RVD didn’t hold back when giving his thoughts on the nationwide “No Kings Day” protests during his One of a Kind livestream. As thousands took to the streets across Los Angeles and beyond, the wrestling legend addressed the growing unrest and violence—calling it dangerous, unlawful, and deeply personal.
“Yeah, you know, you can protest. The First Amendment gives us the right to protest. You have the right to redress your government, the right to free speech, the right to free assembly—as long as you’re not breaking the law while you’re doing that. And that’s what people are doing. If you’re throwing rocks and s*, stealing and s*** while you’re protesting—then no, that s*** doesn’t make it legal. You can’t just say you’re protesting. That’s not how it works.”*
The conversation turned heavy as RVD talked about the atmosphere across the country. He urged fans to stay safe and acknowledged how volatile things have become.
“Man, what a crazy… If you—man, be safe out there, everybody. If you’re leaving home—holy cow. All over the country. It’s growing and growing. We’re at war with ourselves.”
“People are holding the flag of the country they don’t want to go back to, while destroying the country they want to stay in. “eah… that makes sense. You know, that’s one way to look at it.”
He then dug deeper into mob mentality and the kind of impulsive energy that often drives riots, admitting he could’ve easily been pulled into something like that as a teen.
“Blowing everything up, tearing the city down—I don’t think that’s the answer. But, I mean, you know, that’s how these people are expressing themselves. And I think that’s because they know someday it’ll get fixed and everything and it’ll just be—‘remember that time it was crazy, like a movie, we were wild.’”
Reflecting on his younger self, he added:
“I could see me doing that when I was a kid, you know, when I was an older teenager, for sure. Like—‘hell yeah, f* your police,’ or whatever. Oh my gosh.”*
But he didn’t mince words about what happens now in a world with cameras everywhere:
“You ever—you know there’s going to be consequences. That’s all. There’s always consequences. If you’re thinking about going out there—you know, you’re gonna get caught on camera. They’re going to come back after you just like they did when they stormed the White House.”
RVD’s message wasn’t about silencing protest—it was about knowing the line between protest and crime, and understanding the price of crossing it.
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