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Cody Rhodes, who was a former WWE superstar, took to Twitter to post on how he feels the WWE should cut ties with ESPN and TMZ.Â
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— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) August 31, 2016
Cut ties w/TMZ-they ran my Mother's 911 call
Cut ties w/ESPN-they insulted a child
Have balls. "'Mainstream" ain't always worth it.
The context behind the 911 phone call was how the operator was annoyed and came off as rude to Rhodes' mother when she had called 911 when Dusty Rhodes fell onto the floor, and sadly passed away. TMZ decided to run the 911 call and make it public for whatever reason. Â Also, the ESPN context is how an ESPN personality insulted Kevin Owens own son due to Owens win on Monday Night RAW.Â
Until someone told him it was scripted. https://t.co/Mzfwfj8AZ3
— Amin Elhassan (@AminESPN) August 31, 2016
However, Amin did not stop there. He has gotten heat from his comments from people. It should be noted that Kevin Owens son is on the autism spectrum.Â
@SteveCono @ForTheWin well that doesn't change anything then. Most 8 year olds think wrestling is unscripted.
— Amin Elhassan (@AminESPN) August 31, 2016
@JasonKGardner his autism isn't the reason he thinks wrestling is real. The fact that he's 8 is
— Amin Elhassan (@AminESPN) August 31, 2016
There have been a few more tweets from the likes of Coachman and Mick Foley as well about this.Â
Really thought you were better.Been jaded too long filling in on @LeBatardShow show. Can't appreciate real emotion. https://t.co/KqMAVHr5jv
— Jonathan Coachman (@TheCoachESPN) August 31, 2016
An apology from @espn seems like the least they could do. https://t.co/cS43kDMZyB
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) September 1, 2016
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