Throughout the WWE Elimination Chamber stay occasion in Canada, a lead-up to April’s WrestleMania, these in attendance booed the U.S. nationwide anthem, a lot to sports activities analyst Pat McAfee‘s rage.
Sung by Elizabeth Irving, who additionally performs anthems for the Vancouver Canucks ice hockey staff and Vancouver Whitecaps Soccer Membership, the booing reached a selected fever pitch on the track’s crescendo and lyrics of “and the rockets’ pink glare.” All through the efficiency, captured and shared on social media, Irving maintained a lightweight smile on her face and continued onward.
McAfee posted a video from the telecast on X showcasing his response to the incident: “Kinda sucks that [the event’s] within the horrible nation of Canada that booed our nationwide anthem to begin this complete factor,” he yelled whereas getting out of his seat, as co-announcers Michael Cole and Wade Barrett had been seen laughing in response.
Held in Toronto, Ontario, the continued skilled wrestling spectacle is the fifteenth Elimination Chamber occasion, going down at Rogers Centre March 1. That includes huge names like John Cena and Logan Paul, the occasion started livestreaming on Peacock at 4 p.m. PT. The showcase additionally marked the wonderful return of professional wrestler Jade Cargill, who had been absent from WWE TV since she was attacked backstage on Friday Night time SmackDown in November.
The booing appears to be a continuation of an obvious tit for tat that started nearly two weeks in the past, when hockey followers in Montreal jeered on the Star-Spangled Banner throughout a hockey matchup between the 2 international locations amid ongoing tensions with tariff disputes. Since then, some New York Rangers followers have taken to booing again the Canadian nationwide anthem.
