Wrestling mogul Triple H has taken a cheeky swipe at Deontay Wilder over his excuse for his defeat by Tyson Fury.
Wilder was stopped in the seventh round last month as Fury produced a stunning display to dethrone the heavyweight world champion.
Wilder later complained that his huge ring-walk costume was to blame, claiming it had weakened his legs.
And now Triple H, real name Paul Michael Levesque, has joked his own outfit was to blame for his defeat by Daniel Bryan at Wrestlemania 30 in 2014.
He tweeted: “Just as an FYI. That entrance costume was super heavy …. Like 45 lbs ….. My legs were shot… Only reason Daniel beat me!!!!!!”
Wilder was dropped twice by Fury before his corner threw in the towel to signal the end of his long reign.
But he later said: "He didn't hurt me at all, but the simple fact is my uniform was way too heavy for me.
"I didn't have no legs from the beginning of the fight.
"In the third round, my legs were just shot all the way through, but I'm a warrior and people know that I'm a warrior."
Wilder's excuse was later exposed however when footage re-emerged of him telling Joe Rogan that he worked out in weighted vest which was as heavy as his costume.
And Fury believes Wilder had to find an excuse for his defeat.
"I can understand where he’s coming from because in every fighter’s mind there’s always got to be a reason why they’ve lost," he said. "It can never be the simple fact of 'I wasn’t good enough on the night, I lost to the better guy.'
"It's always got to be, 'The camp was wrong, it was the trainer's fault, it was my suit, it was my toe’. It’s always something was a problem.
"With me if I’m injured or whatever the problem is, it’s like ‘ok the performance wasn’t great, I’m going to move on and crack on'."
Wilder and Fury are due to clash for a third time in July, subject to boxing resuming following the coronavirus crisis.
