Wrestling Tweets of the Week, Jan. 14 to 18, 2013

Posted by Colin Hunter on January 18, 2013 at 8:37 AM

When WWE took a trip down memory lane for the 20th anniversary of Raw, we looked back to a time when there was no such thing as “social media,” or even an Internet as we know it. How the times have changed — and the wrestling business has changed in pace. When Raw kicked off in the early 1990s, wrestlers were still mysterious figures shielded by the secrecy of kayfabe. Now they share anything and everything about themselves (often blurring kayfabe and reality) on Twitter. Here are some of this week’s more noteworthy tweets from the wrestling world.

What an honor to have a @therock & Sock reunion on the 20th anniversery of #RAW. Very proud to be part of history.
— Mick Foley (@realMickFoley) January 15, 2013

@realmickfoley Always a pleasure seeing you Mick. Congrats on the HOF. What a career! Im honored to share a small part of it. #FoleyJourney
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 16, 2013

The Best of the @therock Concert CD: don't worry, it will not include anything from last night's show #Merch
— WWE Creative Humor (@WWECreative_ish) January 15, 2013

4 billion people have seen Raw. There are 7 billion people on earth. 3 billion don't realize an old woman can give birth to a hand. #Raw20
— Kayfabe News (@KayfabeNews) January 15, 2013

A GUY LIKE ME COULD BURY @heelziggler FOR A YEAR, MAYBE 3, THEN TURN HIM BABYFACE AND PUSH HIM LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. WHY NOT ME?
— Cranky Vince (@CrankyVince) January 16, 2013

The high in Fairbanks is -17. If anyone sees me and my ass is 20% of what it was, it'll be because I froze the other 80% off. #WWEFairbanks
— Kofi Kingston (@TrueKofi) January 18, 2013

Today, IN JAPAN #Noah, I won a BATTLE ROYALE.Had it not been wrestling, that woulda meant I killed a shitload of children.
— Colt Cabana (@ColtCabana) January 14, 2013

The best way to see how fast you can throw punches is to unexpectedly walk into a massive cobweb.
— Joe Seanoa (@SamoaJoe) January 16, 2013

Sitting on the couch together, my wife said to me, "Honey, my hands are so cold".I said, "Great! Here, hold my beer!"
— Al Snow (@TheRealAlSnow) January 16, 2013

In case you missed it earlier. THIS is the only Hall of Fame I will be at in NYC for WrestleMania. #Respect #FIVE bit.ly/Um6GFm
— King Kong Bundy (@RealKKBundy) January 15, 2013

SO touched & honored by all well-wishings from so many great fans & friends. You all means so much to me, now & forever! - EG WEB TRANSLATE
— El Generico (@ElGenerico) January 14, 2013

I’m the male @taylorswift13 youtu.be/fUkG7R9F8HY #hoeski
— Zack Ryder (@ZackRyder) January 18, 2013

Manti Te'o is doing nothing new. @charliehaas has believed he had hair for years and it wasn't real either. #BaldChuck
— John Layfield (@JCLayfield) January 17, 2013

@therock Piece of advice. Watch what you say. @cmpunk @wwe #RAW20
— Paul Heyman (@HeymanHustle) January 15, 2013

One photo, two Gracies and two legends...Ed O'Neill & @cmpunk at Gracie Academy Headquarters! twitter.com/RenerGracie/st…
— Rener Gracie (@RenerGracie) January 16, 2013

"I'm not lying. It's called being creative with the truth."
— Bobby Heenan Quotes (@BobbyHeenanSaid) January 17, 2013

We're defined by our greatest influences..He is one of mine. #HappyBirthdayChamp twitter.com/TheRock/status…
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 18, 2013

About The Author: Colin Hunter

Colin Hunter is a print and online journalist who was named the best sportswriter in Canada by the National Newspaper Awards in 2008. He is a longtime contributing writer (as C.F. Hunter) for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, The Wrestler and Inside Wrestling, and has been a regular writer for SLAM! Wrestling. Career highlights include drinking beer with Fit Finlay, chasing a cat with Christian in his backyard, and gluing a wig onto the bald head of the late Missing Link.