Jared Followill of Kings of Leon Disses WWE and Hilariously Apologizes

Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill shared his thoughts on professional wrestling, and his comments were anything but well-received. But his reaction to the backlash was awesome, and we’ve got the rundown of tweets for you below!

It all started with this tweet where Jared suggests adults should steer clear of watching professional wrestling:

Hey, adults. Let's maybe not watch professional wrestling. Ya know?

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

But after receiving some responses from the wrestling community like this …

@youngfollowill  pic.twitter.com/Oun54RxALd

— Glenn Moore (@GlennMooreCLE) May 8, 2017

… and this …

Fire away folks...fire away. https://t.co/8LV449KCjz

— Bubba Ray Dudley (@bullyray5150) May 8, 2017

Followill quickly changed his tune and sent the following apology:

Ok. So I've gathered a lot of people love wrestling. Folks are angry. Really angry. I wasn't being literal. Continue to enjoy.

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

He then continued to send a series of tweets to further cement his regret, and it got hilarious.

Guys! Guys! Guys! So that was a test! You all passed with flying colors! I thought people were against wrestling! But nope! Not us!

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

Gotcha! Hook line and damned old sinker! Let's go back to the way it was before. Ok. Sweet!

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

Ok. Look. Crazy story. Just got back from the bathroom. Somebody tweeted some dumb shit on my phone. Needless to say, suplex city! All good.

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

About to land in Austin. I hope there's not traffic! Right?! That's something we can get behind! We hate traffic! Love you guys.

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

(That one elicited this wonderful response ft. Stone Cold Steve Austin.)

@youngfollowill Did somebody say Austin? pic.twitter.com/VkAaBdMgmv

— Jonathan (@ncbjd) May 8, 2017

Back to the Followill tweets!

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— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

Heading onto the streets of Austin looking for a beer like pic.twitter.com/peoyxlGUYG

— Jared Followill (@youngfollowill) May 8, 2017

Lesson learned? We'd say so.