Charles Barkley has recently felt some pushback from pro wrestling fans following his recent comments on Jon Moxley. There are questions about whether the former Phoenix Suns' power forward is actually a wrestling fan and why he spoke on Moxley's situation with AEW.

Charles Barkley recently said Jon Moxley is his favorite wrestler and he had some positive things to say about the AEW Star getting help for alcoholism. Barkley felt the need to speak up after seeing his family deal with a similar issue.

“I had that in my family,” Barkley told Renee Paquette. “I had a younger brother that passed away at 40. So I’m very sensitive to any type of addiction because I know how it pulls at the family. My brother Darryl, he’s been gone a while now. You know he tried and tried, he actually got his life together at the end, but he did so much damage to his body that his heart just gave out.”

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The former NBA star also had to remind people that he is a true wrestling fan. He watches AEW and has a long history as a ‘rasslin' fan.

“But I was reading the story. You don’t have any idea of my past, but I’ve been into wrestling, I call it rasslin, I’ve been into that. One of my best friends is Ric Flair. I’ve known The Rock since he was in college. I’ve been to a gazillion matches even going back to Birmingham, Alabama, where I grew up in a small town, going to Boutwell Auditorium. I’m talking Four Horsemen, Junkyard Dog. So I’ve been in the business a long time. We did a promo last year with Chris Jericho, since we (Turner) got back in the business. So I pay close attention to it, and it’s been fun. So I wanted to acknowledge your husband.”