WWE Unhappy Over Talent Tweeting About AEW Double Or Nothing
"McMahon family has to be ungodly furious."
All Elite Wrestling promoted their inaugural pay-per-view last night, and pretty much the whole Western wrestling industry was cheering them on from the sidelines - including many at rivals WWE.
Several performers under contract to Vince McMahon Tweeted their support and interest throughout Double or Nothing, including wantaways such as Sasha Banks and Karl Anderson, but also ostensibly satisfied stars Matt Hardy, Big E, and Peyton Royce.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio after the show, Dave Meltzer noted that such public displays of promotion from the company's new enemies will not have went over well in Stamford, musing that "everyone in the McMahon family has got to be ungodly furious."
New Day member Big E was one of the first WWE wrestlers to Tweet about Double or Nothing, slyly saying: "I hope everyone enjoys [REDACTED] today. I genuinely wish the best for all involved in [REDACTED]!"
Current Women's Tag Team champ Royce, whilst not directly lauding the product, made several social media comments bigging up the recently released Shawn 'Tye Dillinger' Spears and Dr. Britt baker, both who appeared in Las Vegas last night.
Adding to WWE's fury, AEW were not shy about taking a few pops at Vince and co. Prior to his battle with brother Dustin, Cody took a sledgehammer to an iron-cross embossed throne, an obvious shot at Triple H. Before Double or Nothing went on the air, The Young Bucks joked about the show's attendance, inflating it to 20,000 for the sake of entertainment - another rib at WWE's expense.
It's unlikely WWE will directly punish anyone Tweeting about AEW - after all, they'd be spiting themselves in creating martyrs of their talent - but we can probably expect a few blows across the bow of their own on television in the coming weeks.