Westside Gunn is putting an end to his WWE fandom in the aftermath of a recent controversy.
Recently, footage of Westside Gunn being escorted out of the building during a WWE show went viral on social media. In a post, the New York-based hip hop artist claimed he was kicked out “for no reason” despite spending $5,000 on a seat.
This came after the company reportedly threatened to sue him for using their intellectual property as cover art for his trilogy Heels Have Eyes, which was released this year.
Westside Gunn explains why he’s no longer supporting WWE
In a new post on X, the wrestling superfan said he would no longer support WWE because of the way he was treated. He also claimed he was asked to leave a recent WWE RAW taping in Buffalo as soon as the show started.
“For YEAAAAAARS I mean NOBODY w/ 2 feet has spent the amount of $ I have supporting and pushing a brand I’ve loved since I could remember, I sat front row at EVERY BIG SHOW literally, all the good times it brought to my life to the point when I started making music i incorporated in everything like WU TANG did karate, I made ppl who hated the product watch it again I made it look kool, when at the time ppl thought it was nerdy, I’ve watched that same company sit countless of ppl next to me who’s not even fans fr and act like I didn’t exist…
“I was threatened to take everything out of my music which I only did to pay homage or my whole catalog would be demolished and everybody knows how hard I worked coming from Buffalo for me to get that threat for just supporting and being a real fan hurted me but I stayed quiet and still like a krazy man sat front row bc I loved the culture, I even just went viral for spending 50k on suites.. on my soul I’ve only been respectful.
Westside Gunn claims one person is behind his legal troubles with WWE
“I tried having conversations with 1 individual bc he’s causing all of these unnecessary cases and tbh he hates seeing a young black successful entrepreneur that could afford those seats and have to watch those chains dance across that screen to the point Monday night raw starts at 8pm I was kicked out by 803 after spending 5k for a seat plus travel, hotel etc…. in my own city for absolutely NOTHING!!!! No lie the kid in me heart broke that day…
“I put the billboard up that MILLION DOLLAR MAN billboard up which he loves and I wanted to push him in the culture bc he deserves it and to shOW VIRGIL love for the culture I get a letter saying ………: so I said u know what I’m a show love only to the ppl that show love to me from now on… so u don’t have to worry about me pushing that product over there again, and it’s sad bc i still love them but I have my own company 4THROPE and yea we’re the underdogs but we love this shit, it’s not about money, we’re gonna keep pushing culture and I’m honored to have @joshbishop187 on the trilogy cover bc he deserves it for believing in me from day one as my first official wrestler… ???❤️? #HEELSHAVEEYES #SUPPORTART”
Westside Gunn has been a longtime fan of pro wrestling. In addition to attending various events, he also runs his own promotion, 4THROPE.
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