World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is being accused of false advertising and “cultural insensitivity” amid allegations that tomorrow’s Punjabi Prison match may actually be held inside a Pakistani Penitentiary cage. 

“This is just more blatant racial stereotyping in pro wrestling,” said Baadshah Pehalwan Khan, a Pakistani pro wrestler who has wrestled in countless Pakistani Penitentiary matches. 

“It’s like confusing a TLC match with an Elimination Chamber match — they’re totally different.”

Although Randy Orton will square off against Jinder Mahal in what WWE is calling a Punjabi Prison, the double-caged bamboo structure is the standard lockup for criminals in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. 

WWE issued a statement claiming the misnomer was an “honest mistake,” but leaked documents reveal the company considered numerous other names for the match, including:

  • Jaipur Jailhouse
  • Delhi Dungeon 
  • Bbubaneswar Brig
  • Raipur Reformatory 
  • Calcutta Clink

The confusion surrounding the match is surprising, because WWE has never been accused of employing racial or cultural stereotypes in the past. 

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