WWE Uses Footage From Auschwitz in Wrestlemania Entrance

[Rosie]

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1168348949/wwe-wrestlemania-auschwitz-dominik-mysterio

"The wrestling entertainment giant WWE, known for its manufactured storylines, is facing real controversy after fans noticed it used an image of the Auschwitz concentration camp to promote a match on Saturday.

The image appeared in a five-minute video introducing a Wrestlemania 39 contest between stars Dominik and Rey Mysterio. The shot, which appeared in the pre-show ahead of the live broadcast, was used as b-roll accompanying Dominik's comments about being a hardened criminal.

The Auschwitz Memorial called the WWE "shameless" in a statement on Twitter.

"The fact that [an] Auschwitz image was used to promote a WWE match is hard to call 'an editing mistake,' " the museum wrote. "Exploiting the site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz."

WWE did not immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.

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The shot of the polish museum appeared to have been removed from an otherwise identical version during the official broadcast, according to WWE blogs and fans. It does not appear in replays of Wrestlemania Night 1, replaced by generic footage of barbed wire and an empty, unidentifiable jail cell.

The storyline goes that Dominik turned against his father, the WWE Hall-of-Famer Rey, after being influenced by Judgement Day, a villainous stable of wrestlers.

After a failed attempt to entice his father to a fight, Dominik landed in jail, which only added to the tough-guy persona he uses to mask his true spoiled-brat essence. (Dominik arrived at the mat on Saturday in a cop van. His father was chauffeured by Snoop Dogg in a lowrider.)

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The storyline was one of several hits for Wrestlemania fans. The show delivered its exclusive streamer, NBC's Peacock, most hours watched of any live event except the Superbowl.

The in-person event also made history, setting an attendance record at SoFi Stadium. WWE sold over 161,000 tickets for two nights of matches.

Fans took to social media during the broadcast to confirm their suspicions about the Auschwitz stock footage.

"100% Auschwitz. Went there last year. Can never forget it," one Reddit user wrote. "Hoo boy, to be a fly on the wall in the next production meeting," came another reply.

The Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was built by Germans in occupied Poland in 1940 and quickly became one of WWII's largest extermination centers. More than 1.1 million men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz before the camp was liberated in 1945."

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-FUCKING HELL!

 

[Death By Looch]

"100% Auschwitz. Went there last year. Can never forget it," one Reddit user wrote. "Hoo boy, to be a fly on the wall in the next production meeting," came another reply.

It's pretty simple. The underpaid guy (or intern), who had to search the interwebs for footage probably only had 10 minutes for it and just typed in "prison" in the search gets canned while everyone above him plays the "I'm innocent" card.

 

[Deezy]

Someone probably editing all week was looking through stock footage and thought that one looked good enough.

But it's WWE.....everything is symbolism and they always meant what they did.

 

[Dale]

Clearly it's a shit thing to happen but the article writer needs to dial it back some, acting like it was purposefully used and not some giant fuck up on the editing team not checking their assets they were using

 

[Bad News Booty]

I hate articles like this


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[Alexa]

I love articles like this

 

[King Kota]

I hate articles like this


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Agree

 

[Chris]

WWE has issued a statement after an image of the Auschwitz concentration camp was used in a WrestleMania video package.

In an article published by the Washington Post on Friday, it was noted that a WWE spokesperson apologized for the footage being shown and called it an error. The footage was shown in a Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio video package that aired on Peacock during the pre-show for the first night of WrestleMania 39. It was displayed while "Prison Dom" talked about having served "hard time."

The image was replaced by the time the video package aired on the WrestleMania 39 main card.

“We had no knowledge of what was depicted,” WWE said in its statement. “As soon as we learned, it was removed immediately.”

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-issues-statement-on-auschwitz-footage-being-shown-in-video-package

 

[Jimmy King]

Terrible mistake that unfortunately happened but likely due to some poor, overworked team of editors using the first thing they find without knowing what it is.

At least it was acknowledged and quickly removed and replaced.

 

[Sabretooth]

I never even noticed it.

 

[Chris]

I never even noticed it.

Well it was like 3 total seconds on the pre-show video package and removed before the main card version aired so I'd be surprised if you did lol