Fans Threatened by Security for Taking Photos During 6/23 WWE RAW

The June 23 episode of WWE RAW took place at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and the show had a lot of memorable moments. Unfortunately, it appears that some fans didn’t have a great time there as security threatened to kick them out for taking photos during the show.

A fan took to Twitter and shared her experience from this week’s episode of WWE Raw, claiming that WWE has a policy in place, possibly new, that doesn’t allow fans to take photos or videos during the show. The fan expressed frustration and said she plans to attend AEW events instead, finding the WWE experience too exhausting.

“wwe apparently has a policy (idk if it’s new but i have never heard of it before) where you aren’t allowed to take pictures/videos during the show & our security ppl are HARDO about it…i’ll be at aew shows moving forward lmao exhausting”

Another fan replied, saying they saw people taking videos at the show on Friday and no one stopped them. The original fan then responded, saying this arena might just be stricter about it, but it seems like this might be a new rule now, saying, “this arena just be more hardo about it but apparently it’s a thing now 🤷🏼‍♀️”

The fan also mentioned that security guards were aggressively shining flashlights at people in the crowd, warning them that their phones could be taken away or that they might be kicked out. After spending around $350 on seats, she decided she’s just done.

“yeah the security guards are deadass putting flashlights on ppl threatening to confiscate phones or kick them out lmao my seats are probably $350 combined goodbye”

However, some actual clarity came when another fan said the policy about not taking photos or videos has been around for a while, but security doesn’t always follow it the same way. They had no problems at SmackDown last week, but at the same arena during Raw last year, security gave them trouble while they were sitting in a higher section. He noted that it’s actually very inconsistent.

“It’s always been a policy since we’ve been going. But it’s always been SUPER hit or miss on whether security says anything about it. Like smackdown last week was no issue. But we had trouble at the same arena last year at a raw in a higher up section. Very inconsistent.”

Another fan said it depends on the arena. They revealed that at the Kaseya Center in Miami, security was strict and even took away their sign. But when they went to a different arena in Miami, they were able to film and bring all their signs without any problems. They also had no issues at shows in Tampa. So it seems like how strict things are depends on the specific arena.

“it has to be the arena cause here in Miami I went to Kaseya and they were like that and even took out my sign 🪧 but I went to another arena here in miami and I filmed and brought all my signs and I had no issues even in tampa no issuesat all I think is depends the arena or center.”

A longtime fan who’s been going to WWE shows since January 2013 said the rule against taking photos and videos has always been there. But because almost everyone has a phone now, it’s become harder to enforce, and people are just used to recording. Even today, they mentioned that before the show starts, WWE still reminds the crowd that pictures and videos are not allowed.

“as someone that has been going to wwe shows since january 2013, im pretty sure this has ALWAYS been a rule. its just that its hard to enforce it nowadays where everyone has a phone to record and take pics, and it’s been normalized. but even now, before the show starts, they still warn the crowd that picture and videos are prohibited.”

This comes after WWE was recently accused of confiscating a CM Punk fan sign featuring the Palestine flag on Raw. WWE still brings in big crowds to its live shows, but it’s clear some fans were just singled out in this case since the policy has been going on for a long time now.