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In 2011, Kendrick told the [[conspiracy theory]] website Truth is Scary that he believed the [[September 11 attacks]] were [[9/11 conspiracy theories|faked with holograms]] and that the [[killing of Osama bin Laden]] never happened.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thecomeback.com/pro-wrestling/brian-kendrick-removed-from-aew-card-over-past-abhorrent-offensive-comments.html|title=Brian Kendrick removed from AEW card over past "abhorrent & offensive comments," a day after his WWE release|first=Andrew|last=Bucholtz|publisher=The Comeback|date=February 2, 2022|accessdate=February 3, 2022}}</ref> In 2013, a Highspots Wrestling Network video interview titled ''Brian Kendrick Presents: The Kendrick Theory'' featured him discussing his belief that the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]] was [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theories|faked]] and that [[Extermination_camp#Gassings|Holocaust gas chambers]] were used for [[delousing]] rather than murder, as well as repeating a false claim that the [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] had once admitted that "only 250,000 Jews were killed" during [[the Holocaust]] and that the number was [[Holocaust denial|exaggerated]] in order to justify the creation of [[Israel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/aew/brian-kendrick-pulled-from-aew-dynamite-due-to-past-comments|title=Brian Kendrick pulled from AEW Dynamite due to past comments|work=F4WOnline|first=Ethan|last=Renner|date=February 2, 2022|accessdate=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
Kendrick's comments, along with additional statements regarding his belief in other conspiracy theories, went largely unnoticed until they resurfaced in February 2022 and resulted in mass outrage on [[social media]]; his scheduled ''AEW Dynamite'' debut, which had been announced the previous day, was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/tony-khan-announces-brian-kendrick-has-been-pulled-22-aew-dynamite-card|title=Tony Khan Pulls Brian Kendrick From 2/2 AEW Dynamite; Kendrick Apologizes For Past Comments|work=Fightful|first1=Gizberto|last1=Guzzo|first2=Ryan|last2=Defelice|date=February 2, 2022|accessdate=February 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/tony-khan-kendrick-is-off-aew-dynamite-for-offensive-comments/|title=Tony Khan: Kendrick Is Off AEW Dynamite For "Offensive Comments"|publisher=[[Bleeding Cool]]|first=Ryan|last=Fassett|date=February 2, 2022|accessdate=February 3, 2022}}</ref> He [[Twitter|tweeted]] in response, "I apologize for all the hurt and embarassment {{sic}} I have caused with my words. These are not my beliefs and never were beliefs of mine, and I crossed the line. I spread the most vile comments without thinking of the damage it would cause. I will live with this regret for the rest of my life. I am truly sorry for the pain I have caused."<ref name=comments>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2022/02/02/brian-kendrick-pulled-from-aew-debut-over-abhorrent-past-comments/|title=Brian Kendrick pulled from AEW debut over 'abhorrent' past comments|first=Joseph|last=Staszewski|publisher=New York Post|date=February 2, 2022|accessdate=February 3, 2022}}</ref> He was released from AEW in May 2022 without ever appearing for the company.<ref name=":1" /> That same month, he claimed that his statements were part of an attempt to establish himself as a "villain" in order to generate bookings as a professional wrestler; he also revealed that he had begun working with The Survivor Mitzvah Project, a charity that supports elderly Holocaust survivors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2022/05/05/brian-kendrick-awful-holocaust-comments-profit-off-tragedy/
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