Former WCW Star Defends Dana White's Comments, Bully Ray And Austin Aries React, Virgil's Response
As noted, UFC President Dana White has been receiving some backlash from wrestlers over the weekend after calling pro wrestling "fake s–t" when discussing the cost of UFC pay-per-views as opposed to WWE shows. Dana wrote on Twitter, "...fake sh-t should be 9.99... not disrespecting what they do. All the WWE guys I have met are awesome people but yes it's fake."
Former WCW star Glenn "Disco Inferno" Gilbertti defended Dana's comments on Twitter, writing:
Pro wrestlers need to stop fighting with @danawhite. If the matches looked more realistic, then people wouldn't treat it condescendingly.
— Glenn Gilbertti (@TheRealDisco) August 1, 2015
The fact that @BrockLesnar doesn't cripple everyone he wrestles in WWE with his bare hands makes @danawhite's argument for him.
— Glenn Gilbertti (@TheRealDisco) August 1, 2015
Wrestlers are going to have to fight for real from now on in their matches to prove @danawhite wrong. Should be an interesting show.
— Glenn Gilbertti (@TheRealDisco) August 1, 2015
It's amazing that political correctness worked it's way into wrestling #DontSayFake, people get offended.
— Glenn Gilbertti (@TheRealDisco) August 2, 2015
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Bully Ray, Velvet Sky and Austin Aries took to Twitter to respond to Gilbertti:
Nobodys fighting. We are sticking up for our business, against a word that demeans it. Its called pride...have some. https://t.co/1az4ETAdJZ
— Bully Ray (@REALBully5150) August 2, 2015
C'mon,don't be ignorant. Stand up for the industry that gave u a name. Ur statement is so disrespectful to the boys. https://t.co/1jZlVSxSlf
— Velvet Sky (@VelVelHoller) August 2, 2015
Wow. Thinking about your body of work...how it contributed to the very thing you wrote...Seriously?! https://t.co/6zd19v0FCu
— Austin Healy Aries (@AustinAries) August 2, 2015
Meanwhile, former WWE and WCW star Virgil had his own interesting non-PG response for the UFC President:
Hey @danawhite you know what's not fake? My 14 inches in your mouth
— Virgil (@TheRealVirgil) August 3, 2015