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Westside Gunn says his past discrepancies with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) have been resolved.
In an update he shared Tuesday, November 10, the 4th Rope co-founder confirmed he sat down with WWE President Nick Khan after airing out the wrestling company over an incident at 'Monday Night RAW' last November. In a lengthy social post, Gunn claimed the WWE kicked him out of the wrestling event and later sent him a cease-and-desist letter over his album covers. Following their conversation, the Griselda rapper said it was "the biggest meeting of my life."
"S/O to NICK KHAN 4 MAKING EVERYTHING RIGHT, WHATEVER HAPPENED IN THIS PAST DOESN’T MATTER…..WERE HERE TO PUSH THE CULTURE FOWARD," he wrote.
Westside Gunn has been a loyal WWE fan and has made plenty of wrestling references in his music over the years. The third installment of his HEEL HAVE EYES album series featured The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase and Virgil, two legends who wrestled during the WWF era, on the cover. Gunn eventually switched up all the covers from the album trilogy to images of Joshua Bishop, the first wrestler signed to Westside Gunn and Smoke DZA's 4th Rope wrestling league.
The Buffalo native is preparing for his upcoming event, "HEELMATIC". 4th Rope and Mass Appeal will host a full wrestling card featuring Swerve Strickland, Ninja Mack, Rick Sosa, Hype Kuro, and more, along with live performances in celebration of Westside Gunn's upcoming album HEELMATIC. It's happening November 12 at Melrose Ballroom in New York City. Tickets are sold out but the event will be livestreamed on YouTube.