The WWE is hitting Maroon 5 with a metaphorical steel chair -- slamming the band's Super Bowl halftime show as trash in an effort to get fans to watch the WWE's halftime event instead.
Vince McMahon's company unleashed the hit piece Sunday night during the Royal Rumble -- asking fans why the hell they would watch Maroon 5 while they could be watching 6-man tag team match.
WWE even showed a picture of Adam Levine and added booing sound effects to really drive home the point.
It's all to promote WWE's new "Halftime Heat" show -- featuring wrestlers like Aleister Black, Velveteen Dream and more.