WWE has apologized after it inexplicably used footage of infamous Nazi death camp Auschwitz in a recent promotion.
The pro wrestling body said it moved quickly after learning about the offensive gaffe, adding: "We apologize for this error.”Beata Zawrzel / NurPhoto via Getty Images fileWorld Wrestling Entertainment inexplicably used footage of infamous Nazi death camp Auschwitz in a recent promotion, prompting the grappling giant to apologize Friday for the offensive gaffe.
"Exploiting the site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz," the memorial and museum said in statement earlier this week."We had no knowledge of what was depicted," the WWE said in statement to NBC News on Friday."As soon as we learned, it was removed immediately. We apologize for this error."
The Auschwitz footage is now absent from tape of WrestleMania Night 1 and has been replaced with generic images of a jail with barbed wire.WWE Hall of Fame father ReyDominick eventually broke into his dad's house, costing him a night in lockup — a brief stint that the un-self-aware son equated to hard time.
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