WrestleMania and an outrage that pressured an apology for the usage of a picture of Auschwitz

World Wrestling Leisure apologized Friday for utilizing a picture from the Auschwitz focus camp to advertise one among its matches through the first night time of WrestleMania 39 final weekend.

The picture was utilized in a promotional bundle for the match between Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio on a preview present on April 1.

“We had no data of what was depicted. As quickly as we realized, it was eliminated instantly. We apologize for this error,” the WWE stated in an announcement.

The storyline between father and son included Dominik Mysterio going to jail after being concerned in an incident along with his father throughout Christmas. The picture of Auschwitz appeared as Dominik stated within the promo “You assume this can be a sport to me? I served onerous time. And I survived.”

The picture from the focus camp in Owicim, Poland, the place 1.1 million individuals have been murdered by the Nazis throughout World Battle II, was changed by inventory footage of barbed wire and an empty jail cell within the promo earlier than the match and in replays.

Some wrestling followers observed the usage of the Auschwitz picture. It drew extra consideration after the Auschwitz Memorial museum posted on Twitter on Wednesday that utilizing the picture “is tough to name an enhancing mistake.”

“Exploiting the location that grew to become a logo of monumental human tragedy is shameless and insults the reminiscence of all victims of Auschwitz,” the memorial stated in an announcement.

Rey Mysterio, who was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame final week, defeated his son within the match.

WrestleMania 39 at SoFi Stadium drew 161,892 and set stadium single-day information on each nights. It additionally was the most-streamed occasion on Peacock since final 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl.

The 2-night present additionally got here on the eve of the McMahon household agreeing to a merger with the corporate that runs Final Preventing Championship.

On Monday morning, Endeavor and WWE introduced plans to create a $21.4 billion sports activities leisure firm.