Well the chap, Graeme, who was inside the costume. According to his post on social media.

This for real ?
Wolfie conducting us (Wigan fans) in a rendition of "It's always your year" turned out to be the highlight of the night

It looks to be genuine. Called in on Monday to see KP and sacked on the spot. Unless there is something else going on we are not privy to it would seem a harsh reaction to what was clearly intended as a bit of fun and publicity.

FREEDOM FOR TOOTING!

How do we apply for vacancy???

Is it because Wolfie was too cool?
A bit cheekier than the average mute mascot.
I wouldn't put it passed McManus to have complained about the 'Spygate' stunt. Stealing the headlines from the opening game. I'll always remember his official complaint to Sky when they broadcasted the hubcap 'going in the box'.
The bloke has no sense of humour.
We've a more than a decade of 'always your year!'..you just take it

Perhaps he is the rumoured new signing & will soon be a first team regular , Ben Westwood becoming the new mascot.

I'd be gobsmacked if it was for the thing at Saints. He'd have to (presumably) turn up, have a place to change, get access to the pitch. Given the extra costume and all of those you'd have to say it was planned by the club/super league in conjunction with Saints.

Thought it was funny myself...

Access to all areas would be easy in a costume and changing before in a vehicle before hand is also easy.

That point of it being Monday sacking tells it's an official line.

The relevant article on Warrington Worldwide says Graeme has done nothing wrong but the club want to take Wolfie in a different direction....Wolfie will probably follow the current trend & come back self identifying as a sheep.

Really? No, [ireally????[/i Dear god.

Take him in a different direction? He's a bloke dressed in a fluffy dog costume for gods sake.

btw Karl, if the new direction involves wolfie chasing women in Benny Hill style madcap red riding hood pre-match romps, I'll drop my cv off Saturday.

Probably get banned for that.

Anybody else got a Yakety Sax earworm?

If it was the bloke who did it for 21 years I’d be more concerned with how the club have acted. But this guy was an occasional stand in for 12 years and maybe community events. He’s done match days for 18 months since the original needed to stop due to injury.

The Wolfie at the Saints match was a stunt set up by Sky to advertise our match.

Another publicity stunt?