A video has emerged from last night’s episode of AEW Dynamite, showing Spanish commentator Willie Urbina seemingly mocking Hikaru Shida’s Japanese accent.
The clip has come from the Spanish broadcast of AEW Dynamite on FITE. It seems like the commentators incorrectly thought that their mics were turned off during the commercial breaks.
Los comentaristas en español de @AEW se han burlado del acento japonés de @shidahikaru durante la pausa publicitaria previa a su segmento en #AEWDynamite.
Esto es inaceptable @TonyKhan.
Por favor, haced RT para que lo vea la gente. pic.twitter.com/K6TYCZJwLY
— Miguel Uceda (@MigUceda) May 29, 2021
David Bixenspan has provided a translation of what went down, noting that after Willie Urbina was told to translate Hikaru Shida’s promo for the Spanish audience, the commentator appears to mock Shida’s Japanese accent.
OK, Miguel rewatched the clip in context on FITE and we've been figuring it out in DMs:
They were going over who'd translate who in the Shida-Britt segment. After Alex & 1 of the women both say "Willie, do Shida" (as in "you translate her"), THEN Willie did this out of nowhere. https://t.co/e0c7IHF3DY
— David Bixenspan (@davidbix) May 29, 2021
Willie Urbina has yet to comment on this incident from last night’s show, and neither has anyone from AEW. Make sure you stay tuned to WrestleTalk.com for any further updates or official comment on the matter.
