Veteran WWE Superstar Kane, known in politics as the Republican Mayor of Knox County in Tennessee, took to Twitter this afternoon to respond to Democrat Congressman Tim Ryan, who mentioned pro wrestling in a tweet earlier this week.
As noted before, Ryan received backlash from pro wrestlers and their fans on Tuesday night after he made a tweet about how he walked out of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address, noting that it was “like watching professional wrestling” because “it’s all fake.”
“I just walked out of the #StateOfTheUnion. I’ve had enough. It’s like watching professional wrestling. It’s all fake,” Ryan wrote of Trump’s SOTU.
The Big Red Mayor took to Twitter today and defended the business but did not mention Trump, who is also a member of the Celebrity Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.
“Sir, your statement is emblematic of the out-of-touch elitism, so typical of Washington, that has alienated countless everyday Americans. Professional wrestling brings joy to millions around the world. Politicans like yourself usually bring nothing but misery,” Kane wrote.
You can see Kane’s full tweet below, along with some of the other comments from wrestlers:
Sir, your statement is emblematic of the out-of-touch elitism, so typical of Washington, that has alienated countless everyday Americans. Professional wrestling brings joy to millions around the world. Politicans like yourself usually bring nothing but misery. https://t.co/QgR2gtMKze
— Glenn Jacobs (@GlennJacobsTN) February 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/1225172976590450688
I just walked out of the #StateOfTheUnion. I’ve had enough. It’s like watching professional wrestling. It’s all fake.
— Congressman Tim Ryan (@RepTimRyan) February 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/RealPaigeWWE/status/1224899264398032896
— PAIGE (@RealPaigeWWE) February 5, 2020
We aren’t fake. TRUMP IS. We don’t deserve to be lumped into his category. TRUMP= unpredictable and FAKE. WRESTLING= predetermined and physically REAL. We are the escape from this reality https://t.co/cEcxmlXGCw
— Gail Kim-Irvine (@gailkimITSME) February 5, 2020
You’re ‘fake’ constantly so that you get what you want out of life. https://t.co/0PWHz3oAxn
— Drake Maverick (@WWEMaverick) February 5, 2020
As a fan of pro wrestling, politics & Congressman Ryan, I see many similarities between the jobs we so passionately do…
such as; it’s only real when we win https://t.co/PdX6uSYgdP— Nic Nemeth (@HEELZiggler) February 5, 2020
If this guy thinks political twitter is bad, he obviously hasn’t felt the wrath of Wrestling twitter yet. https://t.co/a5HRh0ZOYJ
— Kamille (@kamillebrick) February 5, 2020
Don’t u dare bring me into this, Tim. https://t.co/XgEzTDpSaB
— EFFY (@EFFYlives) February 5, 2020
Fake!?!? pic.twitter.com/oUxcpDdPiy
— Jimmy's Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) February 5, 2020
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