Stephen A. Smith thought he was stepping into a wrestling spectacle. Instead, he stepped into a loud wall of boos. And it was not gentle, it was the kind of booing that makes you question your life choices.
It all went down at WrestleMania. The lights were bright, the crowd was loud, the energy was already at a fever pitch. Then Stephen A. Smith showed up like he was about to deliver a sports sermon. Bad idea.
Stephen A. Smith is introduced to the crowd at WrestleMania. pic.twitter.com/t1OdMldai7
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In between matches at the event, WWE cameras panned to a number of celebrities watching on from the crowd, including NFL player George Kittle and NBA athlete Tyrese Haliburton.
The majority of stars in attendance were greeted with applause after being shown on the big screen in the stadium, yet Smith was instead subjected to boos from the fans in attendance.
However, the sports personality didn’t seem to care one bit.
As the jeers grew louder, Smith wasn’t fazed in the slightest as he shut his eyes and leant back with his arms stretched out, before laughing as he returned to his seat.
Stephen A. Smith did not just attend WrestleMania, he got absorbed into it loudly, proudly and repeatedly.
But in true wrestling fashion, he left with something better than applause.
He left with a moment, and in WrestleMania, that is basically a championship belt made of noise.
