Shortly after the first vignette for Sullivan’s main roster debut aired, controversial, racially insensitive remarks that Sullivan made on the internet in the past surfaced.
For those unaware of the type of remarks that were being made, here is one example of a quote being linked to him:
There’s other examples of this behavior at the following link. The above quote may need some context to be understood, which you can find in this Comprehensive list of links & screenshots regarding Lars Sullivan (compiled by /u/farcevacant)
Understandably, this is causing quite the outrage online as there are many who feel WWE shouldn’t even employ Sullivan after these remarks have come to light, let alone pushing him so strongly:
WrestleVotes on Twitter shared the following update saying that WWE is aware of it but are hoping that all of this controversy dies down:
Do you think this will have an impact on the trajectory of Sullivan’s career? Sound off in the comments below