There is few things lamer than telling people that “Watching wrestling is for little kids!”
Just because wrestling is sometimes geared towards young kids doesn’t make it a kids show.
Unfortunately, no one told that Jared Followill of Kings of Leon. You know, that band you liked 5 years ago.
Hey, adults. Let's maybe not watch professional wrestling. Ya know?
— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017
This tweet set off a FIRESTORM. Wrestlers and fans went after Followill on Twitter.
In the words of today’s youth, Followill got REKT!
https://twitter.com/MattJackson13/status/861522796777799680
https://twitter.com/DashWilderWWE/status/861421316032925696
Hey Jared, let's not be a dick and encourage people not to support an art form that allows myself & lots of my friends to feel their family https://t.co/h1mZd7TW6Q
— Evolving…. (@KennyKingPb2) May 8, 2017
Don't play with my money. https://t.co/QmXzCGH850
— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) May 8, 2017
Kings of 2008 https://t.co/uBcH2xdqbO
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) May 8, 2017
🤔 I don't think @youngfollowill knows of what he speaks… Pro wrestling is the best thing ever but I'm sure y'all have educated him already https://t.co/rS9ztqMXIG
— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) May 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/DonovanDijak/status/861501633263529986
https://twitter.com/Asuka_City/status/861534232195342336
Followill eventually recanted with the lame excuse that he was “kidding”
Guys! Guys! Guys! So that was a test! You all passed with flying colors! I thought people were against wrestling! But nope! Not us!
— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/ryansatin/status/861415755128029185
It is so rare the wrestling twitter can agree on anything. But if one thing brings us all together, it is people bashing wrestling!
Wrestling twitter arguing about wrestling vs wrestling twitter when a non-fan makes fun of wrestling pic.twitter.com/ompSLoiAME
— jake (@JakesBadTweets) May 8, 2017
Poor guy. He just alienated a whole base of fans just to make a cheap joke in a tweet.
Learn your lesson people. Respect wrestling, or be prepared to pay the price!
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