{"id":156857,"date":"2023-04-07T12:33:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T17:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=156857"},"modified":"2023-04-07T12:33:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T17:33:38","slug":"wwe-issues-apology-on-wrestlemania-39-promo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/07\/wwe-issues-apology-on-wrestlemania-39-promo-video\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE issues apology on WrestleMania 39 promo video"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3173043561\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>WWE apologized on Friday morning for including footage of Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz during a video package for the Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio match at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/04\/02\/4-2-wwe-wrestlemania-39-night-2-kellers-report-on-reigns-vs-cody-belair-vs-asuka-gunther-vs-sheamus-vs-mcintyre-balor-vs-edge-lesnar-vs-omos\/\">WrestleMania 39<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The footage aired during a pre-show promo video for the match, but was edited out of the actual WrestleMania 39 event before the match took place. &#8220;We had no knowledge of what was depicted,&#8221; a WWE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/wwe-apologizes-auschwitz-footage-used-wrestlemania-promo-rcna78662\">spokesperson said in the statement<\/a> about the situation. &#8220;As soon as we learned, it was removed immediately. We apologize for this error.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rey Mysterio defeated his son Dominik at WrestleMania. 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