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WWE veteran Bully Ray recently featured in a hilarious segment seemingly mocking AEW.
A particular match involving Powerhouse Hobss garnered much attention a while back. During the Dynamite episode before the Revolution 2023 pay-per-view, Hobbs was helped by three referees who held the ladder as the star climbed it. This sequence received a lot of criticism from industry veterans like Jim Cornette.
The spot apparently did not sit well with WWE legend Bully Ray, who was involved in a sarcastic segment seemingly mocking AEW during his match at IMPACT Wrestling Sacrifice 2023. He also posted pictures of the particular angle with an interesting caption.
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"WHAT A WEEKEND!!! 🩸 You guys were right - I was wrong. 🤣 THANK YOU to Referee “whatevah the f**k” your name is for holding the ladder for me and keeping me safe as I risked my life for wrestling fans all over the world."
The WWE legend has been critical of AEW in the past
It is quite apparent that Bully Ray does not mince his words when pointing out flaws with All Elite Wrestling's product.
In a previous episode of the Busted Open podcast, the veteran spoke about a match between Jay Lethal and Orange Cassidy. His criticism was directed at how the referee failed to count out both the stars when the two were outside the ring.
"I'm bringing to light the refereeing issues in AEW which continue to happen week after week for no good reason other than complete, utter, and sheer ignorance or laziness, and that's all I can chalk it up to. The refereeing s*** just bothers me to high heaven and I think it needs to stop. To me, the referee is as important as the competitors. They're part of the story of the match (...) Did the guys have a really good match? Yes, they did, but it's moments like that, that just, I'm sorry (...) it should never happen." (H/T: WrestlingInc)
As of now, it remains to be seen if Bully Ray's taunt will receive a response from the All Elite Wrestling locker room.
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