This past weekend Tyrus won the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship from Trevor Murdoch in a triple-threat match that also featured Matt Cardona, and to say fans on Twitter were not impressed would be an understatement. Many citing his age, physical condition, and allegation of harassment against Britt McHenry as reasons for it being a poor choice made by Billy Corgan. However, Tyrus has now taken to the platform himself and would reveal he isn’t upset, seemingly putting the backlash down to “woke haters trolls” who disagree with his highly publicized right-leaning political views.
While Twitter is firmly against Tyrus for his political beliefs, in general, most of the criticism was for putting a title made famous by Lou Thesz, Ric Flair, Jack Brisco, and Terry Funk on someone whose in-ring ability is questionable. However, those who watch Fox News see him as a star due to his regular appearances. Therefore, Corgan may be looking to capitalize on that, with it likely the network will make a big deal out of him being a recognized world champion. Plus, in theory, fans will now pay to see a top babyface unseat the hated heel on a future pay-per-view.
