WWE Releases Statement on Offensive Imagery Appearing in Virtual Audience During Raw

– As previously reported, some of the fans in the virtual audience of the ThunderDome for last night’s Raw broadcast snuck on images of Chris Benoit and Nintendo’s Mario during the show. Unfortunately, there was more trolling with sharing disgusting and offensive imagery that appeared on the broadcast, including another fan showing imagery of the KKK and an ISIS execution. PWInsider reports that WWE spokesperson released an official statement on the imagery making it on the air, which you can read below:

“This abhorrent behavior does not reflect WWE‘s values and we have zero tolerance for these unacceptable acts. We are working to ban those involved from any future events.”

Fightful reports that another image during WWE Raw had what appeared to be an ISIS execution. The KKK imagery reportedly showed a man wearing a KKK robe and waving a confederate flag during the Seth Rollins and Murphy vs. Dominik & Rey Mysterio match.

The rules for being a virtual audience member for the WWE ThunderDome include fans not displaying offensive or violent acts and not making political statements or endorsements.