WWE were forced to cut their live broadcast on Netflix on multiple occasions after a superstar suffered a wardrobe malfunction on Smackdown.
In the midst of a packed European tour, WWE's latest show took place live in Bologna, Italy on Friday and was aired live on Netflix at 7pm in the United Kingdom.
But during the Zelina Vega vs Piper Niven match, WWE's feed went to a black feed on a number of occasions and viewers at home wondered if it was due to technical difficulties.
Vega had her first match in a long time after transferring from the Raw brand, debuting new theme music as she went up against the dominant Niven in front of a rabid crowd.
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The former women's tag team champion also sported new gear but it was not without issues as Zega appeared to suffer two unfortunate wardrobe malfunctions while wrestling the match - including while performing a 619 in tribute to the legendary Rey Mysterio.
The screen blacked out twice to censor and protect Vega but meant that a fair portion of the match was missed, with plenty of fans picking up on it as they watched the bout live.
One viewer on X wrote: "Screen keep going black for everyone else?”
A second said: "I liked Zelina Vega’s new ring gear until I realized it caused the blackout on SD.”
A third added: "I'm assuming the blackouts in that match were to censor a possible wardrobe malfunction from Zelina."
A fourth said: "Zelina wardrobe malfunction just making it so we don’t see half the match lol."
On the US broadcast which was on a delay, the wardrobe malfunction was completely edited out and no black screen was required as different camera angles were used.
It was the same process in clips shared on WWE's website and channels.
Vega impressed in in a losing effort to Niven, who claimed the victory with a monstrous crossbody.
WWE women's champion Tiffany Stratton suffered a wardrobe malfunction recently when her top slipped in a match with Candice LeRae, causing action to be taken on the feed.
A black screen was also shown on a recent episode of Raw in Madison Square Garden when both CM Punk and Seth Rollins gave one another the middle finger in their steel cage main event.
Netflix also had to intervene and censor out expletive-filled chants against John Cena in Brussels on Monday as he explained his shock heel turn, but commentator Michael Cole branding the 16-time world champion a "pr***" was not edited.
Topics: WWE, WWE Smackdown, Wrestling, Fan Reactions
Josh Lawless