Nick LoPiccolo just got locked out of his X/Twitter account again — and this latest restriction came right after he doubled down on his biggest claims yet about AEW’s future.

LoPiccolo revealed the lockout on Instagram, showing a platform notice that temporarily limited his account features, preventing him from posting or interacting. This marks the second time his account has been restricted in a short span.

The timing is hard to ignore. Prior to the lockout, LoPiccolo fired off a series of posts claiming that Warner Bros. Discovery had already decided not to renew AEW programming months ago — and that AEW leadership had known about it since last summer.

“to every journalist and every podcast who interviews tony khan… please ask tony if wbd told him back in august they would not be renewing aew. wbd told him in august. i confirmed it directly and triple sourced it.”

He didn’t stop there. LoPiccolo went after AEW leadership directly, questioning why things have appeared business as usual despite what he claims are major issues behind the scenes.

“please ask why tony has been acting like nothing is wrong for the last 8 months… and what his actual distribution plan is.”

He also laid out what he believes is a worst-case scenario for AEW’s future, claiming the company could be left with very limited options if its current deal situation changes.

“because the only distributor left that will take aew is google/youtube… the my aew app is a death sentence in 2026 if youtube doesn’t make an mg deal for aew.”

LoPiccolo went even further, questioning the viability of AEW’s internal streaming plans and naming other platforms he believes are no longer in play.

“Paramount is not real for aew. WBD passed back in August. CW/Roku is now off the table. Amazon and Fox do not want AEW.”

That pattern goes back to January, when LoPiccolo was first locked out after publicly accusing Tony Khan of using burner accounts to harass him. Shortly after making that accusation, those accounts suddenly disappeared, which only added to his belief that something was going on behind the scenes.

Now, after pushing even more claims — including suggesting AEW’s deal situation could be nearing an end — his account has been restricted once again. LoPiccolo responded by taking things to Instagram and hinting he’s not backing down.

“I feel like I should do a podcast tonight since AEW tried to nuke my Twitter 🤣”

There is still no confirmation that AEW, Tony Khan, or Warner Bros. Discovery had anything to do with the lockout. Platform enforcement or mass reporting could both explain the situation, but the pattern is clear — major claims go out, and shortly after, his account gets limited.

For now, LoPiccolo is dealing with another restriction, while continuing to push his claims and teasing that he may address everything in more detail outside of social media.

Do you think these repeated lockouts are just coincidence, or is there more going on behind the scenes? Let us know your thoughts.

Steve Carrier is the founder of Ringside News and has been reporting on pro wrestling since 1997. His stories have been featured on TMZ, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and more.

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