During last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night Raw, Hall Of Fame commentator Jerry “The King” Lawler called Tozawa’s moonsault a “Ramen Noodle Moonsault.” Shortly after, Lawler was trending on Twitter, receiving criticism for his comment. Even WWE NXT star Rachael Evers took to Twitter to say, “Just a casual reminder that being a racist is not ok. Thanks for listening to my Ted talk. Have a great night.”
"That looked like the Ramen Noodle Moonsault."
– Jerry Lawler on Akira Tozawa's Senton#RAW pic.twitter.com/1trXws3gWS— GIFSkull – DMCA Trolls Suck. #Evolution2 Supporter (@GIFSkull) April 14, 2020
Just a casual reminder that being a racist is not ok. Thanks for listening to my Ted talk. Have a great night.
— Rachael Evers (@RachaelEversWWE) April 14, 2020
Jim Cornette came to Lawler’s defense amidst the controversy, writing the following:
“So now people are mad at @JerryLawler for telling a joke. Now I understand why modern wrestling sucks, because most modern wrestling fans are such whiny little pussies they don’t DESERVE good wrestling. How do these people go out in public without breaking out in tears? #WHINE”
So now people are mad at @JerryLawler for telling a joke. Now I understand why modern wrestling sucks, because most modern wrestling fans are such whiny little pussies they don't DESERVE good wrestling. How do these people go out in public without breaking out in tears? #WHINE
— Jim Cornette (@TheJimCornette) April 14, 2020
Per a report from Fightful, Lawler’s comments have been removed from the HULU version of the episode of Raw.
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