Former WWE star Ridge Holland put out a poster for his 2026 UK tour, and the internet acted like he committed a war crime.
Holland, now back to using Luke Menzies, posted the graphic on Twitter/X with a little shot at American promoters, writing, “Think you yanks are scared to book me.” The poster showed his upcoming UK dates, but fans quickly started roasting it after noticing it looked like AI was used. One account zoomed in on the awkward part of the image and hit him with a simple, “Bro…”
Then the replies turned into a full-blown lecture. One fan tried to shame him over not hiring a designer, writing, “There are people trying to make a living from graphic design, you using ai shows how little you care for real creatives. Be ashamed, I wouldn’t book you.”
Holland did not give them the apology they were clearly fishing for. He fired back, “Shut the f*ck up,” then followed with, “It’s non of your business what I do.”
That only made people pile on harder. Fans called him lazy and cheap, with one writing, “Stop to be lazy by using AI,” while another said, “I’m sure you could have easily afforded a designer though instead of using AI.” Another person took it even further, writing, “Stop being cheap and pay someone to make your graphics, precious.”
The whole thing kept snowballing, and Holland clearly saw enough. After the backlash kept coming, he jumped back on Twitter/X and mocked everyone losing their minds over a wrestling poster.
“Who knew people would be so butt hurt over a poster…soft as shite.”
That pretty much says where he stands. Holland posted a tour graphic, fans screamed about AI, and he told them to shut up and mind their business. No apology. No cleanup. No “I respect the graphic design community” speech. Just Holland throwing it right back at them. Good.
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