WWE Stars Defend Maxxine Dupri After Negative House Show Response

Several wrestlers come to the defence of Maxxine Dupri following horrendous live event reaction.

by Andrew Pollard
Maxxine Dupri
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Following an extremely negative reaction to her at a recent WWE live event, several wrestlers have voiced their support for Maxxine Dupri.

As Maxxine made her way to the back after a match, she was heavily booed, told she sucks, and you can even hear some comments telling her to "never come back".

From scanning through the X replies - which is always 'fun' - to that initial video, it would appear this happened following Maxxine's match against Nia Jax at the 17 February live event at the Oakland Arena, California.

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With a cheerleading and dancing background, Maxxine was signed by WWE in 2021 and made her in-ring debut last July in a tag bout which saw her team with Chad Gable and Otis to take on the Viking Raiders and Valhalla. Since stepping between the ropes, the 26-year-old has had just 13 matches, 9 of which were televised.

Being so relatively new to the business, clearly anybody would need to get their reps in and get experience in front of a live crowd as they look to improve and hone their craft. For some of those in attendance in Oakland, though, they were less forgiving, and this has caused several wrestlers - from WWE and beyond - to voice their support for Maxxine.

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Yes, there's the argument that people pay their money to attend a show and so have the right to react how they choose. But seriously, don't be an a**hole with that.

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