WWE is said to be aware of the lack of black male representation on its pay-per-view events after an online discourse about the topic.
Much has been said as of late about WWE’s lack of black Superstars on major events, over a year after a black male wrestler won a PPV match.
On the “Fightful Select Weekly Pod” podcast, Sean Ross Sapp noted that WWE is aware of the comments fans have had over this. He said,
“WWE has been made aware of it. It’s a thing that I don’t think that like came to mind necessarily. I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Yes this was intentional’ or anything like that. I did hear people saying, ‘Well that’s obviously something that will be addressed now.’ But we’ll see how it’s addressed. It’s more about black male single talent getting featured.”
A black male talent has not won a singles match on a WWE main roster pay-per-view since Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar by DQ at Elimination Chamber 2023.
The last time a black male wrestler won a match by pinfall/submission on pay-per-view, it was Lashley’s win over Austin Theory at SummerSlam 2022.
WWE Bad Blood 2024 will be the promotion’s third straight pay-per-view without a black male talent. The show will be hosted by Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.
Last month, Swerve Strickland responded to reports that WWE believes his AEW contract is above market value by stating “They only complain when a Black person gets paid.”
