Nope. It’s deliberate humiliation.
He’s pecking at her because he lost his job due to male stupidity and now feels emasculated.
Being mean to his wife is a classic way guys like this attempt to restore their feelings of masculinity.
No doubt she meant to punch back, and good for her. This bullshit needs to stop. Sounds like she got him good.
You want to be a man? Then fucking control yourself and act like an adult. Quit pecking at the women in your lives, or randomly and anonymously online. Or get left behind, because we’re moving on.