Shannon Sharpe is set to end his partnership with Skip Bayless on F1’s “Undisputed”, ending an era on air at Fox Sports.
Sharpe’s final show will be aired after the 2023 NBA Finals and will officially conclude their seven-year partnership.
The three-time Super Bowl Champion and Pro Football Hall of Famer reached a buyout agreement with Fox Sports, leaving Bayless looking for a new partner.
The “Undisputed” show was beloved by fans and turned into one of FS1’s most popular segments. Now with Sharpe’s buyout, he will be leaving the loud morning sports show and removing his podcast “Club Shay Shay” from under the Fox umbrella.
Many fans aren’t surprised to see the breakup, as tension had been brewing between the partners over the last year.
Shannon Sharpe Leaves F1’s Undisputed, Likes Tweet About Breakup
Sharpe has not made an official statement on why he’s leaving “Undisputed”.
The New York Post’s Ryan Glasspiegel was the first to break the news.
The two have been known to spar on air as part of the show but over the last few months, there have been instances of real animosity between the two co-hosts.
While Sharpe hasn’t made a formal statement, he did like a tweet after the news became public.
The tweet was about the contentious relationship between Sharpe and Bayless that has deteriorated over time and claimed that jealousy was a part of the breakup.
Their relationship got progressively worse over the last 2 maybe 3 years because skip fought for him to be on that show but I feel like skip couldn’t stand Shannon succeeding without and that’s when skip was taking pot shots on air
— Dylan Patrick H (@DylanPatrickH1) June 1, 2023
Fans Blame Skip Bayless for Breakup with Sharpe
There have been a lot of instances this year that showed there was friction between Bayless and Sharpe.
After Bayless made a few insensitive tweets about Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest, their relationship never recovered. Sharpe didn’t appear on the show the day after Hamlin’s cardiac arrest and when he returned to the program, the pair could not get through a monologue together without erupting into an argument.
Unc Shannon sharpe was explaining why he wasn’t on undisputed yesterday & this man Skip bayless gonna interrupt him when Shannon tells him to take down the tweet of damar Hamlin 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/hQQK0njiQZ
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) January 4, 2023
Three weeks before that incident, Sharpe and Bayless were having minor blow ups on air. Bayless took shots at Sharpe’s career while praising Tom Brady. With the tension rising, Sharpe took absolute offense and snapped back at his co-host. Many fans believe this was the turning point in their relationship and are now blaming Bayless for the breakup.
Unc Shannon sharpe got pissed after Skip Bayless took at shot at him while talking about Tom Brady 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/Hddec3qI9y
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) December 12, 2022
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