WWE star Baron Corbin(now Happy Corbin) is one of the top heels of the company. He is one of the most hated wrestlers in the WWE since he joined the main roster in 2012. Fans often take things too seriously and can be very harsh to the talents, so much so that they even give death threats. Previously, the long tenured WWE commentator Michael Cole was also threatened.
On the latest episode of the Out of Character Podcast with Ryan Satin, Baron Corbin joined the show to talk about his gimmick to draw heat from the fans.
Baron Corbin reflects on the death threats
He Corbin mentioned that he once received death threats from fans when he hit Becky Lynch with his “End Of Days” finisher at Extreme Rules 2019 and explains why you have to have thick skin to be a professional wrestler. He said that he received the death threats on a regular basis.
“When I hit Becky with the End of Days, I was getting death threats,” Corbin said. “On a regular basis. 95% of [critics] are on the internet or safely behind somewhere they can’t be accessed. Roman said it the best one time, that he’s never met a hater in real life. That’s the same kind of thing with me.
“It would be funny if at the airport, all the guys hanging there for autographs were like open your Twitter and let me see if you’re blocked or not to decide if you can get an autograph. It’s funny, it’s the cool thing to do now in life, people just want to drag people down, it makes them feel good but my whole career has been that way with social media but now it’s 10x with the way the world is. You got to have thick skin man.
Corbin recently underwent a huge gimmick change. Following his stint as King Corbin, he portrayed a character of a broke person, failing to meet the ends of life. However, his fate changed soon when he once again became a wealthy person, most importantly ‘Happy Corbin’.
