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This story is from October 23, 2024

Backstage reaction to Carlito's controversial WWE Raw Promo: sources reveal locker room response

In a recent Monday Night Raw episode, Carlito faced backlash for a racial remark about Iyo Sky, referring to her as Chinese. The comment was unscripted, shocking WWE backstage. WWE edited the segment, excluding the line. Official comments from Carlito and WWE are pending, while fans expressed outrage online.
Backstage reaction to Carlito's controversial WWE Raw Promo: sources reveal locker room response
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In the latest episode of Monday Night Raw on October 21, Judgement Day’s Carlito had a backstage promo with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce in which he spoke of Iyo Sky. Following the promo, a huge backlash stirred online due to a racial line, and a recent report revealed the backstage reaction to Carlito’s statement.
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The recent episode of Raw saw a meeting between Adam Pearce and Damage CTRL members, Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane. Following their meeting Carlito appeared on the scene and passed a controversial remark on Iyo Sky referring to the two Japanese WWE stars as Chinese.
After the racial comment, fans have been curious if it was a part of the script or Carlito improvised on his own. Now, as per a report from Fightful Select, it has been revealed that the line did not appear on the official script for the segment.

Sources told Fightful that they were in "disbelief" that the line was actually said, and it was reported that WWE chose not to include it in the digital clips of the segment. The edited version starts after the remark, showing only the conversation between Carlito and Adam Pearce.
The report further stated that WWE backstage was also quite critical of Carlito's racial remark. However, as of writing the piece, Carlito has not responded to the remark while reactions from Sky and her Damage CTRL partner, Sane await. Also, no WWE superstar has spoken anything regarding the remark in public.
Sky is not new to racial comments, during her tenure in NXT, she was harassed by a fan who said, “Go back to China.” The Japanese superstar and former WWE Women's Champion handled the situation in her own style saying "I'm Japanese b***h."
During the segment of Carlito on Raw, the Judgement Day member was seemingly showing his romantic interest in Sky and said, “I gotta learn Chinese.” Following the segment was uploaded on social media, fans outraged by the mean racial comment claiming it was not funny and was in bad taste. Adam Pearce or WWE has not officially commented on the controversial segment as of yet.
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