Kendrick Lamar’s ongoing rivalry with Drake was referenced on the first episode of WWE Raw on Netflix, and it wasn’t in favor of the Compton rapper.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, who form the villainous duo The New Day, decided to take a jab at Kendrick during the show, which was set in his hometown of Los Angeles.
During an interview segment, Woods commented: “Think about it: for the last six months, y’all have been boosting this trash rapper Kendrick Lamar,” which prompted loud boos from the crowd.
Kingston added: “Yeah, boo him! We think he sucks, too. Boo him! So you’re not upset with us, you’re upset with Kendrick Lamar because Drake won the beef,” triggering even more boos.
This isn’t the first instance where the feud between Drake and Kendrick has crossed over into the wrestling world.
Last year, both rap stars were invited by wrestling legend Shawn Michaels to settle their differences in the ring.
“A little Sweet Chin Music goes a long way,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “@kendricklamar, you and @Drake are formally invited to #WWENXT to settle this thing. I’m even offering my services to mediate.”
Michaels extended the invitation after Kendrick referenced his iconic finishing move, Sweet Chin Music, in his diss track “Not Like Us,” with the line: “Sweet Chin Music and I won’t pass the aux, aye.”
While The New Day is trying to rewrite the results of the feud, which many believe Kendrick won, the numbers behind the heated competition tell a different story.
According to data from Luminate, Billboard estimated that the diss tracks by both artists have earned nearly $15.4 million in streaming, digital sales, and publishing revenue in the U.S. since their release last spring.
Statistically, Kendrick emerges as the winner, with “Not Like Us,” “Like That,” “Meet the Grahams,” and “Euphoria” accounting for over $13.4 million of the total (nearly 87%).
“Not Like Us” stands out as the most profitable, generating about $7.6 million, followed by “Like That” — his chart-topping collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin that sparked the feud — which earned $4.6 million.
On the other hand, Drake’s two diss tracks, “Family Matters” and “Push Ups,” have earned a total of just over $1.9 million, with “Family Matters” generating $981,300 and “Push Ups” $969,400.
