Vince McMahon: WWE Chairman furious over wrestlers tweeting about Double or Nothing

Vince McMahon: WWE Chairman furious over wrestlers tweeting about Double or Nothing in support of the Rival promotion’s debut.

The All Elite Wrestling kicked off on Saturday. Their Double or Nothing Pay per View was a blockbuster hit. The fledgling promotion made headlines for several reasons. Many in the wrestling community sent out their support in numbers; including many wrestlers from WWE.

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Wrestler’s from Vince’s promotion tweeted in support of the Double or Nothing event before, after and during the show. Big E of the New Day was the first to extend his support by tweeting:

“I hope everyone enjoys today. I genuinely wish the best for all involved in!”  

Support soon poured out from many others such as Xavier Woods, Karl Anderson, Peyton Royce, Matt Hardy and Sasha Banks, who posted multiple tweets regarding the event.

McMahon Family Furious

Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Radio, said that this public display of promotion for the rival company from within would have surely not gone well in Stamford. He even said that “everyone in the McMahon family has got to be ungodly furious.”

The apparent shots taken at WWE by the AEW executive vice presidents, The Young Bucks and Cody Rhodes, only added to the WWE’s anger. The Young Bucks joked about the show’s attendance claiming that inflating it to the nearest round number was a normal occurrence that happened in wrestling. Cody on the other hand, attacked a throne of skulls with a sledgehammer in what was supposed to be a shot at HHH.

It will be interesting to see how WWE and Vince McMahon responds to the new company come Monday. Will the WWE respond with fire on Raw or let it slide like they’ve usually done for companies they don’t see as rivals (Read TNA and ROH). Regardless of what happens next, it cannot be denied that a new age of wrestling has dawned upon us.