The reason for this: she called out Floyd Mayweather for his history of domesic violence (as did Nichols in an interview conducted last September).
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Following the fight, WWE CEO Paul “Triple H” Levesque congratulated his friend Mayweather on Twitter for his big victory.
That didn’t sit well with Beadle — a longtime WWE fan — and she decided it was time to give up being a WWE fan.
Beadle has been an unabashed fan of the sporting entertainment giant for many years, many times getting great seats from the company at their live events, including Summerslam 2014 and WrestleMania 31 this past April. If you check out her Twitter and Instagram accounts, you’ll find plenty of pictures of here with various WWE superstars. She’s even the person that ESPN assigned to interview Brock Lesnar when he announced he had re-signed with the WWE.
This issue and Triple H’s support of Mayweather made her “see the light” and on Tuesday, Beadle gave a detailed explaination of her decision on social media.
Beadle explains that she made the mistake of praising Floyd Mayweather and his lifestyle last summer at the ESPY’s. After she was called out on those comments on social media, she did some research on the boxer and apologized, saying she would not make the same mistake again. She also talks about having her credential for the fight pulled and her employers not having a problem with her speaking out publicly on the matter and Mayweather. That brings us to her turing in her WWE “fan card”.
As you can imagine, there has been plenty of discussion on the matter and her decision to no longer be a WWE fan. It brings up an interesting debate on whether or not you can — or even want — to be a fan of a sport knowing that there are questionable people involved, whether it involves domestic abuse, drug addicts to other accused or even found guilty of committing crimes.
Beadle decided this was her choice — her voice — at this time and that she could no longer be a fan of the WWE.
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