- AEW Spanish broadcaster Willie Urbina was caught mocking Hikaru Shida’s Japanese accent during Friday’s edition of Dynamite.
- Urbina was fired for the incident.
- Shida and Tony Khan have addressed the controversy.
An unfortunate incident took place during Friday’s edition of AEW Dynamite. During a commercial break, Spanish broadcaster Willie Urbina was caught mocking former Hikaru Shida and her Japanese accent.
Urbina was swiftly fired by AEW when they became aware of the situation.
Hikaru Shida has since taken to social media to address her brush with racism. The former AEW Women’s Champion said that she did not want to address the incident on Friday night when it occurred, because she did not want to bring it additional attention before Double or Nothing.
Now that the PPV has come and gone, she is speaking her mind. “I don’t give a shit what other people say about my race because I love it and I proud of it, and because I know which is fool. I don’t even feel anger. So don’t need to worry about me. Thank you.”
Tony Khan’s Reaction
AEW President Tony Khan also addressed the Willie Urbina incident at the AEW Double or Nothing post-show media scrum. Khan says there is ‘no excuse’ for his conduct.
“I was not happy with it, so after I heard what was said and having talked to the other commentators involved about what was said about her, who I also apologized to, I thought it was best for the company to make the decision that we made.”
