Wrestling legend Jim Ross was falsely claimed dead after a Twitter hacker got into his account and started sending out messages.
An apparent Leeds United fan sent out multiple tweets from his @JRsBBQ account in support of the club, and a NSFW one as well before sending out a “family statement,” announcing that Ross was dead.
Wrestling commentator Jim Ross has been hacked by a Leeds Utd fan 😂 pic.twitter.com/2o6khLRSD2
— Dave Bennett (@BennettDave85) December 6, 2015
Ross’s account has since been suspended but not before causing a social media firestorm, as Ross was trending on Twitter after the hacked tweets were sent out. The hack seemed to work, as some wrestling fans thought he’d passed.
https://twitter.com/imBINGnotGOOGLE/status/673463487960584192
https://twitter.com/AQS18/status/673463067506819072
https://twitter.com/Malone_713/status/673463094081937409
Thankfully, the hoax was cleared up.
https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/673480549810511872
To all his family and friends, Jim Ross is alive and well. I just spoke to him. Wants friends and family to know this. #wwe
— Barry Werner (@Steviecade) December 6, 2015
I haven’t been this upset since the Internet killed Jeff Goldblum.
Ross’s account is currently offline.
