WWE toured India last week. The tour featured names such as Roman Reigns, Usos, Darren young, Charlotte etc. The tour was largely a success. However going into last week's live events in New Delhi, India, there were calls by Hindu religious group Aadvanshi Veer Sena and some local wrestlers to protest WWE's arrival, because of a 1998 RAW segment that a news outlet WebIndia dug-up and posted on social media. The Online article featured a video of the RAW segment where Kurt Angle took the Indian flag and wiped his nose with it on WWE TV. The Hindu group demanded WWE apologize for it.
WWE's representative issued the following comments in response:
"This case is about 20-years-ago and we did not deliberately do that. We have a great respect for the country. We are sorry that it happened, but we had no intention of doing it. India is a reputable country and we apologise for this."