Fans grill pro-wrestling league for making ‘antisemitic’ joke days after Hamas kills 1,000+ Israelis

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The All Elite Wrestling (AEW) league got into hot water recently after its wrestlers taunted a rival fighter of Jewish heritage with what viewers alleged was an antisemitic joke during a televised event. 

During the broadcast of the AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday event this week, rival fighters threatened to beat wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman in the wrestling ring with a $10 roll of quarters.

The threat generated controversy as Friedman’s AEW backstory included him dealing with childhood bullies using the same method because he was Jewish. 

Viewers took to social media to ask, "Why was this approved?" Considering the antisemitic reference was broadcast only days after Hamas’ deadly attack on innocent civilians in Israel which claimed the lives of over 1,000 people.

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Wrestling fans on social media soured after the All Elite Wrestling league allegedly incorporated an antisemitic joke aimed at wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman into their broadcast Tuesday night.  (Cooper Neill / Contributor)

During one of the AEW skits Tuesday night, Friedman’s rival, wrestler Juice Robinson, previewed their next match up where he teased he would beat Friedman with the roll of quarters. 

Robinson pulled the roll of coins out of his pocket saying, "You know what I do with these, Sonny Jack? I break idiots jaws."

"So after we ruin your life, I’m going to put a roll of quarters in my hand," Robinson continued before Friedman interrupted him. 

Friedman screamed, "Hey! Hey! You come near me with those quarters, I’ll end your life,