WWE: Twitter Roasts Kings of Leon’s Jared Followill After Anti-Wrestling Tweet
Kings of Leon member Jared Followill got roasted by WWE and other wrestling fans on Twitter for a particular tweet. One would think he’ll avoid this topic moving forward.
When pro wrestling heads into the national spotlight, it’s usually due to the WWE’s WrestleMania event. Sometimes, it’s other moments or interviews that catch the eye, or when a celebrity supporter joins in on the action, like Stephen Amell and Rob Gronkowski in recent years.
Wrestling also isn’t for everyone. Arguments have been made over the realism of the sport, or about its stark differences from other television shows. It’s been a topic of conversation before, and probably will be as long as it exists.
Well, on Sunday night, one celebrity spoke out against wrestling on Twitter — Kings of Leon member Jared Followill. He said the following:
Hey, adults. Let's maybe not watch professional wrestling. Ya know?
— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017
Followill followed up with a response to someone asking if he likes WWE “a bit at times.”
Wrestling fans are passionate, to say the least. So, to say Followill received a backlash reaction is an understatement:
Maybe let's not tell adults what type of harmless entertainment to enjoy. Yeah? You know?
— Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) May 8, 2017
— Dewey Foley (@DeweyHaveTo) May 8, 2017
Did this go how you thought it would?
— Victor Puente (@thevictorpuente) May 8, 2017
who is this anyway lol... pic.twitter.com/QUNBgEYDkv
— Melissa Santos (@ThisIsMelSantos) May 8, 2017
Yea, cause that will make the world a better place! ~PHS #BlessYourHeart pic.twitter.com/QDGwWlsV1N
— Elijah Burke (@DaBlackPope) May 8, 2017
But Isnt it up to people/the viewers themselves what they can and cant enjoy watching???
— Cat (@CatherineNikita) May 8, 2017
— Stacey (@LittleSherbie) May 8, 2017
.@youngfollowill pic.twitter.com/sbhtyr93nl
— James Rolls (@JamesRollsJr) May 8, 2017
how dare you.. pic.twitter.com/ByC95rxDWb
— alana. 🎃 (@x__worldonfire) May 8, 2017
As Followill saw the tweets flying in, he threw up another message. It somewhat backed down from what he had just said:
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
He continued with another tweet, which even gave a shout out to Brock Lesnar. Would this be enough?
Ok. Look. Crazy story. Just got back from the bathroom. Somebody tweeted some dumb shit on my phone. Needless to say, suplex city! All good.
— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017
Yeah, Jared — you may have made a huge mistake in the minds of some wrestling fans.
— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017
One would think Followill won’t be negatively tweeting about wrestling again, no matter how he thinks about the sport. He may receive a worse backlash from rowdy fans the second time around, anyway, if it happens.
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WWE and pro wrestling aren’t something everyone will like, which is fine. But if you speak out about it, especially targeting a group of people that enjoy this form of entertainment, then you’re bound to hear an argumentative response from someone.