Brian Kendrick issues statement after ‘vile’ comments resurface

Brian Kendrick has issued a statement after “vile” comments that he made in 2013 and 2011 videos resurfaced today. 

In the videos in question, Kendrick stated that Nazi gas chambers were for delousing rather than mass murder, “only” 250,000 Jewish people died during World War II, that the Holocaust was used to justify the creation of Israel, indicated that he believed that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, among many other conspiratorial ideas. 

Kendrick tweeted:

“I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment [sic]I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line.”

“I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused.”

Kendrick had been scheduled to make his AEW debut on tonight’s Dynamite in Chicago, but was pulled from the show. AEW president Tony Khan called Kendrick’s comments “abhorrent & offensive” in the tweet announcing that he was pulling Kendrick from Dynamite.

Kendrick’s release from his role as a WWE NXT and 205 Live producer was announced yesterday. 

The 2013 video was Brian Kendrick Presents: The Kendrick Theory, produced by Highspots Video. A YouTube trailer for the video was deleted by Highspots tonight. 

A full review of the Highspots video can be found here.

A Twitter user who uploaded a clip from the 2011 video where Kendrick indicated that Jewish first responders were reptilian and somehow connected to an earthquake in Haiti has since made his account protected. 

Freelance journalist David Bix has since posted a clip of the 2011 video: 

https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1488956369822785536

Kendrick’s tweets are embedded below.