ESPN and WWE commentator Pat McAfee sparred the poison when dressing down Canadian fans who booed the US national anthem before WWE Removal chamber An event in Toronto on a Saturday night.
McAfee, who was at the announcer's table, was ready to carry out the duties assigned for the star-studded incident, but had front row seats as a wild Canucks crowd unleashed the torrent of Boo. Starspangled banner When the night begins.
The booing trend began on February 1st, when Ottawa fans booed the US national anthem before the match against the Minnesota Wild. The next night, Canadian basketball fans caught the trend by booing anthem before the Los Angeles Clippers game against the Toronto Raptors.
The national anthem war did not calm down during the four-country showdown where the US and Canada faced off twice. On a particularly loud night in Montreal, we saw Team USA and Canada drop their gloves and compete in the first nine seconds after booing the US national anthem thoroughly.
The booing came on the same day President Trump signed an executive order placing tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico. He was also joking on social media that Canada will be “51st state.”
“These are the most stacked removal chambers WWE has ever had,” McAfee said while laying out the stacked cards. “What's in a kind of scary country in Canada started this whole thing by booing our national anthem! But it's going to be a historic night for WWE on the road to WrestleMania.”
Canadian fans also booed the US national anthem on Sunday before an MLS game between the Vancouver White Cap and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
