Former WWE star Dijak to wrestling fans: “Voice your opinion, but don’t be a dick”
Following the 2026 AEW All Out PPV event, former WWE star Dijak posted the following message to his Twitter/X account…
“There is a growing trend lately among some segments of the pro wrestling fanbase where people are showing an abhorrent and complete lack of empathy for professional wrestlers getting legitimately injured.
I understand this is a grey area because, on the one hand, we are literally always presenting you with the story of, ‘Hey, watch this jerk get hurt because it’s what they deserve.’ I also understand that this is often further compounded by the fact that we also often present the story of, ‘They are actually hurt… just kidding, they are a faking jerk.’
That being said, try to err on the side of caution when appropriate. That’s a real human being with real emotions trying to process the extent of their injury in real time and how it will impact the people in their lives who rely on them physically and/or financially.
Or, for another common example, there is a real person in that viral clip that you jokingly commented on, and they might now have to deal with the potential lifelong ramifications of a serious head/neck/body injury.
Do we sign up for this? Yes. Do we understand the risks? Yes. Are some of us financially compensated handsomely for this risk? Some, yes, but not most.
None of this changes the fact that anyone who has ever stepped foot in a pro wrestling ring did that with the intent of entertaining you, the people, the fans, and if something legitimately negative happens to us on our journey toward achieving that goal, we don’t want to be mocked or ridiculed for trying our best to bring you joy.
This includes another common circumstance in the pro wrestling world, and that’s wrestlers getting fired/released/un-renewed.
Do some wrestlers say or do controversial/polarizing things? Yep. Are some just genuinely bad people who do genuinely bad things? Unfortunately, yes.
Try your best as an observer to critically identify when this is factually and definitively the case, and then directly address that action or statement as opposed to abstractly determining that the wrestler ‘got what they deserved,’ which doesn’t facilitate any meaningful change or influence, it just adds on more negativity.
Long story short, enjoy, have fun, have an opinion, voice your opinion, but don’t be a dick.”
There is a growing trend lately among some segments of the pro wrestling fanbase where people are showing an abhorrent and complete lack of empathy for professional wrestlers getting legitimately injured. I understand this is a grey area because on the one hand we are literally…
— DONOVAN DIJAK (@DijakFYE) September 27, 2026
Dijak also stated the following…
“For those of you speculating that this is my responding commentary on one specific instance, that would be incorrect. Like I said, this is a growing trend. Last night alone I saw three separate viral instances of wrestlers suffering varying degrees of injury/distress, and all three had a public discourse laced with judgement and disrespect. In some instances the negativity was audibly taking place at the venue in real time. As someone who follows the entire pro wrestling landscape closely and from a unique perspective, I can tell you all that this unfortunate trend has grown rapidly over the past 6 months to the point where I see multiple incidents on a weekly basis.”
For those of you speculating that this is my responding commentary on one specific instance, that would be incorrect. Like I said, this is a growing trend. Last night alone I saw three separate viral instances of wrestlers suffering varying degrees of injury/distress, and all…
— DONOVAN DIJAK (@DijakFYE) September 27, 2026