Kofi Kingston Calls Out Adam Pearce Over “Insensitive” Fake WWE Exit Announcement

Kofi Kingston has now called out Adam Pearce for being insensitive to people who lost their jobs, following his fake WWE exit announcement.

While speaking on Raw Recap, Kofi Kingston talked about his issues with Adam Pearce, specifically targeting Pearce’s fake WWE exit announcement. He pointed out how disappointing it is to see that kind of person currently in a position of power, especially after seeing Pearce’s post. Kofi felt the post was completely tone-deaf and insensitive to people who have actually lost their jobs.

Kingston explained that Pearce basically pretended he was fired and turned it into a joke, just to get attention online, chasing clicks and retweets at the expense of others. Kofi also called out Pearce for Rickrolling in the video, stating that it was something that was done 15 years ago.

“You know what else is a problem? You know what kind of man is in power right now? Did you see the post Adam Pearce had on social media? It was completely insensitive to people who have lost their jobs.

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Adam Pearce then comes on and starts to make a post, pretty much pretending that he was fired—and he makes a joke out of it. For what? For some clicks and retweets? Rickrolling? Wasn’t that like 15 years ago they used to do that? That’s crazy, man.”

This comes after Adam Pearce hinted that his time in WWE might have been over, making fans think he was about to announce he had been released. Just as the moment got emotional, the video suddenly cut to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” revealing that Pearce had rickrolled everyone.

“Um, Happy Sunday everybody. Um, not exactly sure how to start this. Got some unfortunate news this morning… on a Sunday.

Um, but I am grateful that I have been afforded the opportunity to release this information before it is disseminated publicly. Um, all of us realize that at some point the journey comes to an end. And uh… I guess bottom line is…”

Many fans will likely agree with what Kofi Kingston had to say as Adam Pearce’s joke was ultimately insensitive for people who did lose their jobs. Therefore, we’ll have to see if Pearce will issue an apology in the future.

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