NXT Superstar Lio Rush Jokes About Release of Emma; Twitter Reacts

On Sunday, WWE released the following WWE Superstars; Emma, Summer Rae, and Darren Young.

NXT Superstar Lio Rush, reacted to the news of Emma’s release in a joking way on Twitter and immediately regretted it. The Tweet has been deleted but with how powerful social media is, there is a screenshot of this tweet.

Lio Rush’s tweet got plenty of people’s attention from the wrestling world.

Wow, kid. Didn’t you just get here? Professionalism goes a long way.

— Peyton Royce (@PeytonRoyceWWE) October 29, 2017

https://twitter.com/KingRicochet/status/924711226357223424

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/924713738980249601

Oh, Lio…. pic.twitter.com/le4V6q059C

— The Murph (@WWE_Murphy) October 29, 2017

Former WWE Superstar Rosa Mendes even gave her thoughts on Twitter of Lio Rush’s insensitive tweet:

@itsLioRush SHOW SOME RESPECT!! Have some class. You work for the same company. I’m so disgusted.

— MilenaRoucka (@LaRosaMendes) October 29, 2017

A few hours following the tweet and undergoing a lot of criticism from peers, Rush tweeted an apology to Emma.

https://twitter.com/itsLioRush/status/924717038874120192

Lio Rush can expect some sort of punishment following his tweet. Hopefully Rush can take it as a learning experience.