Westside Gunn Makes Peace With WWE After Nick Khan Meeting

Westside Gunn is putting his WWE fallout behind him after a meeting with Nick Khan opened the door to a fresh start. The Buffalo rapper credited WWE’s president with resolving their issues in a Tuesday announcement that paired the company with his own 4th Rope brand.

Westside Gunn wrote on X, “S/O to NICK KHAN 4 MAKING EVERYTHING RIGHT, WHATEVER HAPPENED IN THIS PAST DOESN’T MATTER…..WERE HERE TO PUSH THE CULTURE FOWARD.” He tagged both wrestling companies and shared four photos with the message.

He didn’t announce contract terms or spell out what the two companies will do together. There’s no named wrestler joining WWE or new television arrangement in his post, which centers on his meeting and the relationship going forward.

That’s a change from the frustration he aired in November 2025. Westside Gunn said then that he’d been removed from a WWE Raw show in Buffalo after buying a $5,000 seat, and he vowed to stop promoting the company.

His public break with WWE also involved complaints about wrestling references in his music and artwork. He said the company had threatened action over those uses after years of him buying tickets and celebrating its performers.

Westside Gunn kept building 4th Rope while the dispute played out publicly. The promotion has brought together live wrestling, Hip-Hop performances and clothing, with talent including The Hardys and Zilla Fatu appearing at its events. He first announced the venture in 2022 and introduced Parker Boudreaux as its first official wrestler after the former WWE NXT performer appeared for AEW.

The timing puts his reconciliation in the middle of another busy week for that business. He’s bringing 4th Rope and Mass Appeal’s Heels Have Eyes: Heelmatic event to New York’s Melrose Ballroom on Thursday, November 12, with tickets already sold out.

He’s also using the event to play music from HEELMATIC, his 16-track album arriving Friday through Griselda Records and Mass Appeal. The rollout follows last year’s Heels Have Eyes trilogy and keeps his wrestling interests tied directly to his records.

Thursday’s event will stream live on the REVOLT and 4th Rope YouTube channels.