Professional wrestling and football are two of the most popular sports in The United States of America. Both these sports have a vast audience and fans from all over the world consume the product that they produce. While football is a real-life sport, WWE is scripted and entertainment inclined. However, both sporting events often overlap each other, with football athletes often appearing on WWE.
Recently, a 29-year-old female superstar from WWE NXT gathered a lot of heat after she made a controversial statement regarding football. She took to her Twitter profile and dissed football, which triggered the sport’s fans, and they attacked her online for her views.
Zoey Stark is one of the most popular heels on WWE NXT and has recently been a lot under the spotlight. Her heel gimmick and antics have made her one of the most hated superstars on the brand. However, it is no doubt that she is an excellent pro wrestler, and possesses a wide move set range.
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Stark recently took to Twitter to claim that football is the worst sport available in the world. This triggered the fans and made her the subject of their outrage. Both American football and soccer are two of the most well-liked sport in the world and are watched by millions all over the globe.
Stark’s opinion was not taken likely, and fans made their reactions known.
WWE Fans react to Zoey Stark’s controversial claim on football
Since people all over the world love football, they did not take well to Stark’s comment. Fans were bursting with fury at her when she successfully achieved her target.
Here are the top reactions from fans.
Football = worst sport in the world
— Zoey Stark (@ZoeyStarkWWE) February 13, 2023
The real football is clear anyway, nobody watches eggball lmao pic.twitter.com/p7dLWggOif
— Brooksi (@JannBrooks434) February 13, 2023
Zoey starks= wrestler we don't care about lol.
— Antoine Parrish (@themoe85) February 13, 2023
Says one of the most uncharismatic performers in NXT/WWE
— Ace (@AceShocker) February 13, 2023
idk ive watched you in the ring and fallen asleep
— Matty (@MATTYDEL34) February 13, 2023
That's just your opinion.
— Danny Deans (@hotroddanny1) February 13, 2023
You = most uncharismatic wrestler in the world
— Isaiah ‘Snitch’ Scott (@HappyCorbin) February 13, 2023
Small correction Zoey, American Football = worst sport.
— Paul Mclennan (@PaulMclennan31) February 13, 2023
So are you, but nobody is complaining.
— Shane (@Shane36167414) February 13, 2023
No one likes to see u wrestle but we still have to
— James (@james1889sufc) February 13, 2023
I did like you. Not quite so much now.
— TheBoneYard (@TheBoneYard13) February 13, 2023
idk ive watched you in the ring and fallen asleep
— Matty (@MATTYDEL34) February 13, 2023
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Zoey Stark = worst gimmick ever
— Nic (@JustNic917) February 13, 2023
Fans on the internet started trolling Stark brutally. While all of this was probably a work, and made to cause heel heat, Stark received a lot of hate and negativity online because of it. However, since Stark is a heel, such a reaction was expected.
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The 29-year-old is currently in red-hot form, and fans will now need to see how her career moves forward as WWE nears WrestleMania. What do you make of Stark’s views? Let us know in the comments below.
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