Parody News Site The Onion Taking Heat For Joke Article About Big Show Being Killed
Comedy news site The Onion has been catching heat online after a joke article was posted about The Big Show being shot and killed after a 7-year-old boy entered a steel cage with Show inside. Below is an excerpt of the satirical piece:
“Last night, after determining he posed a clear threat to a young boy who had entered the steel cage, we chose to end the life of one of our wrestlers,” a fake WWE spokesperson named Chris Bellitti is quoted as saying in the article. “It is a tragedy anytime something like this happens, but luckily we can say a child is alive today thanks to the swift and appropriate measures taken by our WWE staff.”
“While lethal force is always a last resort, the reality is that we were dealing with a very large adult—one of our strongest males,” Bellitti added. “A tranquilizer could have taken five, even 10, minutes to bring down a wrestler that size, and it likely would have made him even angrier in the meantime. We simply couldn’t risk waiting any longer to act.”
WWE Staff Forced To Shoot Aggressive Wrestler After Child Climbs Into Steel Cage https://t.co/xBZ7ZsHzhv pic.twitter.com/vQIkX8j7CH
— The Onion (@TheOnion) June 16, 2017
Full 2013 MITB Ladder Match (Video)
Below is the full 2013 Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Randy Orton:
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