A fan at the December 17, 2025, AEW Dynamite taping in Manchester claims his Palestinian flag was confiscated by security—and he filmed the moment it happened inside Co-Op Live.
The clip, posted to Reddit, shows a female security guard walking away from the seating area holding a flag. Off camera, the fan can be heard confronting her over the move. But the guard doesn’t respond. Instead, she simply smiles and keeps walking.
“They just confiscated a Palestinian flag. I hope you guys are proud of yourselves. I hope you guys enjoy yourselves.”
The Reddit post, titled “Palestinian flag confiscated from the aisle seats during the AEW Dynamite taping,” includes the full backstory. According to the fan, he brought both Palestinian and Trans pride flags to AEW shows before—with zero issues until now.
“I’ve been to numerous AEW events over the past couple of years and have displayed Palestinian and Trans flags as a sign of solidarity on numerous occasions without incident — until tonight where security approached me and told me to either give them the flag or exit the show.”
As of now, AEW has not released a statement regarding the incident. However, multiple fans online believe this was a venue-specific decision made by Co-Op Live rather than AEW itself — a reminder that security policies usually vary from one location to another.
This isn’t the first time pro-Palestinian imagery at a wrestling show led to controversy this year. Back in June, during Monday Night Raw, a young fan brought a CM Punk sign featuring the Palestinian flag—only for WWE security to take it away mid-show. The boy’s father posted about the moment on TikTok.
“Took my son to see #WWERaw, and he wanted to bring a sign of his favorite wrestler @CMPunk along with his home country to represent!”
The sign actually appeared on-air during a John Cena segment, but once the cameras cut, security moved in.
“Our sign was clearly visible on TV — we got messages from tons of people watching at home… but right after that shot, security came and took our sign.”
What hurt the most, the dad said, was trying to explain it all to his son afterwards when his son asked him why they didn’t like Palestine.
“WWE took my son’s sign away last night on Raw. Honestly, it feels terrible having to explain that to my son when he asks, ‘Why don’t they like Palestine?’”
Everyone has a right to express themselves — but when venues start pulling flags, it blurs the line between policy and silencing.
What do you think — should fans be allowed to bring political or national flags to shows, or is it fair game for venues to step in? Sound off in the comments.
December 18, 2025 8:35 am
