WWE Apologizes For Using Auschwitz Image In Video, Says They Had No Knowledge Of What Was Depicted

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.

Auschwitz Memorial Museum called out WWE for using the image, saying they didn’t believe it was an editing mistake.

In a statement to the Washington Post, WWE apologized and said they had no knowledge of what the image depicted. 

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

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

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