“The Star-Spangled Banner” got booed abroad, yet again.The U.S. national anthem received a frosty reception at the WWE Crown Jewel event in Perth, Australia, over the weekend — the latest instance of it happening at events on foreign soil since President Donald Trump’s return to office.Australian singer Sophie Foster’s performance of the song was totally drowned out by boos at RAC Arena, as reported The West Australian and evident from multiple videos shared online.In stark contrast, the 13,000-plus people in the audience sang along with Foster’s performance of the Australian anthem, “Advance Australia Fair.”John Cena performed at the WWE Crown Jewel event in Perth.WWE via Getty ImagesThe boos of the U.S. anthem split opinion on social media, with some slamming it as “so disrespectful.” While it’s unclear exactly why the anthem was booed, others put it down to America being not “very popular around the rest of the world currently” amid Trump’s presidency or said that “it’s normal for wrestling fans to boo the villains.” Many asked why the U.S. anthem was being performed in Australia at all.Close
BOOOOOOOOO! Australian Wrestling Fans Drown Out U.S. Anthem
The moment split opinion on social media.
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