Over the years since it launched Twitter has become a popular place for wrestlers to communicate with the world and many of them use the social media service often. Last year Elon Musk purchased Twitter and since then he’s been making some changes. Musk introduced a subscription service called Twitter Blue which allows users to purchase a blue check mark among other benefits, and today checkmarks were removed from a number of popular profiles that aren’t paying for the service.
The blue checkmark was once a status symbol on Twitter used to verify popular celebrities, but many familiar wrestling personalities have lost their checkmark following the change.
Several wrestlers have pointed out that there’s now much more of a risk when it comes to fans getting scammed by fake profiles which is unfortunately something that happens all too often on wrestling Twitter. This seems to be a big cause for concern among people in the wrestling community.
The reactions to the situation vary, but one way or another the loss of blue checkmarks has caused quite the stir on Twitter and you can see what people are saying below.
@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
Yeah. Buying a blue check mark is a no for me bro.
— Jade Cargill (@Jade_Cargill) April 20, 2023
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
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
tbh i’m glad the era of people asking how to get verified is over
— Cathy Kelley (@catherinekelley) April 20, 2023
glad my checkmark is gone tbh. don’t want to be confused for a dork that pays for twitter.
— ma.çé (@MACEtheWRESTLER) April 20, 2023
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
Wtf @verified
— Mickie James~Aldis (@MickieJames) April 20, 2023
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
One way or another the world can sleep easy knowing that Evil Uno is still verified.
Evil Uno is still verified.
— EVIL UNO of DARK ORDER (@EvilUno) April 20, 2023
