Elon Musk strikes again! However, not with his tweet but by taking away all the blue ticks from the verified Twitter accounts. The users who want blue ticks have to pay eight dollars a month. This move frustrated several celebrities across the world as many imposter accounts can be created now. Similarly, several wrestlers from top companies like WWE, AEW, Impact Wrestling and NJPW came together to share their frustrations.
The Twitterverse wasn’t ready to see this change as it happened overnight. Several top WWE stars and AEW wrestlers came forward to talk about the negative impact this can have on the platform.
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Last year when Musk purchased Twitter, there were talks of him doing such a thing. WWE legend Mick Foley even deleted his Twitter account after the CEO of Tesla purchased the platform, but had come back with a bold statement.
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Nevertheless, this might give an opportunity for many fake accounts to circulate on the platform. WWE, AEW, Impact Wrestling, and NJPW vented their frustrations in their tweets.
Wrestling stars call out Elon Musk and Twitter for taking away their verified blue ticks
Dana Brooke called this stupid.
Omg soooooo this is so stupid!!!! I just heard they are taking away all verified check marks unless you pay!?!? Ummmm hello.. what about fake pages .. scammers!?!? This is the WORST THING EVER!! What a scam!
— Dana Brooke WWE (@DanaBrookeWWE) April 20, 2023
Nikki Cross also shared a tweet telling her fans to be careful.
Hi, This is my only Twitter account. @WWENikkiCross
Please be very mindful
Of imposters and money scammers. There nefarious accounts are conniving. I will never ever ask you for money. I have no back up accounts, no personal account. I will not be DM’ing you asking for money. https://t.co/3f7faqG2BK— Nicola Glencross (@WWENikkiCross) April 20, 2023
Ava Raine, whose WWE career is taking off also tweeted, warning her fans about any of the fake accounts on Twitter using her name as she retweeted Cross’ tweet.
i second this.
this is my only account on twitter & my only account on instagram is @avawwe_ also. i have no other social media accounts. https://t.co/ZJhgFaox5m
— A V A (@avawwe_) April 20, 2023
Dijak also shared a tweet showing his frustrations and alarming the fans.
Please don’t cancel me when some stupid fake Dijak account says some reprehensible shit. Thanks.
— DIJAK (@DijakWWE) April 20, 2023
Moreover, Raquel Rodriguez too shared a post telling her fans not to believe any scammers.
Just wanna get this out before anyone sees fake accounts…
My only accounts are @RaquelWWE on Twitter & Instagram. Don’t fall for any scammers asking for money or anything else!
— Raquel (@RaquelWWE) April 20, 2023
Meanwhile, Alexa Bliss shared three tweets to talk about why this was a bad move by Elon Musk.
@Twitter – YOU are now responsible for Paying back the people who get scammed by a “verified” Alexa bliss accounts
… this one’s on you now. ✌️#DumbestThingEver— Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) April 20, 2023
Has nothing to be with being equal. It has to do with scamming. & real identities instead of fake accounts who try to scam people. Obviously you haven’t experienced someone stealing your identity to scam from innocent people. Nice try 8 bucks.
— Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) April 20, 2023
Some people are missing the point here. Obviously everyone is equal. But this gives scammers the upper hand here. https://t.co/DNe6OqX4JA
— Lexi (Kaufman) Cabrera (@AlexaBliss_WWE) April 20, 2023
Furthermore, Mickie James was shocked over this!
Wtf @verified
— Mickie James~Aldis (@MickieJames) April 20, 2023
NJPW wrestler Will Ospreay was sad about losing the verified mark.
My blue tick is finally been taken from me.
I feel so naked. Please for the love of god, remember me as I was.
— ᵂⁱˡˡ ᴼˢᵖʳᵉᵃʸ • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) April 20, 2023
Nevertheless, Matt Cardona was angry and called out Musk, blaming for not taking away his wife Chelsea Green’s blue tick because she works at WWE.
Hey @elonmusk. You removed my check mark. But my wife @ImChelseaGreen got to keep hers. Why? Because she works for @wwe? That’s discrimination. As Indy God and Internet Champion, I will not allow this! I will FIGHT for the RIGHTS of my fellow INDEPENDENT workers!
— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) April 20, 2023
WWE announcer Samantha Irvin also shared a tweet after losing her blue tick.
If you see a Samantha Irvin account on Twitter with a blue check mark, IT ISN’T ME! lol
— Samantha Irvin (@SamanthaTheBomb) April 20, 2023
Moreover, Sheamus also shared a banger tweet.
No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark after No Blue Check Mark.
— Sheamus (@WWESheamus) April 20, 2023
Renee Paquette’s tweet will address the level of her frustrations.
Go to hell blue check mark. Respectfully.
— Renee Paquette (@ReneePaquette) April 20, 2023
Jade Cargill clearly mentioned not paying for blue tick and might delete Twitter soon!
Yeah. Buying a blue check mark is a no for me bro.
— Jade Cargill (@Jade_Cargill) April 20, 2023
Now, I don’t see the need to even have a twitter….might delete soon.
— Jade Cargill (@Jade_Cargill) April 20, 2023
Danhausen called this update as “suckiest suck”
Danhausen is no longer famously verified thanks to the suckiest suck that ever sucked, that menace Elron Munks.
Danhausen will now begin donating 8 human dollars a month to the sewer.
— Danhausen (@DanhausenAD) April 20, 2023
Dustin Rhodes asked Elon Musk and Twitter verified handle to help him to get back the blue tick.
Hello @elonmusk , can you please give me my blue check back. I am a twitter Blue
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) April 20, 2023
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Hey @TwitterBlue . Can you help me please?
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) April 20, 2023
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What are your thoughts on Twitter taking away blue ticks of many of its users? Do you think wrestling stars and other celebrities should get the blue tick back? Share your opinion below in the comments.
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