Auschwitz Memorial responds to WWE.
In the build up for Dominik Mysterio vs. Rey Mysterio, a video package aired that showed a photo of Auschwitz as Dominik discussed his time in prison. The video package aired on the kick-off show, but an edited version, with the image removed, aired during the main show.
Taking to social media, Auschwitz Memorial Museum called out WWE for using the image, saying they didn't believe it was an editing mistake.
The fact that Auschwitz image was used to promote a WWE match is hard to call "an editing mistake". Exploiting the site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz.https://t.co/b4bbYgWPwj https://t.co/Xud4rbhEUS pic.twitter.com/tuJrzmK6mQ
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) April 5, 2023
Someone in the WWE tried to find prison footage for Dominik Mysterio's "hard time" video and ended up using footage of what I'm pretty sure is the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum. It ran during the WrestleMania kickoff. pic.twitter.com/0J6lqnqWVe
— Aaron Wrotkowski (@AaronWrotkowski) April 2, 2023
WWE has not commented on the incident.
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