Real Reason Behind WWE’s Beef With Westside Gunn Revealed

Westside Gunn is officially done with WWE—and now we know exactly why things went south between the rapper and the company he once passionately supported.

After being kicked out of a Monday Night RAW taping in his hometown of Buffalo, New York, Gunn took to social media to air his frustrations. He claimed he was removed just minutes into the show, despite spending over $5,000 on tickets, travel, and accommodations. That moment, according to Gunn, broke his heart.

“RAW starts at 8pm and I was kicked out by 8:03 after spending $5,000 for a seat, plus travel, hotel, everything… in my own city, for no reason. It broke my heart,” Gunn said. “For years, nobody has spent the amount of money I have supporting and promoting a brand I’ve loved since I was a kid. I made people who hated the product start watching again. I made it look cool when people thought it was nerdy.”

Now, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting the real reason why WWE allegedly soured on the rapper—and it goes deeper than just one incident. According to Dave Meltzer, WWE had two major issues with Gunn:

“Sources cited that WWE’s issues with Westside Gunn were his use of a photo of Ted DiBiase & Virgil in Times Square and that his ‘crew’ were posting on social media that they were bored and sleeping during SummerSlam while in a suite at the stadium.”

The first issue involved Gunn using an image of Ted DiBiase and Virgil without proper clearance. The second came when members of his entourage posted online that they were bored and falling asleep during SummerSlam—all while seated in a premium suite provided by the company.

To make things worse, Gunn claims that WWE later tried to silence his love for wrestling altogether by issuing a warning about his music.

“I was threatened to take everything out of my music — music that only included wrestling references to show love — or my whole catalog would be destroyed. Everyone knows how hard I’ve worked coming from Buffalo.”

After all of this, Gunn has made it clear—he’s no longer supporting WWE in any form.

What started as admiration turned into disillusionment and distrust. For Gunn, a lifelong fan who brought wrestling into the hip-hop spotlight, it’s more than a personal loss—it’s a public falling out.

Do you think WWE overreacted, or was Westside Gunn out of line? Should artists be allowed to reference wrestling culture freely, or does WWE have a right to protect its image? Drop your thoughts in the comments and let us know where you stand.