5 WWE Superstars who were punished for their Social Media posts

#1 Jaxson Ryker (The Forgotten Sons)

Thankful for the @POTUS we have! God bless America. Built of freedom. Forgotten No More

— Jaxson Ryker (@JaxsonRykerWWE) June 1, 2020

Considered to be one of the most physically imposing WWE Superstars in NXT, Jaxson Ryker was chosen to lead The Forgotten Sons faction which is composed of Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake.

The Forgotten Sons made a big impact on NXT but failed to win any titles on the brand before they were picked to move to the SmackDown brand earlier this year. Ryker appeared with Cutler and Blake for a few weeks on SmackDown, and the trio immediately got themselves in the SmackDown Tag Team Championship picture before Ryker made a very irresponsible statement on social media.

The WWE Universe is extremely upset with Jaxson Ryker

I’m thankful you posted this because I’m now aware of what you stand for. When black brothers and sisters are crying, you praise someone that refuses to acknowledge their hurt. https://t.co/O4xm5L3Rpl

— Mustafa Ali / Adeel Alam (@AliWWE) June 2, 2020

At a time when the world was trying to raise more awareness with the Black Lives Matter campaign, Ryker made an politically motivated tweet that drew a lot of heat from other WWE Superstars and the WWE Universe.

Soon it was reported that The Forgotten Sons had been pulled from television and moved away from the SmackDown Tag Team Championship picture. Instead, Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura have taken their place as WWE is looking to punish the Superstar for his statement even though Cutler and Blake have distanced themselves from their partner’s views.