LL Cool J explains viral WWE gesture as 'Ax Man' threat

LL Cool J said his viral WWE hand gesture means an executioner licking his axe before a beheading, calling himself the 'Ax Man'. He gave the explanation on '7PM in Brooklyn With Carmelo Anthony' after co-host Kazeem Famuyide asked, Billboard reported. The gesture was aimed at Booker T on SmackDown in 2002 during a Rollerball promotion.