At yesterday’s WWE Live Event in Rome, Italy, Solo Sikoa lost to WWE Tag Team Champion Damian Priest.
During the match, Solo disrespected the flag of Italy:
Solo Sikoa disrespected the flag of Italy at WWE Live Event pic.twitter.com/X2u3KtyPNm
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While Solo got away doing this, Chris Jericho was punished when he did something similar in Brazil.
During a WWE Live Event in São Paulo, Brazil in May 2012, Jericho sparked major controversy when he used the Brazilian flag as part of his heel act. After crumpling the flag and kicking it out of the ring, local authorities stepped in because disrespecting the national flag is considered a criminal offense under Brazilian law.
Police stopped the match and informed Jericho that he would need to apologize publicly or get arrested immediately. He then addressed the crowd, apologized for the incident, and stated that his actions were only part of his heel character while expressing respect for Brazil.
The situation led WWE to issue an official apology to both the Brazilian people and government, and Jericho was subsequently suspended by the company for 30 days.
WWE Live Event Results From Rome, Italy
– Women’s Intercontinental Championship Match: Sol Ruca (c) def. Becky Lynch to retain the title
– Danhausen def. The Miz
– WWE Tag Team Champion Damian Priest def. Solo Sikoa
– Je’Von Evans def. Ethan Page
– Street Fight: Seth Rollins def. World Tag Team Champion Bron Breakker
– Royce Keys def. Talla Tonga
– Triple Threat Match For The United States Championship: Trick Williams (c) def. Sami Zayn and Carmelo Hayes to retain the title
– Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) def. Gunther to retain the title
