Fife MSP grapples with wrestling legend after Twitter gaffe

She may be used to wrestling with the big political topics at Holyrood.

But Cowdenbeath MSP Annabelle Ewing could hardly have expected to find herself facing up to a legend of the ring - until last night.

WWE icon Mick Foley accidentally tagged the SNP politician in a tweet - which he shared with his 1.9 million followers on the social media platform:

The tweet received thousands of likes, as confused fans wondered why he had included the 60-year-old in his post.

Users also mocked up images of Ms Ewing as though she would be taking part in an upcoming event:

Foley later apologised after realising his error:

Ms Ewing saw the funny side, though:

Foley has been involved in wrestling since the 1980s, but in more recent years has become a best-selling author, as well as making appearances in TV and film.

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