

(Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post)

Longtime pro wrestling fan and Grammy-nominated rapper Wale is not impressed with the WWE these days. He let his frustrations be known this week during an interview on New York’s Hot 97 radio station.

“It’s been bad, man,” he said when DJ Peter Rosenberg asked him about the last few episodes of “Raw.” “You think it will get better, but then you see the top stars, Roman’s hurt, Bryan’s hurt. What do you do? It almost seems like they’re throwing in the towel.”

Wale also has qualms with the so-called “Divas” division, the moniker under which the WWE’s female athletes wrestle. “They’re missing me with that whole division,” Wale said. “I want it to be good.” Wale admits his admiration for several of the athletes in the division, including Naomi, AJ Lee and Paige, but he takes issue with the E! reality show “Total Divas,” which casts WWE’s female wrestlers as women interested more in bickering about their personal lives than furthering their careers. “[The show’s] agenda … makes it corny.”

Other revelations from the 12-minute interview: