple Wrestlers Hacked In Fake Shoe Scam

AEW's Lance Archer was amongst the wrestlers hacked on Twitter last night.

by Andy H Murray
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A number of prominent North American wrestlers were caught up in a string of Twitter hackings on Wednesday, including AEW's Lance Archer.

Archer's Twitter account was taken from him on the night he returned to AEW television for the first time since October. From an alternative account, the big man tweeted the following, letting his followers know not to accept any direct messages from his usual handle:-

The @LanceHoyt account has since been locked. It is currently unknown if Lance has regained access and opted to do this himself, or if it was the hacker.

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Former IMPACT Wrestling star Ace Romero was also hacked, as pointed out by Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp, who was subsequently blocked by whoever had taken control of the account:-

Sapp had previously tweeted that some of the affected wrestlers had fallen victim to a scam promising free shoes. Upon logging into the scammers' website using a Twitter or Instagram login, they will steal your information:-

These latest hackings come just one month after somebody broke into Bray Wyatt's Twitter account, then used it to try and sell PlayStations in another obvious scam.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.