WWE threatened to fire 43-year-old star over a harmless tweet about Hugh Jackman
Former WWE Superstar recently shared a surprising story wherein the company threatened to fire him. The superstar in question at the time tweeted that Hugh Jackman might have fractured his jaw during a storyline over a decade ago, apparently rubbing the company the wrong way.
Nic Nemeth (fka Dolph Ziggler) was released from WWE in September 2023. Back in 2011, The Wolverine actor made a guest appearance, hosting an episode of Monday Night RAW. During a match between Ziggler and Zack Ryder (Matt Cardona), Jackman jumped in and punched the former Intercontinental Champion, costing him the win.
Trying to hype up their on-screen feud, the former United States Champion tweeted that Hugh Jackman might have broken his jaw. Speaking on an episode of the Going Postl podcast, Nic Nemeth revealed that the tweet caused a stir, and WWE almost fired him.
However, the Stamford-based promotion did not want the bad publicity of a fake injury, so they made Ziggler delete the tweet despite the now-43-year-old star being totally fine. The IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion said:
"The next day (after moment with Hugh Jackman on Raw), I said, ‘I have to go for x-rays. I may have a slight fractured jaw’ and by the time the next morning came around, I was being threatened with being fired from WWE because I had lied and TMZ was calling them to check on it and I go, ‘I’m just trying to protect the storyline.'" (H/T: POST Wrestling)
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