UPDATE: Brian Kendrick took to Twitter during this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, which he had been pulled from, and issued a statement addressing and apologizing for his past antisemitic comments.
As we reported earlier here on eWn (see below), AEW President Tony Khan pulled Kendrick from his scheduled debut match against Jon Moxley due to numerous wild conspiracy theories that Kendrick has showed support for in the past.
In his tweets, Kendrick said,
“I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line.”
“I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.”
I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.
— Brian Kendrick (@mrbriankendrick) February 3, 2022
I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line.
— Brian Kendrick (@mrbriankendrick) February 3, 2022
ORIGINAL: AEW President Tony Khan took to Twitter earlier this evening, announcing that Brian Kendrick has been pulled from tonight’s episode of AEW Dynamite. In a brief statement, Khan said,
“We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.”
We’ve been made aware of abhorrent & offensive comments made in the past by Brian Kendrick. There’s no room in AEW for the views expressed by Brian. We think it’s best for all that Brian be pulled from tonight’s card as we gather more info. We’ll announce a replacement bout ASAP.
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) February 2, 2022
Just hours before AEW Dynamite went live, some old footage from Kendrick resurfaced. The now-former WWE Superstar has often voiced his support for antisemitic conspiracy theories. David Bixenspan posted a video from 2012 that features Brian Kendrick promoting conspiracy theories involving Jewish families and the Rothschilds.
In the video, which you can see below, Kendrick told Jewish people to keep “interbreeding.” He also said there was a connection between Zionists and the Illuminati over “the end of the world”, and suggested that “Jewish medics” were flown to Haiti minutes after the 2010 earthquake in order to scoop up body parts and take eyeballs.
That 2011 Brian Kendrick clip is even WORSE in context: It’s part of a section w/ the title card “Who or what are the repitlians?” and makes it very clear that he thinks that, as explained to him by David Icke, “Zionists,” “Jewish medics,” & “the Rothschilds” are The Reptilians. pic.twitter.com/xoxzh2NrS0
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) February 2, 2022
