WWE hasn't always done the right thing when it comes to the portrayal of its non-white performers, and there are problems with that within the company to this day. However, now NBCUniversal's Peacock app owns the WWE Network, some controversial content is being censored by the streamer.
As PWInsider's Mike Johnson reveals, one such example is WrestleMania VI. That featured Rowdy Roddy Piper painting half of his face black in a match against Bad News Brown. Unsurprisingly, a backstage segment from 2005's Survivor Series is now M.I.A. as well; that saw Vince McMahon use the N-word in an infamous skit in which the WWE Chairman imitated a rapper.
Some will argue that Peacock is censoring WWE history, and that the appropriate response to this would be to add a content warning to these specific events.
It's a fair point, but neither of these WWE segments were never really acceptable at the time they first aired. Other moments which could soon be removed surely have to include D-Generation X wearing blackface, not to mention the way many foreign heels have been portrayed over the years.
There are bigger concerns with the WWE Network on Peacock than just this, though; the back catalogue is mostly still missing, and it remains impossible to start watching a live PPV from the beginning if you happen to tune in after it starts.
We'll keep you updated on this story as it continues to develop.