UFC president Dana White may have called wrestling fake, but he has some real-life issues with several WWE Superstars who took exception to what he said.
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White was hyping Saturday night's UFC 190 pay-per-view on Twitter when a fan discussed how much more expensive it is to catch the MMA promotion's big events as opposed to the WWE, which airs its big attractions on the WWE Network for $9.99.
"@RKORollins I hear u bro but fake s--t should be 9.99," White tweeted in response.
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His tweet instantly drew the ire of reigning WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins, who jumped all over the UFC president in response.
Guys, cut @danawhite some slack. I mean he's had a million matches, so his opinion is super valid and should be taken as gospel.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) August 2, 2015
White's original tweet, somewhat ironically, concerned a UFC event where reigning Women's Bantamweight champion and avid WWE fan Ronda Rousey knocked out Bethe Correa in 34 seconds in a fight that she dedicated to late WWE Hall of Famer "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, who passed away last week from cardiac arrest. Rousey derived her "Rowdy" nickname from Piper, a former WWE Intercontinental and Tag Team Champion. While Rollins was the first one to respond to White, he wasn't alone as Sheamus, Mick Foley Bull Dempsey and Joey Styles also came back at the UFC president.
Some call @UFC fake... IT IS... Fearless Artistry Kombat Evolved. 100%. @danawhite. https://t.co/B7RPpfqNwX — Sheamus (@WWESheamus) August 2, 2015
"Fake" was a poor word choice by @danawhite. @RondaRousey's tribute to Roddy is a heartfelt move from the most popular fighter in the world.
— Mick Foley (@RealMickFoley) August 2, 2015
Hey @danawhite, come to the @WWEPerformCtr & see what we do EVERYDAY & tell me it's fake. Send your "ultimate" fighters too. How dare you. — Bull Dempsey (@BullDempseyWWE) August 1, 2015
(1/2) @danawhite, "fake" infuriates @WWE Superstars, Divas & fans because the injuries are real and happen more often than they do in @UFC.
— Joey Styles (@JoeyStyles) August 2, 2015
(2/2) Perhaps you could please tweet that @UFC, like boxing, costs more than @WWE because they are sports rather than sports entertainment. — Joey Styles (@JoeyStyles) August 2, 2015
White also responded to some fans who criticized his word-choice on the social media site.
@MLPChristian69 I pissed off wrestling fans? I respect wrestling and the people who do it. I was just responding to an idiot. It was a joke
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 2, 2015
White allowed Rousey to make a shocking appearance at WrestleMania 31 this past March at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Rousey came into the ring alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for a verbal altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. "Rowdy" then took both of them down to close out one of the best segments of the night.
The result of WrestleMania 31 led many people to believe that Rousey would wrestle a match, either teaming with The Rock or taking on McMahon one-on-one at WrestleMania 32 on April 3, 2016, at AT&T Stadium in Texas.
White has nixed such ideas and said that her last appearance was a "one-off."
After the latest comments from White, it seems nearly impossible that Rousey would be allowed to work with the WWE again.
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