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WWE Used A Photo Of Auschwitz To Promote WrestleMania And The Auschwitz Memorial Responded
WWE Used A Photo Of Auschwitz To Promote WrestleMania And The Auschwitz Memorial Responded,The WWE has issued an apology.

WWE Used A Photo Of Auschwitz To Promote WrestleMania And The Auschwitz Memorial Responded

This week, WWE released a Wrestlemania promotional clip for the upcoming Rey Mysterio vs. Dominik Mysterio match.

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This obviously drew backlash on social media:

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The official Auschwitz Memorial Twitter account responded, saying, “The fact that an Auschwitz image was used to promote a WWE match is hard to call ‘an editing mistake.'”

Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum

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

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“Exploiting a site that became a symbol of enormous human tragedy is shameless and insults the memory of all victims of Auschwitz,” their statement concluded.

We’ll keep you updated if anything further develops.