WWE WrestleMania sign catches fire sparking evacuation after Ronda Rousey won the women’s Royal Rumble match
THE crowd has been evacuated at WWE Royal Rumble after a fire broke out in the arena.
The Wrestlemania sign caught on fire at Saturday night’s event, according to reports from the venue.
The pyrotechnics apparently caught the sign on fire after Ronda Rousey won the match.
One person on Twitter noted that the sign looked to be “slightly on fire.”
The sign appeared to start melting after Rousey’s victory, according to other tweets from the event.
The giant sign was lowered as it caught on fire.
The section below the blazing sign was evacuated, according to accounts by people at the event.
“A section had to be evacuated after pyro set the WrestleMania sign on fire,” said wrestling commentator Bryan Alvarez.
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Amidst the chaos, the wrestlers in the ring continued.
The incident didn’t seem to have any grave effects, considering the match continued — wrestlers have even joked about it afterward.
Irish wrestler Becky Lynch tweeted out a photo of herself with the caption, “So hot I set the WrestleMania sign on fire.”
There are no reports indicating that anyone has been hurt.
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