Fans criticized Adam Pearce after he announced on Twitter prior to Monday’s WWE Raw, the second night of this year’s Draft, that he would honor Jim Cornette by wearing a sports coat on the show.
While Pearce wears the sport coat every week, he wore a red and black one on the show, which Cornette made memorable throughout his career. Pat McAfee even acknowledged Pearce’s commentary by suggesting that Peace grab a tennis racket.
Cornette, who has contributed to the pro wrestling industry in a variety of capacities, including manager, commentator, creative mind, and promoter, has a contentious reputation for his previous remarks.
Peace acknowledged the criticism and responded by writing the following:
“One person decided to buy a horrible red jacket to wear for fun and quote Sweet Stan in a tweet referring to it. Another person decided that it must mean solidarity with bigotry, among other terrible things. Why do I block people online? Same reason I flush the pot. Touch grass.”
Tonight’s sport coat is in honor of your friend and mine… Mr. @TheJimCornette.
— Adam Pearce (@ScrapDaddyAP) April 29, 2024
