WWE's Ridge Holland Deletes Twitter Account Over Injury Criticism

Brawling Brutes man makes leaves social media amidst more injury controversy.

by Michael Hamflett
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WWE SmackDown star Ridge Holland has deleted his Twitter account following remarks made around an injury sustained by Elton Prince during the Pretty Deadly/Brawling Brutes tag team match on Friday's SmackDown.

Prince suffered a separated shoulder in the encounter, noting (in character) that it would have been a "career ender", but following online criticism, Holland was moved to defend himself and the situation, noting that;

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“So to set people straight before they get all pissy! It wasn’t the belly to belly…..it was a wonky landing from the pounce. Out of my control. Wishing @EltonPrince_PD a speedy recovery.”

It'd be his last act on the app - he deactivated his account shortly afterwards.

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Wrestlers have done this previously and returned to the social media space in short order, but Holland facing the volume of abuse for the offending spot was tied to a compilation another Twitter user had made in attempt to raise red flags.

As evidenced with another high profile injury sustained over the weekend, sustained damage is a reality of the industry rather than of any individual performers. Holland's need to defend himself was evident and reasonable, as was the decision to step away from the noise until it inevitably subsides.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett