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WWE stars Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch recalled a dangerous incident in Los Angeles with a spectator who was apparently upset that they were driving a Tesla Cybertruck.
The pro wrestling couple appeared on a recent episode of “Something’s Burning” with comedian Bert Kreischer. Rollins said he was “talking” at someone who gave them the middle finger while driving the vehicle.
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Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch address the crowd during “Monday Night RAW” at the Mass Mutual Center on September 15, 2025 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images)
“I have a black Cybertruck and in LA it’s like you’re the enemy,” Rollins said. “We also have a Model 3 or Y, whatever. Drive around in that thing and nobody gives a s—. Elon (Musk) went absolutely crazy and I bought it like right before that. I just really like the EVs, I like the brand.”
Lynch explained that they were “friends of the environment, not Elon,” and everywhere they go in the Tesla, someone is unhappy.
“This guy, I was driving my daughter to school. She (Becky) was sitting in the back seat with (their daughter) Roux. This guy, this little guy just walking his dog on the side of the road, we were just driving, I take this turn, and unjustly he’s just going like this (puts up middle finger) Really tough, really cool guy, I was like his little dog.” And she didn’t see it. I say, ‘Tell me to just keep driving, tell me to just keep driving.’ She said, ‘Just drive. What happened? What’s going on?’ We started to turn away and I was like, “No.”
Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins walk to the ring during “Monday Night RAW” at the Mass Mutual Center on September 15, 2025 in Springfield, Massachusetts. (Rich Freeda/WWE via Getty Images))
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“I hit the brakes and I wrapped it around and I went up and found this guy and I parked the car and got out and I just ran up to this guy and I’m like, ‘You don’t know who the f— people are. You don’t know what people go through. I’m just trying to get my damn daughter to school.’ I’m like, “You don’t know s— about people.” Then I started to go in on him. I’m like, ‘I don’t agree with politics’ and this and that. And he tried to apologize.”
Lynch said the person told them it was the car and not the people in the car.
Tesla faced attack earlier this year when Musk joined President Donald Trump as the president was inaugurated for a second term.
Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
Tesla dealers across the globe were met with protests and violence before things cooled down.
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Rollins, the former world heavyweight champion, has been injured and out of the ring for a few weeks. Lynch recently lost her Women’s Intercontinental Championship to Maxxine Dupri and will now be part of the Women’s WarGames match on Saturday night.
