While speaking on the 1 of a Kind podcast, RVD responded to the criticism he got after saying he had Raja Jackson’s back following the attack on Syko Stu. He said his comments were for people who actually wanted to listen, not for trolls or people spreading hate.

>“Let me start off by saying we’re here for the people who actually want to hear what I have to say. If you don’t, and all you’re bringing is hate, disgust, and insults just to troll, then this isn’t for you. I’ve probably only blocked ten people since I’ve been on X. But if in your world I’m the devil just because I don’t agree with you, then so be it. If having a different opinion is the crime, I’ll stand on that. I can’t live in a world where disagreeing with someone is treated like a crime.”

>“And let’s be clear—what have I actually done? Am I defending Raja in court? No. Am I paying his bills or his legal fees? No. All I did was say something in a conversation. Some people chose to interpret my words differently, and that’s what I call basic thinking.

>Here’s what I mean by basic thinkers. They can only hold one thought in their head at a time. Like my dogs. If you’re driving with them and another car speeds past, they’ll say, ‘What’s that guy in such a hurry for? Let’s box him in.’ But what I’m thinking is, maybe he’s late for something important, maybe he’s on a long trip, maybe his wife’s having a baby. A basic thinker only thinks about how something affects them.

>We’ve seen this before. Basic thinkers still believe I hate AEW, that I trash it, all because of their imagination. They take their interpretation and act like it’s the only truth, regardless of what the actual intention was. Could my intention have been different than how it was taken? Of course. But apparently that doesn’t matter to basic thinkers.”