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Social media has been instrumental in helping WWE Superstars keep in touch with their fans on a regular basis, plus a lot of wrestlers utilize it to promote brands. Twitter is quite possibly the most popular social media platform on the web today, and there's a string of WWE Superstars out there who have millions of followers on the website.
WWE Superstars often promote their on-screen feuds on Twitter by posting tweets targeting their rivals or tweeting stuff pertaining to WWE storylines. Sometimes though, WWE Superstars end up tweeting something that leads to major fan backlash, and many of these wrestlers end up deleting their tweets before the situation gets worse.
In the following slideshow, we will be taking a look at five times WWE Superstars deleted their tweets after being bombarded with angry replies from fans on Twitter.
#5 WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan deletes tweet about Donald Trump during presidential debate
The 2020 presidential debate between WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump and Joe Biden was certainly a controversial one, and SmackDown Superstar Daniel Bryan made sure to catch it all on his TV. While watching the debate, Bryan heard Donald Trump stating that he is the least racist person in the room and couldn't help but tweet about it.
The WWE Superstar found Trump's comment hilarious and let Twitterati know about what he thought of it.
Bryan's tweet quickly received tons of comments and retweets. While there were many who sided with Bryan on this, his tweet received some major flak from people who weren't thrilled about him making fun of Trump. By the time he deleted the tweet, it had already garnered more than 4000 likes and lots of negative coverage as well.
Bryan sensed that it would be better to put the tweet to rest before it drew more heat from followers of Trump.
#4 Former WWE Superstar Nikki Bella deletes tweet after Twitterati accuses her of targeting John Cena
John Cena and Nikki Bella were engaged to be married in 2017, following a victory over The Miz and Maryse at WrestleMania 33. Things didn't go as planned, though, and the couple split a year later. Earlier this year, the former WWE Diva posted a tweet that talked about one's misery being someone else's happiness. John Cena fans took it as Bella targeting the 16-time World Champion, and the tweet garnered lots of hateful comments.
Nikki Bella deleted the tweet and later explained the reason:
So, I put out a tweet, and it went like wildfire because there were some people and some headlines that thought I was throwing shade to my ex-fiance. Which, goodness people, it was not the case.
It has been around two years since John Cena and Nikki Bella split, and they seem to be on good terms now. The WWE veteran recently married his partner Shay Shariatzadeh, while Nikki Bella is engaged to Russian dancer Artem Chigvintsev. Bella had a child with Artem in July 2020.
#3 WWE Superstar Carmella deletes tweet after calling Mandy Rose unsafe
For a WWE Superstar, being called unsafe in the ring is quite possibly the biggest insult anyone could hurl at them. Last year, Carmella and Mandy Rose were involved in the Women's Money in the Bank match at the namesake PPV. Bayley went on to win the match and then cashed in the briefcase later that night to become SmackDown Women's Champion.
Soon after, Carmella and Rose had a heated Twitter exchange, which saw Mandy stating that Carmella will never be able to look like her. Carmella didn't seem too thrilled at the comment and decided to take things a tad bit too far. She told Mandy to go back to NXT and learn to work safely in the squared circle.
As was expected, Carmella's tweet drew the ire of Mandy Rose's fans, who bashed her for taking it too far with her tweet. Before things could get any worse, Carmella deleted her tweet, and the matter was put to rest. Carmella and Rose are currently on separate brands, following the 2020 WWE Draft.
#2 WWE Superstar Randy Orton deletes tweet after targeting female fan
It's not exactly a secret that Randy Orton is one of the most controversial Superstars in WWE history. He was a brash young rookie back in 2002-03 and was someone who didn't care what others thought of his behavior. Orton's behavior improved as time passed, but he kept getting into trouble occasionally. Back in 2014, a female fan took a photo with the WWE legend and posted it online.
Orton later tweeted the same photo to his girlfriend and dubbed the fan as 'Ms. Piggy'. The tweet received major fan backlash, and Twitterati slammed Orton for being a bully to the fan and insulting her in front of millions of people on Twitter. Orton soon realized that he had messed up big time and proceeded to delete the tweet. He then sent out a tweet apologizing for bullying the female fan. Orton's girlfriend and the fan had some beef in the past, and The Viper decided to take extreme measures to get back at her. Thankfully, he realized his mistake and owned up to it.
#1 Alexa Bliss deletes tweet supporting Murphy-Aalyah WWE angle
WWE Superstar Alexa Bliss was once engaged to fellow Superstar Murphy, but things didn't work out in the end between the two. A while ago, Murphy got into a storyline with Rey Mysterio's family, notably his daughter Aalyah. Seth Rollins revealed screenshots of a private chat between Murphy and Aalyah, something that didn't sit well with a lot of fans on social media.
Murphy is 32 years old, while Aalyah Mysterio is 19, and this age difference made a lot of people uncomfortable. Alexa Bliss soon tweeted in support of Murphy and stated in an amusing manner that she doesn't blame him. Fans posted a barrage of mean tweets in response to Alexa's tweet, and she was finally forced to delete the tweet.
Alexa Bliss later sent out an explanation as to why she made the comments and also told fans to get angry at something else. Murphy is currently aligned with the Mysterio family on WWE SmackDown, and it's going to be interesting to see how this angle turns out in the end.
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