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WWE Superstars have the opportunity to build their characters and engage with fans throughout various social media platforms. Becky Lynch, for example, has used Twitter to great effect during her feuds with Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey over the last eight months, while Kevin Owens and Finn Balor are also known to be very active on social media.
When the men and women of WWE use Twitter, Instagram etc, they usually attempt to promote an upcoming match or further a current storyline. For instance, Luke Harper recently posted a lengthy statement explaining why his WrestleMania Axxess match against Dominik Dijakovic was so important to him, and fans who otherwise would not have had an interest in the match were suddenly looking out for the result.
With the good also comes the bad, as there have been several occasions where real-life feuds between WWE Superstars have transferred over online, especially on Twitter, and fans have been left guessing as to what is real and what is part of a storyline.
After yet another social media incident this week (more on that shortly), let’s take a look at five Superstars who blocked other WWE personnel on Twitter.
#5 Liv Morgan blocked Carmella
In November 2017, Liv Morgan was called up to SmackDown Live with fellow Riott Squad members Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan. Her first appearance on the main roster was met with praise from fans, but Carmella was less than impressed.
She tweeted: "I can’t say I don’t like their attitude. But let me give you a piece of advice. Stay Away From Me … And my gear drawer.... #SDLive"
Morgan hit back: "DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO … and your gear drawer seems to have all my stuff in it."
In the next tweet, Carmella revealed that Morgan had originally blocked her: "Dang, I didn’t realize you could even see my tweets. Guess you finally unblocked me."
The rift between the Superstars appears to date back to their time in NXT, as Enzo Amore recently revealed in an interview with Title Match Wrestling that he felt Morgan – his ex-girlfriend – had a right to feel aggrieved that Carmella’s “Princess of Staten Island” gimmick was essentially a carbon copy of Morgan’s real-life personality.
#4 Kevin Nash blocked Kevin Owens
One of the strangest WWE Twitter exchanges of the last few years came in June 2015 when Kevin Owens revealed that he had been blocked on the social media platform by Kevin Nash.
Following a segment between Owens and then-United States champion John Cena on Raw, Nash tweeted: "Kevin Owens. Two questions guys want to be him? Ladies want to be with him? Twitter world vote".
Owens, who was seemingly made aware of the tweet by fellow Twitter users, responded: "If @RealKevinNash hadn't blocked me, I'd totally answer his questions."
It is unclear why Nash blocked Owens in the first place, but the WWE Hall of Famer went on to write: "I rather enjoy his work. Good segment tonight."
Although Nash will not have seen the direct reply, Owens had the final say, tweeting: "@RealKevinNash Thanks Big Kev!"
Since then, there has been no mention of the apparent beef between the two Kevins, so we still don't know if this was all a misunderstanding or whether Nash even knew he had blocked Owens!
#3 Alexa Bliss blocked Sasha Banks
The inspiration for this article comes from Sasha Banks’ revelation following Monday’s episode of Raw that Alexa Bliss has blocked her on Twitter.
Banks’ screenshot of the blocking, accompanied by a caption which simply asked “You scared ?”, was met with the following response from Bliss: “No not scared... sick of your petty 💩 . #Blocked”.
Bliss defeated Bayley in less than three minutes on Raw, but there have been suggestions this week that the match was originally supposed to see the WrestleMania 35 host face both members of The Boss ‘n’ Hug Connection in a 1-on-2 handicap match.
Since the Twitter exchange, Banks has tweeted a lengthy cryptic post about her future, while she also pulled out of a talk show appearance.
Needless to say, especially given that there have long been rumours that the two women do not get along in real life, this latest exchange seems like more than just a storyline.
#2 Kevin Owens blocked Josh Bredl
In January 2016, Tough Enough winner Josh Bredl (aka Bronson Matthews) risked the wrath of WWE’s main-roster Superstars when he referred to perennial losers the Social Outcasts (Heath Slater, Bo Dallas, Curtis Axel and Adam Rose) as “social jobbers” on Twitter during an episode of Monday Night Raw.
The controversial tweet was widely criticised by many of WWE’s top stars at the time, including Cody Rhodes, who tweeted that Bredl can “enjoy dressing in the hall”.
Kevin Owens went one step further, tweeting: “Look at the veteran here with the big fancy insider terms!
“I blocked him. Felt great.”
Bredl continued to train at the Performance Center and remained a part of WWE’s developmental system for the next 18 months. However, after failing to make another televised appearance following his 2015 Tough Enough victory, he was released from his WWE contract in November 2017.
#1 Tommaso Ciampa blocked the WWE Network
Tommaso Ciampa took blocking to a whole new level when he targeted not one Superstar, not two Superstars, but the entire company by deciding to block the WWE Network on Twitter in May 2018.
The WWE Network Twitter account attempted to celebrate the former NXT champion’s 33rd birthday on May 8, tweeting a video of him battling Johnny Gargano with the following caption: "Happy birthday to a Superstar with a black heart, @ProjectCiampa... #WWENetwork #NXTTakeOver"
Ciampa, a frequent Twitter user, did not take kindly to birthday wishes from the company. He posted a screenshot showing that he blocked the account, adding: “atWWENetwork
“GO AWAY”
Chris Jericho has also been in the news for blocking a WWE account. In May 2016, after the WWE account tweeted a video of Dean Ambrose destroying his light-up jacket, Jericho replied: "You sure are taking great pleasure in my misfortune you stupid @wwe idiots. Well now you're BLOCKED!"
