World Wrestling Entertainment has apologized for using a clip of the Auschwitz concentration camp in a WrestleMania promo last weekend.
has issued an apology for using a shot of an Auschwitz concentration camp in a promo during WrestleMania last weekend.— a real-life father and son — used a clip of one of the camps.
A WrestleMania sign hangs over the crowd during a WWE Monday Night RAW event in Boston on March 6, 2023. In the promo, Dominik said he"served hard time" in prison, playing into the storyline in which he beat up his father on Christmas and was arrested. Shots of barbed wire and a jail cell were used before it panned to a shot of the camp.
"We had no knowledge of what was depicted," WWE said in a statement."As soon as we learned, it was removed immediately."Rey Mysterio greets the crowd during a WWE World Cup quarterfinal match as part of the WWE Crown Jewel pay-per-view at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh on Nov. 2, 2018.
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