Posting About Vince McMahon On Social Media Almost Got Sonya Deville Fired From WWE

Social media is a tool that, if used correctly, can further a professional wrestling feud in a way that gets fans invested in a storyline. If that angle isn't approved outright by WWE's creative team, however, it can lead to disaster. Former WWE star Sonya Deville, real name Daria Berenato, revealed on her "Daria & Toni Unwrapped" podcast that she once posted a tweet about Lacey Evans and Vince McMahon, insinuating they were in a sexual relationship, attempting to start a feud, and the post almost got her fired just two years into her main roster run.

"I insinuated that in a tweet to try and start a storyline with Lacey, because I was desperate to get back on TV," she explained. "I had to go into Vince's office and apologize for insinuating that someone else sucked his d***. Hulk Hogan was in there when I went to apologize, rest in peace. And so, I had to be like, 'Hello, Hulkster. Good to see you, sir. Hi, Mr. McMahon, I'm so sorry for insinuating that Lacey sucked your d***. I was just trying to make a storyline angle.' And he goes, 'You don't really think that's true, do you?' I was like, 'No, sir! No! It was all just an angle because she's like an a** kisser!" ...he said, 'Okay. Don't do it again.' I said, 'Yes, sir.' Then I found out like years later that I almost got fired that day."

She explained Bruce Prichard showed McMahon "transcripts" of her posts and she had to beg former Director of Talent Relations, Mark Carrano, for a meeting with McMahon. Deville exited WWE after nearly 10 years when the company opted not to renew her contract in February.

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