Twitter Won’t Give Buff Bagwell Verified Checkmark

Buff Bagwell got his major break in wrestling when he was hired by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991, where he was a five-time World Tag Team Champion. The wrestling veteran is free agenting and finds himself being active on Twitter but he failed to gain the platform’s trust.

Buff Bagwell also known as Marcus Bagwell on took to twitter to express that he is speechless after Twitter refused to give him a verified sign. He tweeted the following tweet attached with a pictures of notification from the platform that informed him that his request to verify his account has been denied.

I have no words

The Verified sign is a blue checkmark from Twitter that provides the site’s readers with a means to distinguish genuine notable account holders, such as celebrities and organizations, from impostors or parodies.

Bagwell’s WCW run lasted till 2001 when WWE(then known as WWF) purchased the promotion. He then signed a contract with WWF. However, he was released by the company same year. Since then he has wrestled for several other promotions.

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