{"id":140702,"date":"2025-08-25T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=140702"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:40:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T16:40:40","slug":"wwes-jd-mcdonagh-riles-up-newcastle-crowd-over-alexander-isak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/08\/25\/wwes-jd-mcdonagh-riles-up-newcastle-crowd-over-alexander-isak\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE\u2019s JD McDonagh Riles up Newcastle Crowd Over Alexander Isak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WWE superstar JD McDonagh hilariously riled up fans in Newcastle, England, as he wore a Liverpool jersey with Isak written on the back. The moment took place on the 24 August Road to Clash in Paris house show at the Utilita Arena. The Judgement Day lost a six-man tag team match against the team of CM Punk, LA Knight, and Penta.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_140716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-140716\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-140716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of WWE Raw star JD McDonagh\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/08\/11-81-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-140716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FREEISAK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FREEISAK<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWENewcastle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWENewcastle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf7<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M_Johnson681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@M_Johnson681<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZKpkZyCfGF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZKpkZyCfGF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JD McDonagh (@jd_mcdonagh) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jd_mcdonagh\/status\/1959739353510314371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The mocking of local sports teams is a classic heel tactic that wrestlers employ to get cheap heat. In 2018, Elias famously received vitriolic boos when he mocked the Seattle Crowd over the displacement of their NBA franchise, the Seattle SuperSonics.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Seattle crowd boos Kevin Owens and Elias into oblivion: Raw, Oct. 1, 2018\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XigdA6kiLcE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The nature of the Alexander Isak saga is a contentious issue for football fans and the city of Newcastle. For those unaware, Alexander Isak is a striker for Newcastle United who has recently refused to play as he pushes for a transfer to Premier League Champions Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>The Swedish hitman was a hero for fans in Tyneside and won Newcastle their first major trophy in 70 years. However, his actions have soured his relationship with the fans, and McDonagh pounced on the opportunity to mock them.<\/p>\n<p>The concept of stars refusing to play isn\u2019t foreign to the WWE. The likes of CM Punk, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Sasha Banks, and Naomi have all walked out despite being contracted. Whilst three of those names returned, Toon fans are unsure if Isak has played his last game for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, Newcastle will be hosting Liverpool tonight in the Premier League in a highly anticipated contest. McDonagh, a well-known Liverpool supporter, will probably be watching backstage as Raw kicks off at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>The go-home edition of Monday Night Raw emanates from the bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n<p><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i> for more on JD McDonagh and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WWE superstar JD McDonagh hilariously riled up fans in Newcastle, England, as he wore a Liverpool jersey with Isak written on the back. The moment took place on the 24 August Road to Clash in Paris house show at the Utilita Arena. The Judgement Day lost a six-man tag team match against the team of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5523,"featured_media":140716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,2192,4,3],"tags":[8592],"class_list":["post-140702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-wrestling","category-wwe","category-wwe-universe","tag-jd-mcdonagh"],"modified_by":"Marilee Gallagher, Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140702"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142061,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140702\/revisions\/142061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}