By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
AEW has reportedly released Spanish broadcast team member Willie Urbina, according to WrestlingObserver.com. Urbina impersonated Hikaru Shida’s accent during a commercial break of Friday’s AEW Dynamite, which streamed to viewers watching the FITE TV international feed.
Powell’s POV: Urbina previously worked for Impact Wrestling as its Spanish play-by-play voice. AEW has yet to publicly announce the move, but it certainly seems justifiable.
I don’t support any type of censorship, even racist jokes. Never tell a joke or do an impression unless you want the world to hear it. Because there is no such thing as privacy anymore.
That’s not censorship, you moron. That’s being accountable for being racist. You want to know what censorship is? I can suggest many countries you can go and move to.
I just don’t know how this moron thought he was going to get away with it. He’s a damn announcer. Maybe he didn’t know fans that watch on FITE tv don’t have the commercial breaks? Hell, even if nobody heard him, the other 2 announcers could and should easily report him. Damn Pendejo!
I think anyone who heard about that saw this coming. As soon as I read about it, I immediately thought, “Well he’ll be fired tomorrow.” Had a feeling it wouldn’t wait until business hours.