WWE legend Teddy Lengthy has revealed a hacker took management of his Twitter account earlier than blocking a great deal of followers and other people throughout the enterprise.
The Corridor of Famer – who bought his begin in WWE as a referee and supervisor earlier than having fun with a vastly profitable run as SmackDown Common Supervisor from 2004 to 2012 – shocked Twitter customers over the weekend when his web page went on a mass blocking spree.
In addition to Renee Paquette and AEW duo Sammy Guevara and Saraya, Lengthy’s account additionally blocked WWE stars Santos Escobar and Karrion Kross, plus numerous others.
He was trending over the weekend with folks sharing screenshots displaying they’d been blocked seemingly out of nowhere.
Now, Lengthy has defined the state of affairs in a video on-line, suggesting it could have been a disgruntled Twitter person he’d beforehand really hit the block button for getting revenge in a ridiculously excessive method.
He stated: ‘Simply needed to get on right here and let everybody know that somebody hacked my Twitter account, I do not know who it was. I believe it was someone that I blocked that was mad as a result of I blocked them so that they needed to hack my shit and block all people else.
‘I wish to thank him as a result of the very first thing they did was bought me trending. That is just like the third time I’ve been trending. That tells me, ‘Teddy Lengthy, you continue to bought it.’ Let me clarify this to you, playas, I didn’t block anyone.
‘Like I stated, it might need been that individual that hacked me, I might need blocked him, and you may see why I blocked him. My Twitter is verified, I didn’t block anyone. I don’t need y’all mad at me. Playas, I really like all of y’all.’
He famous that he’ll clarify extra at a later date, noting he’ll be showing on some podcasts sooner or later.
Individuals had appropriately guessed the state of affairs because it unfolded, with Dustin Rhodes amongst these to imagine there will need to have been one thing occurring.
‘Teddy Lengthy should be hacked. He can’t hate us all,’ he tweeted, whereas Guevara referenced Lengthy’s catchprase and quipped: ‘Now maintain on a minute, playa!’
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