Daniel Cormier talks backlash from Cody Rhodes, pro wrestling fans over critical Ring of Honor tweet

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is a big fan of pro wrestling, and he has opinions about it that he likes to share on Twitter. His latest drew the ire of wrestling fans – and even one notable performer.

Baltimore-based promotion Ring of Honor held its year-end pay-per-view over the weekend, “Final Battle,” which featured a six-man tag team title match between champions The Hung Bucks taking on Dragon Lee, Flip Gordon and Titán.

During the match, this wildly entertaining sequence of flips, hurricanranas and drop kicks occurred (via Twitter):

A lot fans loved it. But you know who didn’t? Cormier.

And he let it be known (via Twitter):

@philbaroni this is actually pathetic. This is what people wanna see? Go to a god dang gymnastics competition. Suplex, bodyslam, piledriver do some old school wrestling man. DDT, I remember when the frankensteiner was the most you’d ever see someone flip. I say Boo to this BS

And with that comment, wrestling fans on Twitter went off on Cormier, most notably former WWE star Cody Rhodes, son of the late “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes (via Twitter):

It’s not pathetic. The paying audience enjoyed it. UFC is thriving, and pro-wrestling has been going strong since 1920…besides most of y’all ask hunter for a job when the wheels fall off anyway and most are on the comp list at staples…so lay the f*ck off.

Cormier responded:

I do ask for comps, I am a fan, I didn’t say anything about anything but that sequence of the match. Just be very careful bud! I’ve been a fan of urs too but be very careful. Lay off the cuss words it’s not that serious. And I won’t need a job. I’ll be good.

Of all the hate-Tweets aimed at Cormier, none was more hilarious than this guy’s (via Twitter):

Actually you will need a job since you suck at MMA. And some promo classes at the pc since you are a charisma vacuum. Also Cody would kick your ass since he is a 2 time state wrestling champ and you are an alley brawler

HE CALLED A FORMER OLYMPIC WRESTLER AN “ALLEY BRAWLER” (LOL).

So what did Cormier think of all this? He expounded during Monday’s episode of MMAjunkie Radio.

“Listen, I’m a big-time wrestling guy,” Cormier said. “Like, I like watching that shit, and I know a lot people make fun of me for it. But I didn’t like that sequence of the match, and I’m going to say it. And if I want to say it on my Twitter, I’m going to say it on my Twitter. All those guys get all butt-hurt about it, and I’m like, ‘Hey, guys, not everybody is going to like everything you freaking do, so shut up.’ I told Cody Roades to lay off the swear words, because then when you start cussing like that, you’re pretending to be serious. And you don’t want to be serious with me.”

To hear more from Cormier, including what specifically bothered him about that sequence, check out the video above.

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