Toronto fans boo US national anthem at WWE Elimination Chamber; Pat McAfee responds, calling Canada 'terrible'
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Fans at WWE Elimination Chamber in Toronto booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" ahead of the event Saturday night.
American singer Elizabeth Irving performed the U.S. national anthem as a chorus of boos rained down. Irving also sings the national anthem ahead of Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Whitecaps games.
Star sports commentator Pat McAfee loudly lambasted the Canadian fans for booing, and the country as a whole, in response during the Peacock broadcast.
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"It kind of sucks that it's in the terrible country of Canada that booed our national anthem to start this entire thing," McAfee shouted at the broadcast table.
Toronto's booing of the anthem comes a week after hockey fans from both countries booed each other's anthems.
During the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off exhibition tournament from Feb. 12-20, fans in Canada booed the U.S. national anthem while fans in the U.S. booed the Canadian national anthem ahead of multiple games.
It started Feb. 13, when Canadian fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem after President Donald Trump's recent threats to impose tariffs on Canada while also suggesting the country should become America's 51st state.
The booing prompted a flurry of brawls between Canadian and U.S. players in the first meeting of the tournament between the two teams Feb. 15. The U.S. won that game 3-1.
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The Canadian national anthem was then booed at TD Garden in Boston before a 4 Nations game between Canada and