5 WWE Superstars who had heat with other wrestlers in developmental

#2 Lio Rush had heat in WWE NXT

Social media has helped various WWE Superstars progress in their careers, but sharing posts online has not always gone according to plan.

In October 2017, WWE released Emma from her contract just days after she faced main-roster newcomer Asuka in matches at TLC and on RAW.

At the time, Lio Rush had only been a member of the NXT roster for two months. Up until that point, his only match on WWE television saw him lose in quick fashion against The Velveteen Dream on an episode of NXT.

Despite his rookie status in WWE, Rush took the bold approach of mocking Emma after her departure, writing on Twitter, “I guess these are the things that happen when you’re not TRULY ready for @WWEAsuka.”

This caused a huge amount of heat for Rush, who apologized later that day in a since-deleted Twitter post.

WWE Superstar Bray Wyatt even chimed in, writing in another since-deleted tweet, “You aint gonna make it here with the wolves, kid.”

@itsLioRush SHOW SOME RESPECT!! Have some class. You work for the same company. I’m so disgusted.

— MilenaRoucka (@LaRosaMendes) October 29, 2017

Oh, Lio.... pic.twitter.com/le4V6q059C

— “The Disciple” Murphy (@WWE_Murphy) October 29, 2017

Despite the outrage on social media, Rush kept his job in WWE NXT and he joined WWE’s main roster in September 2018 as Bobby Lashley’s hype man.