Tommaso Ciampa fires back after Randy Orton makes fun of WWE NXT wrestlers who slap their leg during matches

There was a not-so-friendly Twitter exchange between Randy Orton and Tommasso Ciampa earlier today.

It started just a few hours after the WWE NXT TakeOver: In Your House show when Orton gave a backhanded compliment to the roster. The backhanded part was when he mocked the wrestlers who slap their leg during matches to make noise for kicks.

Orton tweeted, “Heard #WWENXT #TakeoverInYourHouse was great! Slappin my leg for you guys. Sincerely #legslap”

Heard #WWENXT #TakeoverInYourHouse was great! Slappin my leg for you guys. Sincerely #legslap

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) June 8, 2020

Mickie James chimed in with a screenshot of Hulk Hogan’s famous “work yourself into a shoot” tweet.

I’ll just be hanging out over here for the replies… 🍿 😂 👠 pic.twitter.com/3cd5LN7BLW

— Mickie James~Aldis (@MickieJames) June 8, 2020

Ciampa fired back at Orton with the following tweet: “My daughter has been having trouble sleeping. Luckily I found a remedy. Randy Orton matches. Better than NyQuil. Sincerely #AnEntireLockerRoomWhoBustedTheirAsses”

My daughter has been having trouble sleeping. Luckily I found a remedy. Randy Orton matches. Better than NyQuil. Sincerely #AnEntireLockerRoomWhoBustedTheirAsses https://t.co/r2HN5TjwOY

— BLACKHEART (@NXTCiampa) June 8, 2020

Orton fired back at Ciampa: “Looks like I hurt the feelings of the self appointed lockeroom leader of a wrestling school. Let me know what time #legslap class starts so I can take my game to the next level.”

Looks like I hurt the feelings of the self appointed lockeroom leader of a wrestling school. Let me know what time #legslap class starts so I can take my game to the next level. https://t.co/c2ECCKL44f

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) June 8, 2020

Many veteran wrestlers have taken issue with leg slapping during matches so Orton’s comments about the NXT roster appear to be genuine. Of course, there’s always a chance that this is something they have worked out for a potential feud in the future whenever Ciampa moves up to the main roster. Given Orton’s history of saying whatever he wants on social media, there is a very good chance that there is real heat between Orton and Ciampa.