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When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, he became the topic of conversation all over social media. Now, some individuals have decided to take the memes one step above, and link them to the biggest sports entertainment event of all time – WWE WrestleMania.

A recent poster surfaced on the internet which shows Will Smith and Chris Rock on a WrestleMania poster. Additionally, it shows Denzel Washington as the referee.

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Reference for Denzel Washington’s inclusion: reportedly, Washington approached Smith after the incident to calm him, and apparently had a word with Chris Rock as well.

Finally, it shows Jada Pinkett Smith in a cage. Essentially, it could be a poster of a match where Smith needs to defeat Rock to save his wife. Now, this is just imagination taking over after understanding how WWE works with real-life couples.

Several WWE entities have reacted to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

It’s been some time since that slap, but the reactions haven’t stopped.

WWE entities such as Mick Foley, Booker T, and others have reacted to the situation. Quite a few individuals believe that Smith should have handled the situation differently. Unfortunately, that’s not how everyone sees it.

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Some of Smith’s fans understand why he did what he did. In fact, they have defended his actions claiming that Smith laughed because it was an uncomfortable situation before realizing he needed to take a stand.

Since then, Will Smith has apologized to the audience, The Academy, and others. It’s come to a point where social media has become divided upon who was correct and who was incorrect.

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Finally, there is a significant portion of the WWE Universe who believes that this was kayfabe. They’ve been fans of sports entertainment and scripted violence long enough to understand when someone is underselling or overselling a hit.

As per them, Smith and Rock definitely knew what was going to happen and did this to gain momentum for their upcoming shows. For example, Chris Rock’s tour tickets soared in sales following the incident.

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What do you think of the situation? Let us know in the comments below.

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Shuvangi Sen Chaudhury

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 2000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.
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